For legendary photographer Gertrude Käsebier (née Stanton), photography was a means to escape an unhappy marriage and become financially independent.
PlanetHeroines7th August 2018
My practice I use the aesthetic tropes of advertising to critique the stereotypical gender representations that colonise commercial visual culture.
PlanetHeroines7th August 2018
French photojournalist Catherine Leroy (1944-2006) continued the work of fellow female war photographer Dickey Chapelle in documenting the Vietnam War and went on to cover the Fall of Saigon, the Troubles and the Middle East wars. She was the first woman to win the Robert Capra and George Polk awards for courage…
PlanetHeroines7th August 2018
From Being Inbetween, which is a continually evolving series of photographic portraits of girls aged between ten and twelve, exploring the complex transition between childhood and young adulthood
Del Barrett4th August 2018
“I come across so many amazing women in photography, and yet their voice is nowhere near as powerful as their male counterparts,” says Del Barrett, vice-president of The Royal Photographic Society.
Del Barrett4th August 2018
British photographer Maryam Wahid explores her identity as a South Asian Muslim.
Del Barrett3rd August 2018
Women such as Julia Margaret Cameron were among the pioneers of photography and the earliest members of the Royal Photographic Society.
PlanetHeroines2nd August 2018
