“Extraordinary Women With Cameras” by Darcy Reed & Vanessa Perez Is The Book Your Kids Need In Their Library
Rocky Nook sent me a copy of this wonderful book in exchange for coverage consideration.
Explore 35 of the most groundbreaking, creative female photographers in history and modern times!
Ever since photography was invented almost 200 years ago, women have broken barriers and influenced the artform. Now, this first-ever children’s book about women photographers tells the stories of 35 of the most talented historical and contemporary shutterbugs.
Filled with colorful illustrations, this book includes stories about Dorothea Lange’s haunting portraits of American history, Margaret Bourke-White’s bravery as the first female war correspondent in WWII, Florestine Perrault Collins’ influential images depicting Black life in the 1920s, and many more. Including explanations of key photography terms, photo project ideas, and suggestions for other women photographers to study, this charming book will inspire children to pick up a camera and make their own incredible photographs.
List of Photographers Featured:
- Dorothea Lange
- Annie Leibovitz
- Diane Arbus
- Vivian Maier
- Anne Geddes
- Kuni Sugiura
- Margaret Bourke-White
- Eve Arnold
- Cindy Sherman
- Florestine Perrault Collins
- Berenice Abbott
- Anna Atkins
- Imogen Cunningham
- Coreen Simpson
- Dulce Pinzn
- Dayanita Singh
- Sally Mann
- Helen Levitt
- Lee Miller
- Frances Benjamin Johnston
- Carrie Mae Weems
- Christina Broom
- Gertrude Ksebier
- Germaine Krull
- Gisele Freund
- Mary Ellen Mark
- Francesca Woodman
- Jill Greenberg
- Barbara Kruger
- Gerda Taro
- Sarah Moon
- Julia Margaret Cameron
- Ming Smith
- Rinko Kawauchi
- Martha Holmes
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