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
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
Here are five pioneering women in photography to celebrate in the month of June - from Marion Post Wolcott to Florence Henri.
Katherine Riley1st June 2025
Lady Clementina Hawarden (1822-1865) was a prolific amateur photographer, best known for taking portraits of her daughters
Del Barrett31st May 2025
For Claude, exploring the limits of male & female identities was not merely a critique of societal gender norms, but rather a highly introspective endeavour
Gabby Kynoch30th May 2025
