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A red cover with a photo in the bottom right of a woman wearing a simple mask of a face. The title is in the top left in black and white letters.

Women Photographers: Contemporaries (1970–Today)

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With the rise of feminism, women photographers conquered the mainstream, with an increasingly commodified art world now viewing them simply as photographers and not merely a novelty or subcategory.

Some women combined their photography practice with video, installations and other media, while others, such as Cindy Sherman, used the camera as a tool for questioning the concept of image making itself. Others explore collective memory and the way it is imprinted on the landscape, like Sophie Ristelhueber in Lebanon and Kuwait, and Sally Mann in the United States. A rising awareness of environmental concerns has gone hand in hand with the issues of globalization and diversity.

 

Author: Clara Bouveresse

Format: Paperback

Size: 12.9 x 19 cm, 144 pages

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

ISBN: 9780500411179

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