Article about women war-photographers

[pdeeh]

Nice article from the Guardian Review by author William Boyd about the "forgotten" women photographers who documented war and wartime ...

The war-hungry women written out of photographic history, by William Boyd

 

[blansky]

Interesting article, thanks.

 

[Xmas]

Omits Penny Tweddie

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jan/20/penny-tweedie-obituary

 

[pdeeh]

I don't think it's supposed to be a comprehensive historical survey, is it ...

 

[Xmas]

I don't think it's supposed to be a comprehensive historical survey, is it ...

Sure but Penny was ethical they should have shot some of the others or coated them in naplam, and applied match, IMHO.

 

[blansky]

Although not technically a "war" photographer you could add Leni Riefenstahl to the collection of women photographers as well.

Controversial as she is, she was still a woman in a field dominated by men.