Photography Appreciation
Born in Kent, England on March 16, 1799, Anna Atkins, an English botanist, is considered the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images. By many, she is considered the first woman to create a photograph.
She learned the "photographic drawing" or calotype technique from photography pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot, a family friend.
You can see more of her cyanotypes HERE.
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| Dictyota dichotoma, in the young state; and in fruit via scientificamerican |
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| Peacock Feathers via blog.hrc.utexas.edu |
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| Poppy via vam.ac.uk |
Sources:
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/1507/anna-atkins-british-1799-1871/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Atkins
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/the-surprising-subject-of-the-first-book-of-photographs/
http://blog.hrc.utexas.edu/tag/anna-atkins/
http://usbuzzblog7.blogspot.com/2015/03/anna-atkins-at-lherbier-through-lens.html
https://blog.fotolia.com/us/2015/03/16/female-first-in-photography-anna-atkins/
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