With her camera, Tina Modotti presents a distinctive vision of 1920s Mexico. As a Hollywood actress turned Comintern agent, Modotti used photography as an artistic and political outlet.
Becky Handley5th August 2020
Compassionate and engaged, Mexican photojournalist Kati Horna introduced a personal and feminine approach to reportage photography
Gabby Kynoch2nd March 2020
Hansel Mieth was a German-born photojournalist, most notable for capturing the dire conditions of working-class Americans in the 1930s and 1940s
Gabby Kynoch2nd March 2020
Germaine Krull was the groundbreaking photographer who influential surrealist Man Ray named his artistic equal
Gabby Kynoch2nd March 2020
As one of the first successful Mexican women photographers, Lola Álvarez Bravo was celebrated in her nation for her works
Gabby Kynoch3rd February 2020
For legendary photographer Gertrude Käsebier (1852–1934), photography was a means to escape an unhappy marriage and become financially independent.
Gabby Kynoch12th November 2019
Lillian Bassman’s (1917-2012) fashion photography appeared on the pages of Harper's Bazaar from the 1940's to the 1960's. Her self-taught, experimental and dreamlike approach brought an elegance to fashion photography and elevated it to an art form.
Gabby Kynoch15th September 2019
One half of ringl+pit, Jewish photographer Ellen Auerbach (1906-2004) created surreal images and used photography as a means of independence.
Gabby Kynoch24th August 2019
