Thursday 5

Powerful



"Our goal is to bring attention to the abundance of talented women working in the photographic medium in a way that makes it accessible to everyone."

Amy Elkins and Cara Phillips launched an online gallery on June 3, 2008. The site is titled Women In Photography and every two weeks, a different female photographer is highlighted. It is a bi-monthly venue for showcasing work from females all over the world. They want to focus on "both emerging and established photographers." Amy and Cara hope that their site will help push female artists careers along. Amy was asked if she thought every female photographer deals with injustices or unfair standards or feels they need the label themselves as a "female photographer" rather than just a photographer. She responded with " I'm not sure they all do. There are plenty of strong female photographers who seem unhindered by most any challenge. They have unique methods, face challenging subject matter, and have strong visual voices. There are more female art photographers working now than ever.As a positive reaction to an art world that is competitive, challenging, cut throat and at times impossible to step into, we have created a unique curated venue to share bodies of work for those who you may not have heard of otherwise as well as to celebrate the work of successful, established photographers." In the future, the website will hopefully include guest interviews and curators from top galleries, owners, and also editors. The girls want their site to steer clear of the typical blog format.

Miki Johnson."A Page of Their Own." Pop Photo. 3 June 2008. 25 Sept 2008. .