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
Laura Gilpin spent her photography career documenting the Indigenous tribes of the United States, particularly the Navajo and Pueblo tribes.
Becky Handley12th January 2021
Possibly the South Kensington Museum’s (V & A) first female Official Museum Photographer.
Becky Handley12th January 2021
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
