Summer Exhibitions

Over the summer I visited various exhibitions about photography. One of my favourite exhibitions was in the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool - 42 Women of Sierra Leone. This was a collection of portraits taken by british photojournalist Lee Karen Stow. She chose to take 42 images because that is the life expectancy for women in Sierra Leone. Her images capture the spirits and beauty of the women who come from all walks of life. One of my favourite photographs in the exhibition was of a female photographer working at a photo-shoot. With each image was some information about each person, the area they live in or the countries attitudes towards women. The information next to the image of the photographer explained that women are held at a much lesser standard than men, so much so that a female photographer is often likely not to get paid for her services.