1901–1983 · United States · Photographer
Lisette Model
Frank, close-up street portraits with a blunt humanism.
Promenade des Anglais, 1934Source: Wikipedia
PHOTOGRAPHER · 1913–2012 · INDIA
Homai Vyarawalla
Press photography of India's leaders across the end of colonial rule and the early republic.
- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 2012
- Country
- India
- Field
- Photographer
KNOWN FOR
- 1938Bombay Chronicle (start of career)
- 1970British Information Services
WHY THEY MATTER
India's first woman photojournalist; awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2011.
THE LIFE
Vyarawalla, who worked under the pseudonym Dalda 13, is regarded as India's first woman photojournalist. She began in 1938 with the Bombay Chronicle and was among the first women in India to join a mainstream publication, The Illustrated Weekly of India. She photographed political leaders including Nehru and worked for the British Information Services until she retired in 1970. She was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2011.
Also born in 1900–1929
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American Photographs, 1938Source: Wikipedia
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