Born 21st November 1808. Amelia Elizabeth Guppy was a pioneering photographer often remembered for her adventurous spirit and passion for studying orchids.
Becky Handley9th November 2024
Spirit photography, a cultural phenomenon that swept through 19th-century England. At the heart of this strange and haunting practice was Georgiana Houghton, a figure who, with her delicate balance of spiritual fervour and commercial savvy, wove together photography and mediumship, exploring the long-suffering human desire to commune with the dead.
PlanetHeroines30th October 2024
Alice Hughes (1857-1939) was a renowned studio portraitist based in London during the later years of the nineteenth century. She worked primarily in her Gower Street studio, which employed over fifty assistants and process workers at one time - all women.
PlanetHeroines29th October 2024
By Paula: A pioneer of colour polaroids in the 1960s, American photographer Marie Cosindas (1923-2017) helped launch colour photography as an artform.
Del Barrett2nd September 2024
By Harper: Elfriede Mejchar (1924-2020) was a pioneering Austrian photographer who documented Vienna's social landscape through a unique lens.
PlanetHeroines1st September 2024
By Emery: Laura Aguilar was an American photographer, recognised for her diverse range of work exploring the realities of marginalised communities.
Del Barrett1st September 2024
By Ruby: Thérèse Bonney (1894-1978) was an American-born photographer and war correspondent, renowned for her powerful documentation of World War II and its effects on civilian populations.
Del Barrett1st September 2024
By Ruby Mitchell: Alice Schalek (1874-1956) was born in Vienna and before becoming a war photographer, she published novels under the pseudonym Paul Michaely.
Del Barrett21st August 2024
By Emery: Zaida Ben-Yúsuf, born 1869, was a New York portrait photographer, famed for her artistic and striking portraits and work in the arts, fashion, and theatre world contributing to photography’s place in modernism and establishment as an art form.
PlanetHeroines18th August 2024
By Paula Velllet: "Janet Jevons” was a photographic partnership between Ruby Caroline Jevons (1894-1974) and Emilie Janet Tyrell (1887-1972) who worked together in London portrait studios throughout the 1920s and 30s.
PlanetHeroines15th August 2024
