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“If women don’t make that 50/50 then the people taking decisions about our communities are never going to be reflective of the needs” Jo Cox

In a world where we are constantly bombarded by photographic imagery, and if the majority of those images are created by men, then we are all looking at life through a male gaze. Therefore decisions about what we wear, consume, drive, holiday etc., will predominantly be made from a male perspective.

BEHIND THE SCENES is a new exhibition shot by AOPf22 women photographers, and also showing in parallel each photographer in action behind the lens. See it be it. By increasing the visibility of women photographers we hope to inspire and encourage the next generation of female image makers to rise up and help achieve that magical 50/50.

Click here to see the full exhibition, including a Short History of (the new) AOPf22 written by yours truly.

The exhibition was previewed in The Times – click here to read the full article.

This year also marks thirty years since the first f22 exhibition, and this wonderful tear sheet has been recovered from the AOP archives.

My thanks to all at the AOP and the f22 working group for bringing this great exhibition together.

Thanks also to Creative Director Geoff Waring for the brilliant behind the scenes picture of me perched on top of the sea wall. (You can see the original editorial this shoot came from here.)

Wishing you all a very happy International Women’s Day!

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My photograph of Zoe Ball taken in 1997 for the Radio Times
She reminded me of a young Shirley Maclaine, hence Zoe's Polaroid
autograph "Shirley MacLaine I wish!"  Congratulations Zoe Ball on
being the first female host of the Radio2 breakfast show! Girl Power!
Picture Editor - Theresa Eagle
Photography copyright Wendy Carrig ©1997 all rights reserved.