The show celebrating the best new women photographers

  • Text by HUCK HQ
The show celebrating the best new women photographers
Behind the lens — Women Behind The Lens, run by the Picfair image library, will showcase the industry’s most exciting and groundbreaking new talent.

A new exhibition showcasing the best breakthrough talent in photography is currently on show at The Guardian News and Media Gallery in London. Women Behind the Lens, which runs until January 11th, focuses specifically on women in the industry.

The show was thought up by the organisers behind Picfair – a new, open-to-all image library. Chosen photographers were selected by a panel of esteemed industry experts, and shortlisted across four categories (Portrait, Architecture, Nature and Street Level). On the exhibition’s final day, the winners of each category, as well as one “overall winner”, will be announced.

According to organisers, over 349 entrants in 40 different countries took part. “Women Behind the Lens aims to redress the gender imbalance within commercial photography by celebrating a new generation of female photography talent,” said a spokesperson for the organisation. “From people, places and buildings to the natural world, the exhibition will showcase female perspectives from across the globe.”

Shokhan by Lynn Fraser, UK

Shokhan by Lynn Fraser, UK

Rebeccah by Maureen Ruddy Burkhart, USA

Rebeccah by Maureen Ruddy Burkhart, USA

Rabbit, Rabbit by Lucie Goodayle, UK

Rabbit, Rabbit by Lucie Goodayle, UK

Oasis by Agnese Sanvito, UK

Oasis by Agnese Sanvito, UK

The Farmer's Dog by Anna Rebecka Lindberg, Sweden

The Farmer’s Dog by Anna Rebecka Lindberg, Sweden

Street games by Agnieszka Maruszczyk, Poland

Street games by Agnieszka Maruszczyk, Poland

Enjoyed this article? Like Huck on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

Latest on Huck

My sister disappeared when we were children. Years later, I retraced her footsteps
Photography

My sister disappeared when we were children. Years later, I retraced her footsteps

After a car crash that saw Magnum photographer Lindokuhle Sobekwa hospitalised, his sister ran away from their home in South Africa. His new photobook, I Carry Her Photo With Me, documents his journey in search of her.

Written by: Lindokuhle Sobekwa

Inside New York City’s hedonistic 2000s skateboarding scene
Photography

Inside New York City’s hedonistic 2000s skateboarding scene

New photobook, ‘Epicly Later’d’ is a lucid survey of the early naughties New York skate scene and its party culture.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Did we create a generation of prudes?
Culture

Did we create a generation of prudes?

Has the crushing of ‘teen’ entertainment and our failure to represent the full breadth of adolescent experience produced generation Zzz? Emma Garland investigates.

Written by: Emma Garland

How to shoot the world’s most gruelling race
Photography

How to shoot the world’s most gruelling race

Photographer R. Perry Flowers documented the 2023 edition of the Winter Death Race and talked through the experience in Huck 81.

Written by: Josh Jones

An epic portrait of 20th Century America
Photography

An epic portrait of 20th Century America

‘Al Satterwhite: A Retrospective’ brings together scenes from this storied chapter of American life, when long form reportage was the hallmark of legacy media.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Bobby Gillespie: “This country is poisoned by class”
Culture

Bobby Gillespie: “This country is poisoned by class”

Primal Scream’s legendary lead singer writes about the band’s latest album ‘Come Ahead’ and the themes of class, conflict and compassion that run throughout it.

Written by: Bobby Gillespie

Sign up to our newsletter

Issue 81: The more than a game issue

Buy it now