An exhibition from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London is coming to Sydney, showcasing the work of influential 19th century photographer Julia Margaret Cameron.
Cameron is known for her portraits that captured the likes of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Charles Darwin, Sir John Herschel, and Virginia Woolf’s mother Julia Jackson, who was also Cameron’s niece. Her style embraced imperfection, leaving fingerprints, streaks and swirls on her prints. This, combined with her use of soft focus and shallow depth of field, made her work resemble otherworldly paintings.
The exhibition includes over 100 works, alongside selected letters and a number of pieces sources from Australian institutions.
The Julia Margaret Cameron exhibit is on at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from Friday August 14 – Sunday October 25. For more information head to the gallery website.
