Unfortunately, most of these pioneering ladies are uncredited. However, here is Jessie Tarbox-Beales, the first professional female press photographer.
Jessie again.
These other ladies are unknown to me. Some are taking the earliest version of ‘selfies’, using their own cameras. The rest are being photographed by others.
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The late visitor is back. 😉 Sorry, Pete! Look like gender equality has it’s home in the UK. Best wishes, Michael
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Thanks, Michael. Some of those ladies were American, and Europeans too. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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One can’t see the difference. Thanks, Pete! Best wishes, Michael
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Nice, Pete!
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Good to see those ladies and their cameras. They need more recognition.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes! Best to you, Pete.
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The only reason for this https://artsandculture.google.com/story/7-early-women-photographers-you-should-know/4wKyJIdyxSbjIg. Is the very last quote. Google didn’t do this, but they published it. Google is like the bastion of hoax. Oh, the quote The world doesn’t like independent women, why, I don’t know, but I don’t care. The amazing soft focus and depth of field work from the 1860s is way ahead of the curve.
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Thanks for the link, Phil.
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(1) Being the first professional female press photographer was truly a step up for women!
(2) Proof that Jessie Tarbox-Beales didn’t fall off the ladder.
(3) The lady photographer operated the clear lens of her camera just as HAL 9000 operated his red camera lens. But, clearly, the lady wasn’t as nefarious.
(4) I can’t see the lady for the trees. I wonder what branch of photography she’s in?
(5) I think the photographer is also a hypnotist. “Look into my eyes!”
(6) “My name is Lindsey Cameron.”
(7) Wilhemina’s Greek Slaves?
(8) Overheard:
Lady: “Hey, Jack! What are you doing in my box camera?”
Jack: “Looking for Thumbelina!”
(9) Overheard:
Photographer: “Are you going to smile for the camera?”
Mr. Ed: “Nay!”
(10) “If you can frame me in pink, why can’t you take a color photo of me?”
(11) And then…the mirror crack’d.
(12) “No, this is not a John Christopher tripod.”
(13) “I wonder if I can do underwater photography with this camera?” [Note: This is the best photo of the bunch!]
(14) “Stop staring at my polka dots!”
(15) “Stop staring at my wall flowers!”
(16) “Ooh, look! The train is getting closer and closer! I hope you get a good closeup of Buster Keaton!” #GeneralPhotography
(17) Life size cardboard cutout of woman with fake camera. The pastoral setting is real, though.
(18) “Like my shaw? George Bernard bought it for me!”
(19) Twins showing off their new concertina. #PatentPending
(20) “I chopped off WALL-E’s head and stuffed it in this box!”
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(20) I was wondering what you would do with the stereoscopic camera. The film reference was a good one!
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It’s quite amazing how far the art of photography has come. As a woman I feel I owe quite a lot to such ladies for demonstrating that women were just as capable and for demanding our rights to be heard. Now if we can only keep it that way. (There are those in this country who would have as revert to subservience!)
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Yes, in America, The Handmaid’s Tale looks to be reality in my lifetime.
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Suffragettes all. Using their cameras to break out of the traditional view of women.
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They were certainly making a statement, Don.
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There’s a famous Victorian female photographer whose work is displayed at Dimbola Lodge on the IOW – Julia Margaret Cameron. She took photos of Victorian celebrities such as Lord Tennyson, who lived nearby. I’m not 100% sure, but that smaller photo might be her.
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Only one image was credited, sadly. So that could well be the lady you speak of.
Best wishes, Pete.
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While the old expression “behind the lens” certainly applies, so does “beside the lens.” Thank you for sharing. Warmest regards, Ed
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Thanks, Ed. I noticed that many were proud to display their expensive equipment.
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These are fabulous and what a variety of dresses and styles! I am impressed by the last one! That camera would be perfectly at home in a steampunk novel. Happy week, Pete!
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Yes, a rare stereoscopic camera, used to create a double image for viewing on a stereoscope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscope
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I particularly like the Victorian selfies! Were some of these women professional photographers? The studio portraits looked as if they could be used as a form of business card.
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I presume some of them would have been professionals, especially the ones with the largest studio cameras. Sadly, the article only offered one name, that of Jessie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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That’s what I thought. And they deserved to be named!
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There are so many, but they are lost somewhere in history. I wonder why no one knows their names.
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In the article I found these photos, only Jessie was named. I fear the names of the other ladies are either lost, or only known to relatives.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Shame. They were pioneers in their own right.
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Great history. chuq
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They must have been quite well-off to afford cameras back then, but great to see so many women were actively involved in photography.
Best wishes, Pete.
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amazing. pioneers, really
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They were indeed, Beth. At a time when women were only expected to be ‘wives’.
Best wishes, Pete.
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There’s certainly a variety of apparatus on display there. I like the stereoscopic camera [and the clever pose] in the last shot. Cheers, Jon.
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Yes, those ladies were very proud of their equipment, Jon.
Best wishes, Pete.
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