In celebration of Black History Month, we want to highlight the work of Black Women Photographers
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Daesha Devon Harris Daesha Devón Harris American artist Daesha Devón Harris is an American artist whose work focuses on the links between freedom, identity and history in African American communities....
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Complaints Policy and Procedures Last updated 20th September Hundred Heroines views complaints as an opportunity to learn and improve for the future, as well as a chance to put things...
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Photograph of Julia Margaret Cameron taken by her son, Henry Herschel Hay Cameron © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Julia Margaret Cameron (1815 - 1879) British Photographer Julia Margaret...
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Before COVID-19 hit, we were in discussions with Lisl Ponger, a Vienna based visual artist and film-maker, about curating a mini film festival for us. And, of course, we’ve pressed the pause button. But Lisl has responded to the challenge of the new way of life by curating a virtual festival for us, with a different programme each week.
Fine-art photographer Natalie Lennard has created Birth Undisturbed, a fictional narrative photography series that brings scenes of natural childbirth into cinematic fine-art tableaux. Spotlighting women of history from the Virgin Mary to the Queen, the series is partly inspired by the artist’s own experiences of birth, loss and motherhood.
The updated list of 1,292 nominated heroines is now available as a pdf.
Photographic historian and researcher, Rose Tearnby ARPS, is nominating women for the #100HistoricalHeroines campaign, shining a light on pre-1860 women who pioneered the new photographic art but rarely receive attention. These women were inspirational as photographers but also a timely reminder of the social restrictions and discrimination of their day.
Sara Bennett Nominee Website: http://photoville.com/life-after-life-prison-bedroom-project/ Reason for Nomination: US photographer Sara Bennett has been a public defender specializing in battered women and the wrongly convicted. For the past four years, she has...
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