Because of the
Nymphoto Collective I am always looking for more news or information relevant to women in the arts - with a focus on women in photography. And while I am lucky that my situation/life shields me a lot from sexism, one cannot escape it completely.
Last week when
minor controversy broke out in the photo blogosphere after the New York Times article
"Gatekeepers to the Art World" by Jan Hoffman was published & digested; I
followed up by reading some of the other photo blogs by women artists (tx
Joerg Colberg for linking to those) , I had to pause when I read
Cara Phillips say
"I rarely read an interview where a photographer, male or female, cites a woman as an influence."
It is true, while there are plenty of very prolific women photographers, few are mentioned as inspiration. Many greats are forgotten. It made me reflect on how even I (with a
BFA and a MA in Art History & Photography) too often forget about the contribution of so many women photographers (Forgive me
Shelly Rice,
Naomi Rosenblum, Eileen
Kitzis --I will not forget again!).
And even today there are plenty of women photographers active that seem to receive less accolades than their male counterparts. I for example had never heard of
Lynsey Addario until today; and I only found her because I was
actively searching for news about women in photography.
And there wasn't much about Ms.
Addario to find, even though I think her work is absolutely as strong as that of the late
Raghubir Singh,
Luc Delahaye and perhaps even
Sebastiao Salgado.
So take a look at Lynsey Addario's work:
www.lynseyaddario.com
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