The new exhibit “Who’s Afraid of Women Photographers? 1839-1945,” presented in two parts at Musée de l’Orangerie and Musée d’Orsay in Paris, celebrates 150 years of photography by women in an era when they weren’t given their due. Artists include pioneering women like Dorothea Lange, who is acclaimed for her photojournalism during the Great Depression, and Julia Margaret Cameron, who took innovative portraits in the 19th century. The exhibit features portraits, candids, fantastical staged photography, and photojournalism. Check out these stunning photographs and obsess over these strong women who kicked ass and took names in a male-dominated field.
Margaret Bourke-White
Frances Benjamin Johnston
Julia Margaret Cameron
Julia Margaret Cameron
Consuelo Kanaga, Annie Mae Merriweather
Ruth Bernhard
Ruth Bernhard
Christina Broom
S. Hoare
Images Via Feature Shoot, Top Image: Alice Austen
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