Photojournalist Ruth Orkin was voted one of the Top Ten Women Photographers by the Professional Photographers of America in 1959
Gabby Kynoch2nd February 2021
Britain’s pioneering female press photographer, Christina Broom, took up photography only in her 40s after her husband became unable to work.
Becky Handley18th January 2021
The most famous of the Viennese pre-war photographers was Dora Kallmus, otherwise known as Madame d’Ora
Gabby Kynoch18th January 2021
Ann Cooke is credited as being the first female photographer in Britain to open a professional photographic portrait studio.
Becky Handley13th January 2021
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 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 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
