A world history of women photographers

Een prachtig geïllustreerd overzicht van het werk van 300 vrouwelijke fotografen van over de hele wereld, vanaf de uitvinding van het medium tot aan het begin van de 21e eeuw. Vrouwenfotografen hebben vaak in de schaduw gestaan, maar hun invloed is onmiskenbaar. Ze hebben de camera gebruikt als een krachtig middel voor emancipatie en experimentatie. Dit boek is een waardevolle referentie en een gedurfde manifestatie van hun diversiteit en talent.

A magnificently illustrated showcase of the work of 300 women photographers from all over the world, from the invention of the medium to the dawn of the 21st century.

As in many fields of art history, the work of women photographers has often been overlooked, and few of their names are now widely recognized. However, women were closely involved in all major photography movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, and have used the camera into an extraordinary tool for emancipation and experimentation. These are artists who never stopped documenting, questioning and transforming the world, breaking down social boundaries, challenging gender roles and expressing their imagination and sexuality.

To capture the diversity of this global body of work, Luce Lebart and Marie Robert have invited 160 international women writers to contribute to this volume, which is a bold and beautifully illustrated manifesto as well as an invaluable work of reference.