Women on Women from the Fraction Archive
In celebration of International Women's Day, I combed the 71 issues of Fraction Magazine for photographs of women taken by women photographers. Whether it is a sister, daughter, friend or stranger, do we see ourselves differently from male photographers? These portraits spoke to me both in the strength of the image and the strength of the female subjects. The photographs are funny, traditional, beautiful or uncomfortable, and show women in powerful ways, either directly engaged with the photographer, or reflective and introspective. Seen through the lenses of thirty different female photographers these portraits capture intimate familial bonds, brooding adolescence, young sexuality, the strength of motherhood, and the dignity of old age.
Above, a photograph by Rachel Barrett. See the full collection, from Fraction, here.