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Margaret Gross Michaelis-Sachs

Margarethe (Margaret) Gross was born in 1902 into a Jewish family in Dzieditz, near Cracow, in what was then Austria (now Poland). Her liberal upbringing led her to studying photography at the Institute of Graphic Arts and Research in Vienna, followed by apprenticeships in some of the leading Viennese studios of the…

PlanetHeroines15th December 2022

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Liselotte Billigheimer Grschebina

Liselotte studied painting and graphic design at her local art academy – Badische Landeskunstschule, Karlsruhe (BLK) – and took up the then–new course in advertising photography at the School of Applied Arts in Stuttgart.

PlanetHeroines13th December 2022

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The life and career of Marilyn Stafford

Hundred Heroines’s Fanny Beckman revisits photographer Marilyn Stafford to discuss her decades spanning career

Gabby Kynoch17th November 2021

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British artist examines the correlation between nature and healing

Hannah Collins presents her haunting new exhibition across two Maureen Paley galleries in London until October 2021

Gabby Kynoch29th September 2021

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LaToya Ruby Frazier’s black and white series makes it way to CAAM

LaToya Ruby Frazier's The Last Cruze documents the industry collapse of a town in Lordstown, Ohio, on view at CAAM, California until March 20, 2022.

Gabby Kynoch27th September 2021

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Olive Edis

Mary Olive Edis (1876-1955) opened her first studio with sister in Norfolk, UK. She was one of the first women to accepted as a member of the RPS.

Gabby Kynoch24th August 2021

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Grace Robertson

Grace Robertson OBE (1930 – 2021) was a leading British photojournalist who highlighted the stories of ordinary women.

Katherine Riley3rd May 2021

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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

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Hilla Wobeser Becher

Pioneers of industrial architecture photography, Hilla Becher (1931 - 2015) with partner Bernd, were known for their black and white typology photography.

Gabby Kynoch1st September 2019