This global initiative from 1854 Media, publisher of British Journal of Photography, with Magnum Photos aims to use the power of photography to capture and celebrate the humanity that unites us all.

The competition, which is open photographers of any level, is searching for images which portray the unity of human beings around the world, by expressing the universal through the individual.

The aim is to create one of the greatest collaborative photography exhibitions in history, capturing the many faces of humanity, and documenting the universal expressions of life; laughter, courage, moments of reflection, journeys to work, first hellos, last goodbyes, and everything that happens in between.

Entries are open to all interpretations of portraiture; self-portraits, group pictures, street photography and close on 8 January 2019. Photographers of the winning three images will share $10,000 in grant awards to create projects that explore their interpretations of humanity.

The 200 shortlisted photographs will be featured in the Portrait of Humanity book and 50 winning images will be exhibited at various locations around the world from September – December 2019.

For more details on how to enter visit portraitofhumanity.co

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The nationwide exhibition uses digital screens in everyday places such as rail stations, shopping malls, high streets and airports, to project images celebrating the unique diversity of modern Britain.

The 100 photos displayed were chosen from more than 13,000 submissions following an open call by British Journal of Photography earlier this year.

The exhibition features portraits of some public figures such as Will Young and Zandra Rhodes. However, most of the images are taken from everyday life, often arising out of a chance meeting on the street.

For example, Lee Brodhurst- Hooper met a young couple by chance and photographed them for his Sea Change series about the changing face of Folkestone. While others such as Maraya Gibbs portrait of her aunt, titled ‘What a Colourful Life,’ express a more personal connection.

“This wonderful lady is my aunt. An East End girl, she has lived a life as colourful as her hair,” says Maraya. “Although she has endured many hard times and lived through wartime Britain, I never hear her complain. She is full of smiles and humour and I wanted to capture this”.

The many faces range from Euan Myles’ portrait of Daniel, a Nigerian Marine Biologist now working in Sutherland in the far north of Scotland to Joe Lang’s Roxy Gore, who he spotted ‘dressed to kill’ at Dreamland amusement park during Margate Pride.

“Portrait of Britain is public art on a huge scale – a countrywide exhibition that puts the nation’s citizens centre stage in bustling public spaces,” says Simon Bainbridge, Editorial Director of the British Journal of Photography. “Taken from all walks of life, these subjects share the same space, looking back at the public from the screen. The effect is a lingering glance, and witnessed by millions of passersby.”

While the 100 winning images are displayed nationwide you can view them online at the Portrait of Britain Gallery website. And the 200 shortlisted images are printed in the first Portrait of Britain book, published by Hoxton Mini Press and released 6 September 2018.

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