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Metro Imaging announced as new sponsor for women’s photographic exhibition

February 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

We are delighted to announce that Metro Imaging, one of the UK’s longest running Photographic Lab, has agreed to support First Women by printing the Exhibition Materials for the First Women Project. The partnership was formed after Metro Imaging [...]

Resonance FM’s special episodes dedicated to Anita’s Career

September 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

London-based arts radio station, Resonance FM is airing two special episodes of their flagship female chat show, Very Loose Women, dedicated to Anita’s career and her quest to reunite with the women she photographed over 30 years ago in [...]

Shortlisted for the Freshfields Prize

September 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

Anita was among photographers from all over the world who attended the stylish opening night for the Renaissance Exhibition at the prestigious Getty Images Gallery on Wednesday 10th September 2014 As well as being one of just 47 images shortlisted [...]

Golfing Sisters is a Finalist Image for the Renaissance Photography Prize 2014

July 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

First Women’s ‘Golfing Sisters’ is selected as one of the Renaissance finalist images to be exhibited at the prestigious Getty Images Gallery from 8th – 20th September 2014. The photograph was one of the lucky few chosen for the [...]

Interview with Sarah Outen

April 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

Sarah Dilys Outen is a British athlete and adventurer. She was the First Woman to row solo across the Indian Ocean – and the fourth ever to complete this crossing. In October 2015, Sarah completed her four-and-a-half year journey [...]

Visible Girls – Join the Search

March 7, 2014 // 0 Comments

As part of my documentary collection for First Women, I want to recreate my Visible Girls collection from 1981. The collection was a series of double portraits looking at girls in subcultures; mods, rockers, skins, rastas, new romantics, [...]

How International Women’s Day inspired a generation of photographers

March 7, 2014 // 0 Comments

First Women creator and photographer Anita Corbin, reflects on how IWD has inspired her work and the work of other young photographers for over 30 years. “When I look at this picture taken on a very damp IWD 33 years ago in Brighton I can remember [...]

National Portrait Gallery purchases “Magnificent Seven” iconic portraits

September 8, 2013 // 0 Comments

Somerset-based photographer Anita Corbin has seven good reasons to celebrate as the National Portrait Gallery purchases seven of her portraits from her ground breaking project “First Women” which will be unveiled in 2018 to mark the 100th [...]

World class American Photography Exhibition

September 1, 2013 // 0 Comments

Anita Corbin, a Somerset-based photographer, attended an exhibition in the American city of San Diego where her portrait of two sisters had been chosen to feature out of a total of 13,000 photographs which were given consideration by Julia Dolan, [...]

Four iconic portraits of women trailblazing

June 12, 2013 // 0 Comments

The four women featuring in the new Trailblazers’ portraits are Jane Atkinson, Senior Vice President, Sembcorp Utilities UK Asset Management and in 2007 winner of the CBI First Woman Award in Manufacturing as she frequently has been at the [...]