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Emma Rayson Barton

Emma Barton (1872–1938) was an English Pictorialist portrait photographer active between 1899 and the end of WW1 and at the height of her fame she was the most published female photographer of her time.

Gabby Kynoch17th September 2021

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Jane Bown CBE

In 1949 Jane Bown (1925–2014) began working for The Observer newspaper. It was a partnership that would last over 60 years and lead to her photographing the leading political, cultural and royal figures of the day.

Gabby Kynoch17th September 2021

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A new art collective for a world in flux

Bosla Art launches their first zine featuring artists who use their work to subvert and confront oppression

Gabby Kynoch16th September 2021

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Join Zelda Cheatle as she discusses ‘The Photograph that Changed my Life’

Curator Zelda Cheatle welcomes four leading photographers to discuss the images that expanded their minds, Sept 19 at 6:30pm GMT.

Gabby Kynoch16th September 2021

Installation images of Cloudy: A Few Isolated Showers. A light wooden floor, beige walls with scattered artworks along the centra of the image. Glass windows are seen in the ceiling.

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Melbourne-based photographer Katrin Koenning features in Castlemaine exhibition

A new exhibition at Castlemaine Art Museum (CAM), Australia, Cloudy: A Few Isolated Showers has its sights set purposefully upwards. On view until Nov 24, 2021.

Gabby Kynoch13th September 2021

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Alix Marie presents solo exhibition at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale

French photographer Alix Marie looks to mythology once again as a source of inspiration in her 2021 work 'Styx'.

Gabby Kynoch13th September 2021

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Visual artist tours the Norwegian landscape in new photobook

'Seabound' is the latest monograph from women photographer Elina Brotherus, inspired by the Norwegian coast and 19th century painters.

Gabby Kynoch7th September 2021

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Arles, Les Rencontres de la Photographie celebrates several pioneering women in photography

One of the most hotly anticipated photography events in the calendar, ARLES 2021: Les Recontres De La Photographie returns this summer

Gabby Kynoch31st August 2021

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Women photographers come together for Bristol Photo Festival with ‘In Progress’

Laia Abril's photography series Menstruation Myths displayed as part of Bristol Photo Festival, on view until October 24.

Gabby Kynoch30th August 2021

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Tacita Dean creates innovative ‘Exhibition in a Box’ in Paris

Monet Hates Me is sparked from a random note from one of history's great artists inspires one of today's leading visual artists. The boxes are available to see from 1st Sept to 9 October

Gabby Kynoch27th August 2021