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Imogen Cunningham

Imogen Cunningham, The Unmade Bed, 1957, © Imogen Cunningham Trust www.imogencunningham.com Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976) American photographer One of the first professional female photographers in the US and the most experimental and independent, Imogen Cunningham was born in Portland, Oregon. She was inspired to become a photographer by the great portraitist Gertrude Kasebier…

Becky Handley5th December 2020

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Esther Bubley

From admiring Life magazine to shooting the cover, Esther Bubley was a prolific freelance photographer during the golden age of American documentary photography. Becoming one of the first women to be able to financially support herself from her career.

Becky Handley29th November 2020

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Geta Brătescu

Exploring the reality of living under a totalitarian regime in Communist Romania

Becky Handley10th October 2020

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Claude Cahun

Claude Cahun was best known for their Surrealist self-portraits

Becky Handley5th September 2020

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Louise Dahl-Wolfe

Louise Dahl-Wolfe created images that felt both candid and glamorous

Becky Handley31st August 2020

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Norah Lyle-Smyth

Norah documented the early years of British suffrage and the ground-breaking work of socialist Sylvia Pankhurst in London’s East End.

Becky Handley27th August 2020

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Corinne Day

Transitioning from fashion model to fashion photographer, Corinne Day proves that the only rule for success is to remain true to your vision

Gabby Kynoch15th February 2020

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Constance Stuart Larrabee

Constance Stuart Larrabee was remarkable on many levels, from owning her own photography studio to photographing from war zones

Gabby Kynoch15th February 2020

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Lillian Bassman

Lillian Bassman’s (1917-2012) fashion photography appeared on the pages of Harper's Bazaar from the 1940's to the 1960's. Her self-taught, experimental and dreamlike approach brought an elegance to fashion photography and elevated it to an art form.

Gabby Kynoch15th September 2019