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Zaida Ben-Yúsuf

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

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Janet Jevons

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

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Grete Kolliner

By Paula Vellet: Grete Kolliner was an Austrian photographer whose innovative work captured movement and dramatic poses.

PlanetHeroines14th August 2024

Gerda Taro - Crowd at Morgue in Valencia

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Gerda Taro

Gerda Taro (1910-1937) first woman war photographers, and the first to die in the line of work.

Becky Handley30th July 2024

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Shirley Baker

Shirley Baker (9th July 1932 - 21st September 2014) - pioneering street photographer of post-war Britain.

Del Barrett9th July 2024

Alice Guy Blache

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Alice Guy Blaché

This week, we celebrate the birthday of one of the first women filmmakers.

Del Barrett30th June 2024

Black and white portrait photograph of photographer Lallie Charles

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Lallie Charles

Lallie Charles (1869-1919) was a well-known society photographer based in Regent’s Park, London, who specialised in commercial portraiture.

Katherine Riley17th January 2024

A black and white photograph showing a range of objects - a ruler, nails, wood - shaped into right angles.

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Běla Kolářová

Běla Kolářová (1923 – 2010) was a unique and pioneering self-taught artist, a proponent of Czech photography of the Cold War avant garde.

Katherine Riley11th January 2024

Black and white photograph. Three women wearing ruffled dresses and hats, posed with one leg in front of the other.

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Florence Vandamm

Florence Vandamm (1883 - 1996) was a portrait photographer who photographed over 2,000 Broadway productions in New York.

Katherine Riley12th December 2023

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PHOTOFAIRS New York

PHOTOFAIRS New York, a new contemporary art fair dedicated to photo-based and digital artwork, runs from 8th – 10th September 2023.

Katherine Riley6th September 2023

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