Elisabeth was a German advertising and architectural photographer active in Frankfurt from 1932 until her death in 1991, at the age of 85.
PlanetHeroines10th February 2026
One of Hungary’s first female professional photographers, Olga Mautner (Máté) studied photography in Germany and Hungary and opened a portrait studio in 1899 at No. 21 Fő utca, Budapest.
PlanetHeroines10th February 2026
Helena Almeida (1934 - 2018) was an influential Portuguese Post-war artist, whose work questions the traditional portrayals of women in art history.
Del Barrett9th February 2026
The carte-de-visiterevolutionised 19th-century portrait photography. A multi-lens camera made portraiture affordable and accessible.
Del Barrett18th December 2025
German photographer Astrid Kirchherr (1938 - 2020) known for her work with the Beatles.
PlanetHeroines8th December 2025
Shaped post-War American photography even while under the watchful eye of the FBI
Becky Handley10th November 2025
Born 18th November 1948. Ana Mendieta was a Cuban-American performance artist, filmmaker, sculptor, and painter known for her ‘earth-body’ artwork.
Katherine Riley9th November 2025
Trude Neumann Geiringer (1890-1981) and Dora Horovitz (1897-1978) were among the groundbreaking Jewish female photographers to define the style of Weimar Vienna.
PlanetHeroines12th October 2025
