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In recognition of International Women’s Day 2022 the Amateur Photographer editorial team has selected 12 UK and UK-based female photographers who shoot work we love and we think you should take a closer look at…<\/h2>\n
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The strength and depth of female photographers around the world has, arguably, never been stronger than it is today. From photojournalists such as Lynsey Addario and Stephanie Sinclair to portrait photographers such as Brooke Shaden and Annie Leibovitz<\/strong>, the power and impact of images shot by women has rarely been so widespread and influential.<\/p>\n

To honour International Women’s Day 2022<\/strong> we’ve come a little closer to our UK base to pick out 12 exceptional women photographers (who are either from the UK or who are based here). Their work and careers have caught our eyes, so we’ve decided to highlight their talents to a wider audience. Here they are in alphabetical order…<\/p>\n

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Dimpy Bhalotia – fine art street photographer<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Dimpy Bhalotia self-portrait. \u00a9 Dimpy Bhalotia 2022<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Originally from Bombay, India<\/strong>, Dimpy Bhalotia completed her schooling in India, then studied in the UK for a BA honours degree in Fashion Design Technology<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

After working in the fashion industry for some years she found a new love – street photography, which she shoots in the UK and India<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

She only uses Apple smartphones to capture her images<\/strong>, so is more focused on the philosophical side of street photography, rather than the technical aspects of shooting.<\/p>\n

In 2019 Bhalotia won the Best Street Photographer award and two years later she was named as one of the 30 Most Influential Street Photographers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Her (mainly) black and white work has been published internationally<\/strong> in publications such as the Washington Post, Forbes, The Guardian, Esquire<\/em> and Fotografiska<\/em><\/strong>. It has also been exhibited in over nine countries around the world.<\/p>\n\t\t

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‘Flying Boys’ won the iPhone Photography Awards in 2020. \u00a9 Dimpy Bhalotia 2022<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Dimpy Bhalotia’s website<\/a><\/p>\n

Using smartphones for street photography<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram: @dimpy.bhalotia<\/a><\/p>\n

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Holly-Marie Cato – travel, street, community<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Holly-Marie Cato. \u00a9 Holly-Marie Cato 2022<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Holly-Marie Cato is a filmmaker and photographer from London<\/strong>, who says she has a passion for travel, community and street photography<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Now a Leica Ambassador<\/strong>, her work also spans commercial projects<\/strong>, which have included shooting the Paralympics and working for clients such as Nike, Adobe, AMEX and British Airways<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cato is also not afraid to tackle serious and photojournalistic subjects, such as Black Lives Matter<\/strong>, the Notting Hill Carnival<\/strong> and the Vigil for Sarah Everard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Her work is recognisable for its combination of graphic composition with bold use of colours<\/strong> and it has taken her around the world.<\/p>\n

She often hosts popular workshops and talks<\/strong> on the art of storytelling, photography and industry standards.<\/p>\n\t\t

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A graphic street scene by Holly-Marie Cato. \u00a9 Holly-Marie Cato\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Holly-Marie Cato’s website<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram: @h_cato<\/a><\/p>\n

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Molly Darlington – sports<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Molly Darlington, right, capturing the England women’s football team in France, 2019<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Just last night Molly Darlington won Young Photographer of the Year and Paralympic Portfolio in the annual Sports Journalists’ Association Awards<\/strong>, further cementing her place as one of the rising stars of sports photography.<\/p>\n

Darlington was a first class honours degree Photography graduate from Manchester Metropolitan University. In fact, whilst at university she was already shooting for three sports agencies<\/strong> – MatchDay Images, AMA Sports Photo and LAT Images.<\/p>\n

In 2019, straight out of university, she started working freelance for Reuters’ multimedia sports agency, Action Images<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Her first major photography assignment was covering the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Finals<\/strong> and since then she has covered plenty of football, rugby, Formula E racing.<\/p>\n

Despite her tender years Darlington is part of the Canon Ambassadors Programme<\/strong> and she also sometimes covers non-sport news stories<\/p>\n\t\t

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USA v Chile at the 2019 Women’s World Cup. \u00a9 Molly Darlington\/AMA Sports Photo<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Molly Darlington’s website<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram: @mollydarlington<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lisa Devlin – weddings<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Wedding photographer Lisa Devlin. \u00a9 Devlin Photos<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Originally from Northern Ireland<\/strong>, but now working out of Brighton, England, Lisa Devlin is a wedding photographer<\/strong>, but it wasn’t her first career choice…<\/p>\n

Devlin worked as a music industry photographer<\/strong> for a decade but then, ‘fell into’ shooting weddings when she shot he agent’s wedding… she’s not looked back since.<\/p>\n

She is notable for many reasons but was the first ever wedding photographer to win an award from the British Journal of Photography<\/em><\/strong>. She has also this week just been named as one of the 2022 Hasselblad Heroines<\/strong>, who are chosen to inspire other women in the creative imaging industries.<\/p>\n

Devlin now teaches wedding photography through her school Photography Farm<\/strong> and regularly appears in top wedding photographer lists<\/strong> from the likes of Stylist<\/em> magazine the US website Junebug.<\/p>\n

Her approach is almost to ’embed’ herself with couples who are due to get married, including doing a shoot before the wedding and charging on an hourly rate<\/strong>, rather than the myriad of wedding packages offered by most wedding photographers.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Street wedding scene. \u00a9 Devlin Photos<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Lisa Devlin’s website<\/a><\/p>\n

8 Facebook photography pages to follow<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram: @devlinphotos<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nadine Ijewere – fashion & portraits<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Fashion photographer Nadine Ijewere<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Born in south-east London in 1992, Nadine Ijewere has a mixture of Nigerian and Jamaican heritage and studied Photography at UAL’s London College of Fashion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

She leveraged the power of social media to kickstart her career<\/strong> as it allowed her to connect and collaborate with models<\/strong> to help to build her reputation and career.<\/p>\n

In 2020 Ijewere received the Infinity Award: Applied from the International Center of Photography<\/strong> (originally founded by Cornell Capa in 1974) in the US.<\/p>\n

As a strong advocate for women of colour in the photography industry she has broken down some barriers and is encouraging others to follow. A key example of this was in 2019 when her image of pop star Dua Lipa became the first ever photograph shot by a woman of colour to feature on the front cover of Vogue<\/em> magazine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As well as her magazine work, Ijewere has shot stills and film campaigns for Dior, Gap, Stella McCartney, Hermes, Nina Ricci and Valentino Red<\/strong>.<\/p>\n