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
Front PageHHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Elisabeth Meyer Elisabeth Meyer (1899 – 1968) was an early Norwegian photojournalist of the 1920s and 30s who documented her daring trips to Iran and India, as well as the local Sami people of Finnmark in her native Norway.Gabby Kynoch24th May 2021
Front PageWomen in Film Oscars: Where Are The Women? In the history of the Oscars only 5 women are ever to be nominated for Best Director, so Paula Vellet asks where are the womenGabby Kynoch26th April 2021
FeaturedFilm ClubFront PageMoving PicturesWomen in Film My Octopus Teacher Oscar and Bafta winner for Best Documentary about one animal's influence on a manBecky Handley26th April 2021
FeaturedFront Page FORMAT21: Yan Wang Preston Exhibiting at FORMAT21, Yan Wang Preston presents her year long project documenting a rhododendron in relation to control, covid and changeGabby Kynoch15th March 2021
FeaturedHHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Lisa Larsen Legendary photographer Lisa Larsen was one of LIFE’s pioneering female photojournalists. Born in Germany, she moved to the US as a teenagerGabby Kynoch3rd March 2021
HHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlogLHBlog Ruth Orkin Photojournalist Ruth Orkin was voted one of the Top Ten Women Photographers by the Professional Photographers of America in 1959Gabby Kynoch2nd February 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
Front PageHHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Madame d’Ora The most famous of the Viennese pre-war photographers was Dora Kallmus, otherwise known as Madame d’OraGabby Kynoch18th January 2021
HHBLogHistorical HeroinesHPBlog Laure Albin-Guillot Born Laure Meffredy in Paris, photographer Laure Albin-Guillot first opened a portrait studio at her home in Rue du Ranelagh in the 1920s.Gabby Kynoch12th January 2021