I was reading your article and it came to my mind the names of Cindy Sherman, Diane Arbus and Lindsay Addario. Each one different from the other, all women and all with a story to tell about being a photographer.
I think we should talk about it and be aware of our cultural differences and challenges about the importance of gender in photography.
I think it doesn’t matter. I’ve appreciated works from both genders and while at first I thought I might have seen a difference in work, I find it was more their particular style more than anything.
Calling yourself anything beyond a photographer is unnecessary in my opinion. The work should be appreciated more than the gender. I do believe that access and treatment should also be the same for all genders.
At the same time, I feel doing some women specific activities is still necessary in order to eventually level out a lopsided playing field. I hope that one day those won’t be necessary either. Perhaps that’s wishful thinking on my part.
I was reading your article and it came to my mind the names of Cindy Sherman, Diane Arbus and Lindsay Addario. Each one different from the other, all women and all with a story to tell about being a photographer.
I think we should talk about it and be aware of our cultural differences and challenges about the importance of gender in photography.
Great article!
I think it doesn’t matter. I’ve appreciated works from both genders and while at first I thought I might have seen a difference in work, I find it was more their particular style more than anything.
Calling yourself anything beyond a photographer is unnecessary in my opinion. The work should be appreciated more than the gender. I do believe that access and treatment should also be the same for all genders.
At the same time, I feel doing some women specific activities is still necessary in order to eventually level out a lopsided playing field. I hope that one day those won’t be necessary either. Perhaps that’s wishful thinking on my part.
Thank you for the great article Leanne!