The British Journal of Photography began life in 1854 as the official organ of the Manchester and Liverpool Photographic Society but the material it contained proved of a wider interest, so that in 1859 it went on open circulation throughout the UK, changing its name to The Journal of Photography. Since this title clashed with the RPS official publication, the name was changed in 1860 to The British Journal of Photography.
The immediate success of the new venture led to a move to London in 1864, since when the Journal has been published weekly without break. Throughout its history it has been concerned with recording the apparatus, techniques and science of photography and has also covered many of the exhibitions of photographers now famous in photographic history.
149 reels
Reference: BJP
Contents
| Reel | Volume(s) | Year(s) |
| 1 | 7 – 8 | 1860 – 1861 |
| 2 | 9 – 10 | 1862 – 1863 |
| 3 | 11 – 12 | 1864 – 1865 |
| 4 | 13 – 14 | 1866 – 1867 |
| 5 | 15 – 16 | 1868 – 1869 |
| 6 | 17 – 18 | 1870 – 1871 |
| 7 | 19 – 20 | 1872 – 1873 |
| 8 | 21 | 1874 |
| 9 | 22 – 23 | 1875 – 1876 |
| 10 | 24 – 25 | 1877 – 1878 |
| 11 | 26 – 27 | 1879 – 1880 |
| 12 | 28 – 29 | 1881 – 1882 |
| 13 | 30 – 31 | 1883 – 1884 |
| 14 | 32 – 33 | 1885 – 1886 |
| 15 | 34 – 35 | 1887 – 1888 |
| 16 | 36 – 37 | 1889 – 1890 |
| 17 | 38 – 39 | 1891 – 1892 |
| 18 | 40 – 41 | 1893 – 1894 |
| 19 | 42 – 43 | 1895 – 1896 |
| 20 | 44 – 45 | 1899 – 1898 |
| 21 | 46 – 47 | 1899 – 1900 |
| 22 | 48 – 49 | 1901 – 1902 |
| 23 | 50 – 51 | 1903 – 1904 |
| 24 | 52 – 53 | 1905 – 1906 |
| 25 | 54 – 55 | 1907 – 1908 |
| 26 | 56 – 57 | 1909 – 1910 |
| 27 | 58 – 59 | 1911 – 1912 |
| 28 | 60 – 61 | 1913 – 1914 |
| 29 | 62 – 63 | 1915 – 1916 |
| 30 | 64 – 65 | 1917 – 1918 |
| 31 | 66 – 67 | 1919 – 1920 |
| 32 | 68 – 69 | 1921 – 1922 |
| 33 | 70 – 71 | 1923 – 1924 |
| 34 | 72 – 73 | 1925 – 1926 |
| 35 | 74 – 75 | 1927 – 1928 |
| 36 | 76 – 77 | 1929 – 1930 |
| 37 | 78 – 79 | 1931 – 1932 |
| 38 | 80 – 81 | 1933 – 1934 |
| 39 | 82 – 83 | 1935 – 1936 |
| 40 | 84 – 85 | 1937 – 1938 |
| 41 | 86 – 87 | 1939 – 1940 |
| 42 | 88 – 90 | 1941 – 1943 |
| 43 | 91 – 93 | 1944 – 1946 |
| 44 | 94 – 96 | 1947 – 1949 |
| 45 | 97 – 98 | 1950 – 1951 |
| 46 | 99 – 100 | 1952 – 1953 |
| 47 | 101 – 102 | 1954 – 1955 |
| 48 | 103 – 104 | 1956 – 1957 |
| 49 | 105 – 106 | 1958 – 1959 |
| 50 | 107 – 108 | 1960 – 1961 |
| 51 | 109 | 1962 |
| 52 | 110 | 1963 |
| 53 | 111 | 1964 |
| 54 | 112 | 1965 |
| 55 | 113 | 1966 |
| 56 | 114 | 1967 |
| 57 | 115 | 1968 |
| 58 | 116 | 1969 |
| 59 | 117 | 1970 |
| 60 | 118 | 1971 |
| 61 | 119 | 1972 |
| 62 | 120 | 1973 |
| 63 | 121 | 1974 |
| 64 | 122 | 1975 |
| 65 | 123 | January – June 1976 |
| 66 | 123 | July – December 1976 |
| 67 | 124 | January – June 1977 |
| 68 | 124 | July – December 1977 |
| 69 | 125 | January – June 1978 |
| 70 | 125 | July – December 1978 |
| 71 | 126 | January – June 1979 |
