Gallery: Female Photographers Matter Now More Than Ever
<a href="http://katharinelotze.com/">Katharine Lotze</a>01Lotze-001.jpg
"I think that, with a few exceptions, much of human history has been told through the eyes of men. The ability to see what women see, what affects them, what is important to them, is so valuable. Women also often are able to gain access to places that men are forbidden in certain cultures, and that is able to shed light on issues like motherhood, poverty, illness and more." — Katharine Lotze, Los Angeles, California
<a href="http://dinalitovsky.com/">Dina Litovsky</a>02Litovsky-001.jpg
"I do think that since women’s overall experiences are different from men’s. We contribute a ‘female’ point of view that includes new subject matter and an alternative way of looking at things. That keeps the conversation in photography fresh, exciting and certainly much more balanced than ever before." — Dina Litovsky, New York, New York
<a href="http://tendancefloue.net/floreaelsurun/">Flore-Aël Surun</a>03Surun-001.jpg
"Choosing what one wants to show of the world has an impact. And we are really all responsible for our ideas. I love how many women look at the world, with the hearts of those who give life." — Flore-Aël Surun, Paris, France
<a href="http://lauramortonphoto.com/">Laura Morton</a>04Morton-001.jpg
"Women do have an advantage in the field stems from one of our disadvantages: that we’re often taken less seriously. Much of my access has come about after just showing up to look into something I was curious about. I think the ingrained sense of women being seen as less threatening can help open doors. It might be harder for a man to just show up with a camera, quickly introduce themselves and be welcomed into some of the situations I have." — Laura Morton, San Francisco, California
<a href="http://www.amivitale.com/">Ami Vitale</a>05Vitale-001.jpg
"It's the psychological dangers that are most challenging. I've been harassed and groped when men don't think a woman should be doing this kind of work. I've been threatened and learned quickly that as a woman I have to be thoughtful about how and where I work." — Ami Vitale, Missoula, Montana and Northern Kenya
<a href="http://godoberta.com/">Berta Tilmantaite</a>06Tilmantaite-001.jpg
"I don’t identify myself as a 'female photographer.' I see myself as a photographer and multimedia journalist who happens to be female. I’m proud that I’ve made it, that I do what interests me the most, and that nothing can stop me." — Berta Tilmantaite, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Vilnius, Lithuania
<a href="http://susannahireland.com/">Susannah Ireland</a>07Ireland-001.jpg
"More than once I’ve been condescendingly asked if I’m just photographing as a hobby. Being a woman in a male-dominated profession has made me eager to prove that I am just as capable of photographing so-called ‘dangerous assignments’ as my male colleagues. Female photographers don’t have the luxury of being the natural choice for most commissioning editors, despite offering an alternative perspective of the subject away from the typical mainstream straight, white male photographer. I’m not seen as a viable threat and can blend in quicker, enabling me to capture more natural and un-self-conscious behaviour." — Susannah Ireland, London, United Kingdom
<a href="http://nancyborowick.com/">Nancy Borowick</a>08Borowick-001.jpg
"I like to think that the challenges I have faced as a female photographer have actually been to my advantage because they have forced me to think outside the box and be resourceful. This results in more powerful and thoughtful images. As a female I often get better access than my male counterparts, whether it involves going far beyond police lines in breaking news situations or being trusted and invited into the personal and private worlds of victims." — Nancy Borowick, Guam and New York, New York
<a href="http://www.camillem.net/">Camille Michel</a>09Michel-001.jpg
"I make reportage in some domains that are essentially masculine. My last project was in a boat. I stayed for four months in Arctic waters. I worked with sailors, fishermen, hunters. I think at the beginning the most difficult thing is to integrate help others in their work and prove yourself. But the mentality has changed: these typically male domains have open minds. In my experience, women are welcome now." — Camille Michel, Paris, France
<a href="http://www.emilymacinnes.com/">Emily Macinnes</a>10Macinnes-001.jpg
"Several years ago I was working on a long-term story about men who had suffered sexual abuse as young boys. Several of them explicitly said 'I couldn’t have shared that with you if you were a man.' In that sense, I think it's a privilege to be a woman. People can be open and sensitive with you. It gives people permission to feel vulnerable in front of you, which is an incredible asset as a photojournalist." — Emily Macinnes, Edinburgh, Scotland
<a href="http://www.debicornwall.com/">Debi Cornwall</a>11Cornwall-001.jpg
"Since stepping away from a 12-year career as a civil rights lawyer, I’m most proud of finding my voice as an artist. As a conceptual documentary photographer, I’m trying to develop a new visual language. My long-term projects juxtapose layers of unexpected images, archival materials and text to disrupt assumptions, provoke questions, and help forge new alliances. In this divided time, we can all ignore arguments we disagree with. But we cannot unsee. Maybe this can spark a different kind of conversation." — Debi Cornwall, New York, New York
<a href="http://www.ilanapl.com/splash">Ilana Panich-Linsman</a>12Panich-Linsman-001.jpg
"I think that it can be common in male-dominated fields, where there are sometimes few slots for artists, for women to feel competitive with each other. Fortunately, that’s not what I’ve experienced. I’ve received mentorship and help from a handful of female photographers (Stephanie Sinclair, Maggie Steber, Donna Ferrato) and editors over the years. Likewise, in my own career, I’ve developed the value of holding up other, less- established female photographers and hope to extend to them the generosity that was given to me." — Ilana Panich-Linsman, Austin, Texas
