Sophie Gladstone
As Photography Editor at Wallpaper*, Sophie Gladstone commissions across fashion, interiors, architecture, travel, art, entertaining, beauty & grooming, watches & jewellery, transport and technology. Gladstone also writes about and researches contemporary photography. Alongside her creative commissioning process, she continues her art practice as a photographer, for which she was recently nominated for the Foam Paul Huf Award. And in recognition of her work to date, listed by the British Journal of Photography as ‘One to Watch’.
Latest articles by Sophie Gladstone
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Igor Pjörrt: Wallpaper* Next Generation 2021
Our Next Generation 2021 showcase shines a light on 21 outstanding graduates from around the globe, Wallpaper’s pick of the best new talent in seven creative fields. Here we profile Igor Pjörrt, photography graduate of ECAL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Photographer Tina Tyrell: ‘people can become almost symbolic of themselves’
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that spotlights photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors. Here we explore the vision of American photographer Tina Tyrell
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Philippe Fragnière captures the myth and magic of mountain life
In ʻBalancing Actʼ at SAI Gallery, Tokyo, Swiss photographer Philippe Fragnière explores the mythologies of his native Alps
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Sergiy Barchuk sets up photography print sale aiding Ukraine children’s hospital
Via his Instagram platform, Ukraine-born photographer Sergiy Barchuk is selling prints of his work to raise funds for the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv as the war in Ukraine intensifies. Find out how you can support
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Through the lens of photographer Dan Ipp
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that throws the spotlight on photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors. Here we explore Berlin-based Dan Ipp’s vision further
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Luke Evans: ‘Usually I spend 95 per cent of the creative time overthinking’
We look through the lens of London-based photographer Luke Evans who talks of complexity, inversion, and emotive personal work
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Keisuke Otobe on image-making like a DJ: ‘Instead of scratching music, I scratch photographs’
In this month’s ‘through the lens’ profile, Keisuke Otobe discusses democratising photography, using a photocopier as a camera, and shooting surrealist furniture for the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2022
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Olivia Joan: Wallpaper* Next Generation 2021
Our Next Generation 2021 showcase shines a light on 21 outstanding graduates from around the globe, Wallpaper’s pick of the best new talent in seven creative fields. Here, we profile graduate of Parsons School of Design, New York, Olivia Joan.
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Ioanna Sakellaraki: Wallpaper* Next Generation 2021
Our Next Generation 2021 showcase shines a light on 21 outstanding graduates from around the globe, Wallpaper’s pick of the best new talent in seven creative fields. Here, we profile graduate of Royal College of Art, London, Ioanna Sakellaraki.
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‘Toilets are no joke’: Elena Heatherwick on the life-saving power of the loo
For ‘Toilet Stories’, commissioned by WaterAid, photographer Elena Heatherwick travelled to communities in Rwanda and Madagascar to document the lives transformed by the humble toilet, and those affected by a lack of access to one
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Dutch duo Scheltens & Abbenes embrace the ordinary to create the extraordinary
Maurice Scheltens and Liesbeth Abbenes celebrate 18 years of collaboration with a career-spanning survey of commercial and personal work at Foam photography museum in Amsterdam
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Magnum photographer Alex Majoli’s new book captures the theatre of life
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Photographer Rowan Corr on home robots: ‘We know they’re listening’
We look through the lens of photographer Rowan Corr, who was sent deep into the world of home robots for our December 2021 Design & Technology Issue
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Photographer Takashi Homma on Bach, punk and working with ‘no preparation’
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that throws the spotlight on photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors. Here we explore Takashi Homma’s vision further
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Sara Bastai creates surreal photography with artificial intelligence
Our Next Generation 2022 showcase shines a light on 22 outstanding graduates from around the globe, in seven creative fields. Here, we profile photographer Sara Bastai, a graduate of ECAL, Lausanne
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Through the lens of photographer Tino Chiwariro
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that throws the spotlight on photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors. Here we explore London-based Tino Chiwariro's vision further
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Through the lens of photographer Caroline Tompkins
Here, Caroline Tompkins discusses her techniques for remote and in-person shoots, new ways to depict climate change, and her upcoming book on women, sex and fear
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Groom mates: innovative men's beauty brands
Men's beauty brands Beau.D, Tracaris Saint New York, and Asystem are ushering in ‘a new wave of masculinity’
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How has Covid-19 impacted children emotionally?
In a new series Children of Covid, London-based photographer Bex Day has compiled a photographic and written record of the pandemic’s impact on children
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Photographer Assaf Hinden: ownership, preservation and the manipulation of images
Our Next Generation 2022 showcase shines a light on 22 outstanding graduates from around the globe, in seven creative fields. Here, we profile photographer Assaf Hinden, from The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
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Photographer Dongkyun Vak turns objects of purpose into works of art
Our Next Generation 2022 showcase shines a light on 22 outstanding graduates from around the globe, in seven creative fields. We profile photographer Dongkyun Vak, a graduate of Korea National University of Arts, Seoul
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Cinema snacks go gourmet (and gory)
Chef and photographer DeadHungry serves artistically-inspired vegan cinema snacks at Selfridges' London cinema
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Photographer Veronica Viacava on Sisyphus, capitalism and how to do nothing
Our Next Generation 2022 showcase shines a light on 22 outstanding graduates from around the globe, in seven creative fields. Here, we profile photographer Veronica Viacava, from the Royal College of Art, London
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Richard Mosse: when a weapon becomes a tool for storytelling
Documentary photographer Richard Mosse’s first retrospective charts a career of subverting conventional narratives of war, immigration and climate change
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