Image Courtesy of the Artist Jodie Bateman
WOPHA, in collaboration with 1854 Media and British Journal of Photography, presents the winners of the Female in Focus award, launched in 2019 in response to the staggering gender imbalance in photography. The exhibition will take place in Miami for the first time at the new Green Space Miami and in UK later this year. It is part of a program of city-wide photography exhibitions, artist residencies, and studio visits held in tandem with the WOPHA Congress in partnership with leading Miami-based and international arts and photography organizations.
The WOPHA Congress invites women photography organizations from around the world to participate alongside acclaimed art historians, curators, and preeminent women photographers on the topics of women, photography, and feminisms. It provides recognition, professional opportunities and fosters collaboration while establishing Miami as a center for modern and contemporary photography.
From Imogen Freeland’s poignant take on motherhood to Marzena Han’s look at the social invisibility felt by middle-aged women — Paola Vivas’ defiant portrait of Latino identity to Thandiwe Muriu’s vibrant celebration of African individuality — Female in Focus 2021 weaves a raw and intricate tapestry of women’s experiences from around the world. The winners were selected by an internationally esteemed panel of judges including Aldeide Delgado, Founder & Director of WOPHA; Joanna Milter, Director of photography for The New Yorker; Anahita Ghabaian-Etehadieh, Founder and Director of Silk Road Gallery; Adama Delphine Fawundu, Visual Artist & Co-author of MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora; Emmeline Yong, Co-founder and Centre Director of Objectifs; Holly Fraser, Editor-in-chief of WePresent/WeTransfer; Louise Fedotov-Clements, Artistic Director, QUAD & Director, FORMAT International Photography Festival Derby; Anna Fox, Photographer and Director of Fast Forward: Women in Photography; and Touria El Glaoui, Founding Director, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair.
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