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| The female street photographers of Instagram – in pictures | The female street photographers of Instagram – in pictures |
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| Throughout history, women have often been subject to observation and evaluation from men as they walk down city streets – whether ogled as objects of desire or judged for their appearance or even presence in certain spaces. In literary and social history, men have usually been the ones who watch, rather than be watched; the urban observer which 19th-century poet Baudelaire made famous as the “flâneur”. | Throughout history, women have often been subject to observation and evaluation from men as they walk down city streets – whether ogled as objects of desire or judged for their appearance or even presence in certain spaces. In literary and social history, men have usually been the ones who watch, rather than be watched; the urban observer which 19th-century poet Baudelaire made famous as the “flâneur”. |
| In her recent book, Lauren Elkin wrote of the “flâneuse”, the woman who reclaimed power by walking through – and writing about – the city streets in defiance of convention, challenging the cultural assumption at the time that women on the street were either sex workers or homeless. | In her recent book, Lauren Elkin wrote of the “flâneuse”, the woman who reclaimed power by walking through – and writing about – the city streets in defiance of convention, challenging the cultural assumption at the time that women on the street were either sex workers or homeless. |
| As in the literary tradition, so in the artistic one: the concept of the “male gaze” – depicting the world from a male perspective – historically dominated much of the visual arts. Most early street photographers were men – from Eugène Atget and Henri Cartier-Bresson to Weegee. In time, however, there were exceptions to this rule, notably Vivian Maier and Diane Arbus who became some of the most celebrated street photographers of the 20th century. | |
| Last year, American photographer Casey Meshbesher felt compelled to create a compendium of street photography by women after noticing that very little could be found about the practice online or in print. She founded the blogzine Her Side of the Street focusing on female street photographers, as well as setting up the growing Women Street Photographers community and trying to map female street photographers around the world. “Projects like these are all an important part of the fuel for the fire about women in the arts,” she says, “which in turn is part of a larger flame from a resurgent feminist movement.” | Last year, American photographer Casey Meshbesher felt compelled to create a compendium of street photography by women after noticing that very little could be found about the practice online or in print. She founded the blogzine Her Side of the Street focusing on female street photographers, as well as setting up the growing Women Street Photographers community and trying to map female street photographers around the world. “Projects like these are all an important part of the fuel for the fire about women in the arts,” she says, “which in turn is part of a larger flame from a resurgent feminist movement.” |
| “Underrepresentation of women in the art world is a well-known issue,” she adds. “In street photography, the situation is more acute. Calling this 90% male visibility might be too generous. We have old inherited ideas about what street photography is, originating from a time when sexism really was more dominant. The goal of these projects has been nothing less than to change the game, and I believe it has already begun to do so.” | “Underrepresentation of women in the art world is a well-known issue,” she adds. “In street photography, the situation is more acute. Calling this 90% male visibility might be too generous. We have old inherited ideas about what street photography is, originating from a time when sexism really was more dominant. The goal of these projects has been nothing less than to change the game, and I believe it has already begun to do so.” |
| The Her Side of the Street account on Instagram (@womeninstreet) promotes the work of female street photographers from around the world. Here are some highlights. | The Her Side of the Street account on Instagram (@womeninstreet) promotes the work of female street photographers from around the world. Here are some highlights. |
| Santa Fe, US, by Adrianne Ryan (@fullgallop) | Santa Fe, US, by Adrianne Ryan (@fullgallop) |
| The West Bank by Tina Bojlesen (@danish_streettog) | The West Bank by Tina Bojlesen (@danish_streettog) |
| Los Angeles, US, by Sonia Kissin (@soniakissin) | Los Angeles, US, by Sonia Kissin (@soniakissin) |
| Geneva, Switzerland, by Alison McCauley (@alisonmccauley) | Geneva, Switzerland, by Alison McCauley (@alisonmccauley) |
| Mexico City, Mexico, by Sonia Madrigal (@sonicarol) | Mexico City, Mexico, by Sonia Madrigal (@sonicarol) |
| Shanghai, China, by Steffi Löffler | Shanghai, China, by Steffi Löffler |
| Toronto, Canada, by Anne Gibson (@annejgibson) | Toronto, Canada, by Anne Gibson (@annejgibson) |
| Rome, Italy, by Valentina Matiradonna (@valenonvale) | Rome, Italy, by Valentina Matiradonna (@valenonvale) |
| Cape Town, South Africa, by Retha Ferguson (@rethaferguson) | Cape Town, South Africa, by Retha Ferguson (@rethaferguson) |
| London, UK, by Linda Wisdom (@lindawisdomphotography) | London, UK, by Linda Wisdom (@lindawisdomphotography) |
| Vilnius, Lithuania, by Roza Vulf (@rozavulf) | Vilnius, Lithuania, by Roza Vulf (@rozavulf) |
| Delhi, India, by Graciela Magnoni (@graciela_magnoni) | Delhi, India, by Graciela Magnoni (@graciela_magnoni) |
| São Paulo, Brazil by Mel Coelho (@melzicah) | São Paulo, Brazil by Mel Coelho (@melzicah) |
| Tag your Instagram shots with #womeninstreet to contribute to the Her Side of the Street project and follow @guardiancities for more great urban photography from around the world. | Tag your Instagram shots with #womeninstreet to contribute to the Her Side of the Street project and follow @guardiancities for more great urban photography from around the world. |