| 72 | 126 | July – December 1979 |
| 73 | 127 | January – June 1980 |
| 74 | 127 | July – December 1980 |
| 75 | 128 | January – June 1981 |
| 76 | 128 | July – December 1981 |
| 77 | 129 | January – June 1982 |
| 78 | 129 | July – December 1982 |
| 79 | 130 | January – June 1983 |
| 80 | 130 | July – December 1983 |
| 81 | 131 | January – June 1984 |
| 82 | 131 | July – December 1984 |
| 83 | 132 | January – June 1985 |
| 84 | 132 | July – December 1985 |
| 85 | 133 | January – June 1986 |
| 86 | 133 | July – December 1986 |
| 87 | 134 | January – April 1987 |
| 88 | 134 | May – August 1987 |
| 89 | 135 | September – December 1987 |
| 90 | 135 | January – April 1988 |
| 91 | 135 | May – August 1988 |
| 92 | 136 | September – December 1988 |
| 93 | 136 | January – April 1989 |
| 94 | 136 | May – August 1989 |
| 95 | 137 | September – December 1989 |
| 96 | 137 | January – April 1990 |
| 97 | 137 | May – August 1990 |
| 98 | 137 | September – December 1990 |
| 99 | 138 | January – April 1991 |
| 100 | 138 | May – August 1991 |
| 101 | 138 | September – December 1991 |
| 102 | 139 | January – April 1992 |
| 103 | 139 | May – August 1992 |
| 104 | 139 | September – December 1992 |
| 105 | 140 | January – April 1993 |
| 106 | 140 | May – August 1993 |
| 107 | 140 | September – December 1993 |
| 108 | 141 | January – April 1994 |
| 109 | 141 | May – August 1994 |
| 110 | 141 | September – December 1994 |
| 111 | 142 | January – April 1995 |
| 112 | 142 | May – August 1995 |
| 113 | 142 | September – December 1995 |
| 114 | 143 | January – April 1996 |
| 115 | 143 | May – August 1996 |
| 116 | 143 | September – December 1996 |
| 117 | 144 | January – April 1997 |
| 118 | 144 | May – August 1997 |
| 119 | 144 | September – December 1997 |
| 120 | 145 | January – April 1998 |
| 121 | 145 | May – August 1998 |
| 122 | 145 | September – December 1998 |
| 123 | 146 | January – April 1999 |
| 124 | 146 | May – August 1999 |
| 125 | 146 | September – December 1999 |
| 126 | 147 | January – April 2000 |
| 127 | 147 | May – August 2000 |
| 128 | 147 | September – December 2000 |
| 129 | 148 | January – April 2001 |
| 130 | 148 | May – August 2001 |
| 131 | 148 | September – December 2001 |
| 132 | 149 | January – April 2002 |
| 133 | 149 | May – August 2002 |
| 134 | 149 | September – December 2002 |
| 135 | 150 | January – April 2003 |
| 136 | 150 | May – August 2003 |
| 137 | 150 | September – December 2003 |
| 138 | 151 | January – April 2004 |
| 139 | 151 | May – August 2004 |
| 140 | 151 | September – December 2004 |
| 141 | 152 | January – April 2005 |
| 142 | 152 | May – August 2005 |
| 143 | 152 | September – December 2005 |
| 144 | 153 | January – April 2006 |
| 145 | 153 | May – August 2006 |
| 146 | 153 | September – December 2006 |
| 147 | 154 | January – April 2007 |
| 148 | 154 | May – August 2007 |
| 149 | 154 | September – December 2007 |