Arles 2022

Les Recontres De La Photographie is back!

This summer, the city of Arles will once again initiate a series of ‘revelations’ – an emergent theme of the 2022 programme – as the host of some of the world’s most renowned photographic art. Stay tuned for updates and reviews!

Image : Birgit Jürgenssen. Ohne Titel (Selbst mit Fellchen) (Untitled (Self with Fur)), 1974. Courtesy Birgit Jürgenssen / Galerie Hubert Winter / Bildrecht / Verbund Collection, Vienna.

Elisabeth Buchmeyer Lewis

Gloucester Exhibition, 21st June - 11th August

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In April 2022, Hundred Heroines became the sole custodians of the archive of Elisabeth Buchmeyer Lewis (1935 - 2018).

Elisabeth’s photographs chart the course of an astonishing career, reflecting her eclectic interests. She defied gender norms as a successful sports car photographer, and was noted for photographing families, artists, leisure activities, and the working lives of women.

Holy

Donna Ferrato

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In 2020, legendary photographer Donna Ferrato published Holy, a 50-year journey across the United States in pursuit of women’s political, emotional, and sexual liberation. This month, Daniel Cooney Fine Art (New York) will amplify Donna’s groundbreaking work in a landmark exhibition, bringing together highlights from her extensive oeuvre in a timely display of defiance.

Lets' See

A new photo-novel by Dayanita Singh

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When does a person making images become a ‘photographer’? When does an artist’s practice achieve its quintessence? In Dayanita Singh’s latest photo-novel, Let’s See (pub. Steidl, 26th May 2022), she revisits the earliest years of her archive – looking back at the images she created when she did not yet consider herself a photographer.

Portrait(s) 2022

Exhibition : Portrait(s) Festival, Vichy

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Celebrating a decade of bringing some of the world’s leading artists to France, Portrait(s) festival returns to the spa city of Vichy again this year, from 24th June.

Meryl Meisler, Kourtney Roy and Valérie Belin feature in photo festival in Vichy, France

Meryl Meisler

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Exhibition

Installed at Le Palais des Congrès de Vichy from 24th June to 4th September, Meryl’s images – often humorous, always evocative – represent her own coming of age; through photographing the world around her, she developed a stronger sense of her own identity.

Sue Williamson

ALL OUR MOTHERS : Goodman Gallery London

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People – their history, their identity, and the stories they tell – are at the heart of Sue Williamson’s practice. Part of the generation of South African artists and photographers whose work challenged the apartheid government in the 70s and 80s, her work honours the courageous women who underpinned the struggle for liberation.

100 x 100

Photographing Inspiring Women

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Inspired by the work of Gillian Wearing and Elina Brotherus, Hundred Heroines has teamed up with the Museum of Gloucester for an initiative where 100 women in Gloucester are picking up their cameras and photographing 100 Gloucester Heroines.

Image : Emma Willis © Karen Patchell

Celebrating Women in Photography Today – Together

Volunteer Opportunities with Hundred Heroines

Yto Barrada

Congratulations on winning the Queen Sonja Print Award!

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Sabine Weiss (1924 – 2021)

The Poetry of the Instant – Retrospective at the Casa dei Tre Oci, Venice. Until 23.10.22

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LaToya Ruby Frazier

New Book Flint is Family in Three Acts – now available

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PhotoVogue

Open call for next great fashion image makers – deadline 25.06.22 Free to enter

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Elina Brotherus

New video Wind Music at Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale. Until 04.09.22

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Nan Goldin

Named winner of this year’s Käthe Kollowitz Prize from the Berlin Academy of Arts

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Elisabeth Buchmeyer Lewis

Visit First Impressions: A glimpse into the archive of Elisabeth Buchmeyer Lewis, an installation at the Heroines Hub (Gloucester) until August 11th, every Tues,Weds & Thurs between 10:00 and 15:00. Sunday 24th July 11:00 – 16:00 with an evening viewing on Weds 6th July

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Coffee Convos

Do you love chatting about women in photography? We do! Why not join us @Jolt Studios for coffee and conversation about our favourite subject? We look forward to seeing you there!! Tuesday 5^th July (12:30 – 13:30) or Wednesday 6^th July (17:30 – 18:30)

Glostorama!

Visit Glostorama.org, a microsite dedicated to our Glostorama! initiative.

Visit our Meet-Up Group to keep up to date of future events.

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6th July 2022

Babette Mangolte – Winner of the Women in Motion Award 2022

Hundred Heroines would like to congratulate Babette Mangolte, who has been awarded the winner of the Women in Motion 2022 Award.

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30th June 2022

5 Historical Heroines to Remember this Pride Month

As Pride Month draws to a close, we're shining a spotlight on 5 historical LGBT+ pioneers who defied the conventions of the day

Del Barrett

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Exhibition Featured Front Page

23rd June 2022

Donna Ferrato – Holy

In 2020, legendary photographer Donna Ferrato published Holy – a 50-year journey across the United States in pursuit of women’s political, emotional, and sexual liberation.

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Exhibition Featured Front Page

23rd June 2022

Portrait(s) 2022

Celebrating a decade of bringing some of the world’s leading artists to France, Portrait(s) festival returns to the spa city of Vichy again this year, from 24th June.

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Exhibition Featured Front Page

23rd June 2022

Catherine Opie – To What We Think We Remember

In To What We Think We Remember, her second solo show at Thomas Dane Gallery, London, Catherine designs a ‘metaphorical framework for reflection: on personal life, relationships, and work, but…

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Book Featured Front Page

21st June 2022

Dayanita Singh – Let’s See

In Dayanita Singh’s latest photo-novel, Let’s See (pub. Steidl, 26th May 2022), she revisits the earliest years of her archive – looking back at the images she created when she…

PlanetHeroines

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Better than Netflix: An overdue voyage of discovery for any art photography aficionado. (ArtMag, Deutsche Bank)

The Heroines

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Heroines Past

Explore our online archives and research resources to find out more about the pioneers of photography. As part of our mission, we celebrate the women photographers who came before.

Image: Courtesy of Jean Bubley and the Esther Bubley Archive.

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Dorothy Wilding In Pursuit of Perfection

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Celebrating Women in Photography Today – Together

Yto Barrada

Sabine Weiss (1924 – 2021)

LaToya Ruby Frazier

PhotoVogue

Elina Brotherus

Nan Goldin

Featured

Elisabeth Buchmeyer Lewis

Coffee Convos

Glostorama!

Latest Posts

Babette Mangolte – Winner of the Women in Motion Award 2022

5 Historical Heroines to Remember this Pride Month

Donna Ferrato – Holy

Portrait(s) 2022

Catherine Opie – To What We Think We Remember

Dayanita Singh – Let’s See

The Heroines

Image: Mirror from Kikau Street © Mohini Chandra