The Women Who Changed Photography — Laurence King

Published by Laurence King (UK) and edited by Gemma Padley, The Women Who Changed Photography tells the stories of 50 remarkable women photographers from all over the world and across history whose diligent efforts have had a profound effect on photography. Offering insights into their lives and techniques, the book invites readers to celebrate these trailblazers in their own photography.

“… I mentioned that ‘exquisite’ is understatement for how beautifully this book is designed. It’s worth reiterating. The 50 distinct hues that backdrop the third and fourth pages of each photographer’s section are so rich, and so brilliantly deployed in concert with featured images, that you’ll find yourself poring long over all the photos and lush layouts alike. I’ve been keeping the book at arm’s reach as much to revisit certain images as to indulge anew in the eye candy of its constituent colors. The deep royal blue in Vivian Sassen’s section. The creamy pink in Rahima Gambo’s. The nocturnal purple in Jessie Tarbox Beals’s. The lush golden ochre in Julie Cockburns’s. The brownish milky grey in Sally Mann’s. The bright cherry red in Eve Arnold’s. In a word, yum. Exquisite and then some.”
— Paul D'Agostino for Art Spiel

228x192mm softcover with french flaps and foiling. 216 pages. Photography by Stephen Wells.