FeaturedFront PageHHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Lisette Model Shaped post-War American photography even while under the watchful eye of the FBIBecky Handley10th November 2025
HHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Anne Fischer German photographer Anne Fischer (1914 - 1986) left Germany in 1937 to become a fine portrait photographer and to specialise in dance photography.Becky Handley27th May 2021
Historical HeroinesHPBlogLHBlog Grace Robertson Grace Robertson OBE (1930 – 2021) was a leading British photojournalist who highlighted the stories of ordinary women.Katherine Riley3rd May 2021
Historical HeroinesHPBlogLHBlog Helen Chadwick A pioneer of photography and installation art, Helen Chadwick (1953-1996) was one of the first women to be nominated for the Turner Prize.Katherine Riley2nd May 2021
Historical HeroinesHPBlogLHBlog Fay Godwin A pioneer of black and white photography, Fay Godwin (1931 - 2005) was renowned for her landscapes of the British coastline and countryside.Katherine Riley1st May 2021
HHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Christina Broom Britain’s pioneering female press photographer, Christina Broom, took up photography only in her 40s after her husband became unable to work.Becky Handley18th January 2021
Historical HeroinesHPBlog Betti Mautner Betti Mautner was born in Vienna in 1892 when the role and significance of photography was being re-evaluated, being seen as an art formGabby Kynoch15th January 2021
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
HHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange was able to run a successful portrait studio in San Francisco during the 1920s during the Great Depression.Becky Handley13th January 2021
HHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Laura Gilpin Laura Gilpin spent her photography career documenting the Indigenous tribes of the United States, particularly the Navajo and Pueblo tribes.Becky Handley12th January 2021