Julia Margaret Cameron Books

June 11, 1815 – January 26, 1879

Julia Margaret Cameron was a British photographer renowned for her portraits of the era's celebrities and her pictures themed around Arthurian and similar legends. Her photographic career was brief, spanning the last eleven years of her life, beginning only at the age of forty-eight. Her work, particularly her closely cropped portraits, profoundly influenced the development of modern photography, with her distinctive style still being emulated today.

Julia Margaret Cameron
192 pages
7 hours of reading
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The book features sixty-nine exquisite portraits by Julia Margaret Cameron, a pioneering figure in photography known for her artistic approach to portraiture. Accompanying the images are insightful appreciations from notable figures Virginia Woolf and Roger Fry, offering context and depth to Cameron's work. This collection highlights both the technical mastery and the emotional resonance of Cameron's photography, celebrating her significant contribution to the art form.