Anna Atkins
Anna Atkins was an English photographer. She is often considered the first person to publish a book with photographic images. Some sources say that she was the first woman to create a photograph. Some people believe that she was the first person to create a photo.
Atkins learned certain techniques and processes through two other famous photographers who are William Henry Fox Talbot and Sir John Herschel, she was extremely interested in the technique that is commonly known as cyanotype which was created by Herschel in 1842. Below are some examples of her cyanotypes work.
Atkins learned certain techniques and processes through two other famous photographers who are William Henry Fox Talbot and Sir John Herschel, she was extremely interested in the technique that is commonly known as cyanotype which was created by Herschel in 1842. Below are some examples of her cyanotypes work.