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Esther Bubley

From admiring Life magazine to shooting the cover, Esther Bubley was a prolific freelance photographer during the golden age of American documentary photography. Becoming one of the first women to be able to financially support herself from her career.

Becky Handley29th November 2020

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Karimeh Abbud

Palestinian photographer, born in Bethlehem, later moved to Jerusalem, and died in Nazareth.She was unknown to historians or photographers, until 2007.

Becky Handley22nd November 2020

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Berenice Abbott

Best known for photographing the changing face of New York in the 1930s.

Becky Handley22nd November 2020

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Diane Arbus

Still influencing contemporary photography, nearly fifty years after her death.

Del Barrett17th November 2020

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Vera Jackson

American photographer Vera Jackson (1912-1999) was noted for her evocative narrative content within her work.

Del Barrett17th November 2020

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Mary Dillwyn

Pioneering photographer who worked during the 1840s and 1850s, is widely considered to be the earliest female photographer in Wales.

Becky Handley17th November 2020

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Madame Yevonde

One of the pioneers of colour photography

Becky Handley14th November 2020

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Eugenie Goldstern

Eugenie Goldstern Eugenie Goldstern (1884-1942) Austrian ethnographic photographer and anthropologist Eugenie Goldstern was born into a large Jewish family in Odessa, but moved to Austria in 1905 where she began studying anthropology at the University of Vienna in 1910. She created the first ever monograph of a community when she spent a…

Becky Handley13th November 2020