HHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlogLHBlog Ida Kar 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
HHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange was able to run a successful portrait studio in San Francisco during the 1920s during the Great Depression.Becky Handley13th January 2021
HHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Laure Albin-Guillot 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
HHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Laura Gilpin Laura Gilpin spent her photography career documenting the Indigenous tribes of the United States, particularly the Navajo and Pueblo tribes.Becky Handley12th January 2021
HHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Isabel Agnes Cowper (Mrs Cowper) Possibly the South Kensington Museum’s (V & A) first female Official Museum Photographer.Becky Handley12th January 2021
HHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Edith Barakovich 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
Historical HeroinesHPBlogLHBlog Homai Vyarawalla Not only was Homai Vyarawalla India’s first female photojournalist but her career documented the overthrow of British colonial ruleDel Barrett10th January 2021
HHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Jane Louise Van Der Zee Toussaint Welcome Jane 'Jennie' Louise Van Der Zee toussaint Welcome was one of the only Black Women filmmakers during the silent movie era.Becky Handley9th January 2021
FeaturedHPBlogLHBlog London By Night Exploring Tish Murtha’s lesser known collection London by Night (1983).Del Barrett2nd January 2021
Historical HeroinesHPBlogLHBlog Inge Morath Austrian photographer Inge Morath left Nazi Germany to America to become an editor and then as assistant to Henry Cartier-Bresson.Gabby Kynoch22nd December 2020