Women Photographers Part 2

April 25, 2008

This is part 2 of my earlier post on women in the history of photography. And June 1 we launch, Women in Photography, where you can see the work of more great women artists. Thanks to Dina Kantor, Timothy Briner, Joerg Colberg and others for their suggestions. And Mrs. Deane for a few late additions to the list!

Claude Cahun

Hilda Becher

Madame Yevonde

Maria Austria

Ruth Hallensleben

Eve Arnold

Sandra Eleta

Nan Goldin

Judy Dater

Cindy Sherman

Laurie Simmons

Susan Meiselas

Ruth Orkin

Clarissa T. Sligh

Barbara Kruger

Esther Parada

Betty Hahn

Naomi Savage

Janice Mehlman

Olivia Parker

Maria Cosindas

Bea Nettles

Rosamond Wolf Purcell

Joyce Neimanas

Martina Lopez

Barbara Norfleet

Judith Joy Ross

Barbara Kasten

Sophie Calle

Graciela Iturbide

Donna Ferrato

Penelope Umbrico

Carrie Mae Weems

Nancy Burson

Joyce Tennyson

Annie Leibovitz

Mary Ellen Mark

Ellen Von Unwerth

Marilyn Nance

Sarah Charlesworth

Candida Hofer

Lynne Cohen

Gillian Wearing

Sharon Lockhart

Rene Cox

Rineke Dijkstra

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11 Responses to “Women Photographers Part 2”

  1. rvewong Says:

    Please add a convenient link to your earlier post, I’m sure it would be appreciated by some.
    Your selection of photo’s is interesting, only rarely do I sense a female perspective but maybe that’s the point.

  2. ianaleksanderadams Says:

    Thank you.

  3. temastauffer Says:

    Esther Parada was one of my professors during graduate school in Chicago. It was cool to be reminded of her and her work.

    See you soon.

  4. annavenezia Says:

    I haven’t thought about Bea Nettles or Claude Cahun in some time. Cheers!

    Can we add names?

    Lee Miller?


  5. I have amended the Joan Fontcuberta mistake, thanks for the heads up. I read a write up that said ‘her work’ and did not research more. Also, Lee Miller is in Part One.

  6. rvewong Says:

    Your link to Women Part One is bad, but fairly easy to figure out what the correct one should be.


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  8. ruth orkin Says:

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  9. Thank you for this interesting post.
    See for 6 Dutch women photographers … http://bintphotobooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/little-bit-late-celebrating.html


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