'The photographic industry - its exhibitions, galleries,
publications and auctions - employs thousands of women, but champions
mostly men. To begin to redress the balance, here is a timely
presentation of the work of over 30 female photographers working today.
This book is predominantly a celebration of some of the most
inquisitive, intelligent and daring photography being created now. The
stories the photographers tell are the most pressing social, political
and personal issues seen through the female lens (...)
There is a recurring theme throughout the book that
serves to unite these extraordinary women and their work: the
exploration of marginalized individuals and under-discussed subjects,
seen by fresh eyes.
A vivid showcase of work by more than thirty of the
world’s leading contemporary female documentary photographers,
presenting a cross-section of photographic disciplines and geographies;
Ying Ang, Evgenia Arbugaeva, Poulomi Basu, Behnaz Babazadeh, Endia Beal,
Haley Morris-Caferio, Juno Calypso, Natasha Caruana, Scarlett Coten,
Bieke Depoorter, Maria Gruzdeva, Alma Haser, Mayumi Hosokura, Corinna
Kern, Katrin Koenning, Anastasia Taylor-Lind, Diana Markosian, Diana
Matar, Chloe Dewe Mathews, Zanele Mulholi, Aida Muluneh, Anja Niemi,
Regine Petersen, Jill Quigley, Magda Rakita, Lua Ribeira, Mariela
Sancari, Laura el-Tantawy, Newsha Tavakolian, Sanne De Wilde, Cemre
Yesil, Yunya Yin and Chen Zhe.'
