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Jo Spence

Over her long career, Jo Spence moved from capturing moments of domestic happiness in commercial photography to works that challenged capitalism and sexism,before focusing on questions of illness and healing as she battled with breast cancer.

Ellie Ramsden19th January 2021

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Mariana Yampolsky

Mariana Yampolsky is one of Mexico’s most influential and talented photographers. She created art is versatile and multifaceted

Becky Handley18th January 2021

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Gisele Wulfsohn

Gisele Wulfsohn's work was celebrated for highlighting poverty, HIV/AIDS and the apartheid in South Africa.

Becky Handley15th January 2021

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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

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Homai Vyarawalla

Not only was Homai Vyarawalla India’s first female photojournalist but her career documented the overthrow of British colonial rule

Del Barrett10th January 2021

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London By Night

Exploring Tish Murtha’s lesser known collection London by Night (1983).

Del Barrett2nd January 2021

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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

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Ruth Bernhard

German photographer Ruth Bernhard studied at the Berlin Academy of Art. In 1927, she relocated to New York to begin a career in commercial photography.

Becky Handley20th December 2020

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Cecilia Glaisher

Cecilia Glaisher, Ferns, 1850s, © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Cecilia Glaisher 1828-1892 British Photographer From an early age, Cecilia Glaisher was involved in the scientific community, with her father being the assistant at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Not much is known about her life before she married, but it’s thought she…

Becky Handley8th December 2020