"A trailblazing anthology of 100 extraordinary images by women and non-binary photojournalists."
It’s no secret that the Maze Gaze has dominated all facets of culture for millennia, and that includes photojournalism. As a result, Women Photograph: What We See sets out to redress the fact that a mere 15-20% of news photographers are women. That means most reportage is seen through male eyes.
Presenting 100 photographs by women and non-binary photojournalists across fifty years, this inspired, inspiring book offers new perspectives on seminal events, while also sharing the stories of often-forgotten, undocumented communities. As such, it’s a trove of fresh insights, underpinned by the powerful position that until photojournalism is more representative and equitable, we’re not seeing the whole picture. In other words, the camera isn’t telling the entire truth.
With every entry accompanied by contextualisation and insights from the photographer, What We See celebrates new ways of seeing through each of its engaging, nuanced images.
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Open your eyes to a new world view with 100 women and nonbinary photojournalists' stories from behind the lens.
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.
Daniella Zalcman is the founder of Women Photograph, a global, US-based non-profit that launched in 2017 to elevate the voices of women and nonbinary visual journalists.
Women Photograph: What We See features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, Gift Books, History, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure, Mind, body, spirit, Photojournalism and documentary photography, Photographs: collections, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Stationery and miscellaneous items, History and Archaeology, Health & Fitness, Photography and photographs, The Arts, Gender studies, gender groups, Social groups, communities and identities, Society and culture: general, Society and Social Sciences
Women Photograph: What We See is available in Hardback
Women Photograph: What We See was written by Daniella Zalcman and published by White Lion Publishing
Women Photograph: What We See has 224 pages
£19.80
