French photojournalist Catherine Leroy (1944-2006) continued the work of fellow female war photographer Dickey Chapelle in documenting the Vietnam War and went on to cover the Fall of Saigon, the Troubles and the Middle East wars. She was the first woman to win the Robert Capra and George Polk awards for courage…
PlanetHeroines7th August 2018
Women such as Julia Margaret Cameron were among the pioneers of photography and the earliest members of the Royal Photographic Society.
PlanetHeroines2nd August 2018
We’ve been overwhelmed by the response to our campaign Hundred Heroines: Celebrating Women in Photography Today and big thanks to everyone who has nominated a heroine, helped spread the word or joined our ambassadorial team; and extra special thanks to all those helping out behind the scenes.
PlanetHeroines27th July 2018
FROM THE ARCHIVE Helen Pankhurst’s heroine is Aïda Muluneh – who’s yours? As the first week of Hundred Heroines comes to a close, we can reveal Helen Pankhurst’s nomination and, not surprisingly, she’s chosen a wonderful Ethiopian photographer – Aïda Muluneh.
PlanetHeroines20th July 2018
We’re delighted that Emma Lewell-Buck MP is endorsing our Hundred Heroines campaign. Emma is the Member of Parliament for South Shields and the constituency’s first female MP.
PlanetHeroines19th July 2018
Margaret Harker was an influential force within the Royal Photographic Society, from the 1940s until the early 2000s, at a time when it was very much dominated by tradition and run by men.
PlanetHeroines17th July 2018
We’re thrilled that Helen Pankhurst is supporting our campaign. Following in the footsteps of her grandmother (Sylvia) and great-grandmother (Emmeline), Helen is a passionate advocate for women’s rights.
PlanetHeroines12th July 2018
Horror film director and all-round spooky badass Melanie Light contacted me back in 2013 and asked if I wanted to get involved in a new project that she had envisioned. As she enthusiastically told me, she wants to introduce a wider audience to a rather particular niche: the women of horror films.
PlanetHeroines11th July 2018
