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Anna Atkins was the first person to create a book made entirely from photographic images and is widely acclaimed for her use of British algae cyanotypes.
Becky Handley13th January 2021
![Ida Kar](https://hundredheroines.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/x88604.jpg)
Ida Kar was a woman of many origins who became most well-known for her portraits of London artistic circles, becoming the ‘Bohemian Photographer’.
Becky Handley13th January 2021
![Dorothea Lange](https://hundredheroines.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Dorothea-Lange.jpg)
Dorothea Lange was able to run a successful portrait studio in San Francisco during the 1920s during the Great Depression.
Becky Handley13th January 2021
Born Laure Meffredy in Paris, photographer Laure Albin-Guillot first opened a portrait studio at her home in Rue du Ranelagh in the 1920s.
Gabby Kynoch12th January 2021
![Laura Gilpin](https://hundredheroines.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/P1968-48-2-1024x700.jpg)
Laura Gilpin spent her photography career documenting the Indigenous tribes of the United States, particularly the Navajo and Pueblo tribes.
Becky Handley12th January 2021
![Isabel Agnes Cowper](https://hundredheroines.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Mrs-Cowper-818x1024.jpg)
Possibly the South Kensington Museum’s (V & A) first female Official Museum Photographer.
Becky Handley12th January 2021
![Edith Barakovich - Photograph of La Jana](https://hundredheroines.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/La_Jana-Barakovich-758x1024.jpg)
Serbian-born photographer whose work explored, and was influenced by, Vienna, the heart of the Austrian Empire and a prominent place within the world of art and fashion.
Becky Handley10th January 2021
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Jane 'Jennie' Louise Van Der Zee toussaint Welcome was one of the only Black Women filmmakers during the silent movie era.
Becky Handley9th January 2021