Interview with Angela Strank
Geologist Angela Strank is a mother of two and the First Woman to hold the title of Technology Vice President for Lubes and Fuels at BP. At an early age she was asking the [...]
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International Women’s Day 2013
Somerset photographer celebrates International Women’s Day with two new portraits for 2018 project marking 100 years of women’s suffrage. Anita carried out a very special [...]
First Women photographer awarded Trailblazers’ commission
In the month that marks International Women’s Day, NE’s Discovery Museum launches new exhibition exploring achievements of women in science and technology & [...]
Olympic Flame Reaches Somerset
5.45am misty morning but the small Somerset town of Ilminster is already buzzing, an air of expectancy as the butcher orders extra guinea fowl, bunting is draped and [...]
Move over Bailey, Beaton and Bown
This month has been very exciting for First Women as our portrait of Nobel prize winner Professor Dorothy Hodgkin has been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery and is [...]
100 Portraits
The exhibition of the full 100 portraits shows at the Dyson Gallery, Royal College of Art, Riverside, 1 Hester Road London SW11 4AN 20th July until 22nd August. Everyday of [...]
Documentary Images
While photographing First Women, Anita is continuing to document the lives of ordinary women who are busy doing “everyday” things as well as those ordinary women who are [...]
The Wisdom of Age will always be with us
This week I am revelling in publicity about a book containing photos that I was commissioned to take by the Somerset Care Group. Several months ago I was asked to take [...]
The Royal Wedding…30 years on
As our TV screens, our iPhones and our computer screens bombard us with images of a 21st century Royal Wedding, I am transported back down memory lane to my own recollections [...]
Why my International Women’s Day was really special
Had an amazing day in London on Tuesday and spoke at Accenture’s celebration of International Women’s Day. The theme was “Pioneering Women” and with my growing [...]