Open your eyes to a new world view with 100 women and nonbinary photojournalists' stories from behind the lens.
*Winner of the 2023 Bronze Foreword INDIE Book Award*
85% of photojournalists are men. That means almost
everything that is reported in the world is seen through men's eyes. Similarly, spaces and communities men don't have access to are left
undocumented and
forgotten. With the camera limited to the hands of one gender, photographic 'truth' is more subjective than it seems. To answer this serious ethical problem, Women Photograph flips that bias on its head to
show what and how women and nonbinary photojournalists see. From
documenting major events such as 9/11 to capturing
unseen and misrepresented communities, this book presents a
revisionist contemporary history: pore over
50 years of women's dispatches in
100 photographs. Each image is accompanied by 200 words from the photographer about the experience and the subject, offering fresh insights and a
much-needed perspective.
Until we have
balanced,
representative reporting, the camera cannot offer a mirror to our global society. To get the full picture,
we need a diverse range of people behind the lens. This book offers a first step. Relearn how to see with this evergreen catalogue that elevates the voices of women and nonbinary visual storytellers.
