Two intrepid photographers and professors discuss the myriad educational strategies they activate and lead to enhance and strengthen women’s presence in photography. 

Anna Fox and Karen Knorr share how they empower visual storytellers by engaging a global network of practitioners, academics and curators who exchange resources, challenges and strategies toward achieving gender parity in photography. We hear how they conceived and built Fast Forward, their multi-pronged research organization responsible for establishing data, developing project-based teaching tools and convening worldwide themed conferences. Lastly, we wrap by learning of their 8-year-long road trip following the route established by Bernice Abbott. 

In this conversation, Anna & Karen discuss, among other things:

Data on the underrepresentation of women photographers 

Addressing and critically analyzing gender inequalities in workshop formats

Impact of motherhood and caregiving roles on professional photographers 

Teaching as an adjunct to pursuing one’s photographic work

Coalition-building, nurturing collaborative efforts and creating global conferences to discover hidden stories of and by women visual storytellers

Identifying key gate openers and partnering with willing arts and educational institutions 

Network-building from exhibition practices

Ambition, Synergy and Foresight 

Reaching for inclusion with innovative strategies

Grants, grants and grants

History of their multiple road trips photographing together

Image and text dialog

Referenced in the episode

Manifesto

Report on Equity and Inclusion

Fast Forward 

Putting Ourselves in the Picture

The Other Observers by Val Williams

Impressions Gallery

University of the Arts London

Tate

MEP

Work Show Grow

National Portrait Gallery

Trolley Books

T.J. Boulting Gallery