Julia Margaret Cameron was an ambitious and devoted pioneer of the art of photography. She was visionary in her belief of the 'divine' power of the medium, daring in her experiments with image making and persistent in the promotion of her work.
Julia Margaret Cameron biography
The V&A biography of photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, one of the key figures in the development of photography.
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Julia Margaret Cameron: collection highlights
Highlights from the Julia Margaret Cameron photography collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Julia Margaret Cameron and the V&A
Five letters from Julia Margaret Cameron to Sir Henry Cole are held in the National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Written between May 1865 and December 187…
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Julia Margaret Cameron: working methods
Julia Margaret Cameron made albumen-silver prints from wet collodion glass plate negatives. She was innovative and unconventional in her approach to the technical applicati…
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Julia Margaret Cameron: related photographers
Photographers related to Julia Margaret Cameron
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