The legend Dorothy Bohm is one of my inspirations, whom I even
had the pleasure to meet. Russian-born and sent to England in 1939
to escape Nazi persecution, she studied photography at Manchester
University, which was unusual for women at this time. She opened
her own portrait studio in 1946 and financially supported herself and
her husband while he was finishing his studies. Later she travelled
the world due to her husband’s work, and started to focus on street
photography, predominantly in black and white but also in colour.
I am also a great admirer of Casey Meshbesher, founder of Women
in Street, a great multi-platform social media collaborative and global
network for female street photographers.Sara’s inspiration
The fellow female photographers who inspire her
Top
Strong contrast
Sara’s images often
focus on contrasts
of colour and tone
Above middle
Moments in time
Sara waits for a long
time in a place to capture
a moment in time
Above
Control your own success
“If you’re brave, put yourself forward
and advertise your skills and vision,
opportunities and work will come”
Left
Into the light
Sara hunts out areas of
bright light and shadow,
creating graphic imagesWebsite: smphotography.london @swendeluk
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