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
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
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
Front PageHHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlogLHBlog 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
Historical HeroinesHPBlogLHBlog 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
FeaturedHistorical HeroinesHPBlogLHBlog Diane Arbus Still influencing contemporary photography, nearly fifty years after her death.Del Barrett17th November 2020
Historical HeroinesHPBlogLHBlog Polixeni Papapetrou Polixeni Papapetrou (1960-2018) was an Australian photographer most recognized for her work on historical and contemporary culture.Becky Handley13th November 2020
FeaturedHPBlogLHBlogWomen in Film Věra Chytilová Acclaimed Czech filmmaker,Věra Chytilová, known for her surrealist approach to cinema.Becky Handley5th November 2020
HPBlogLHBlogTextile Art Geta Brătescu Exploring the reality of living under a totalitarian regime in Communist RomaniaBecky Handley10th October 2020