10 Photographers to Follow on International Women's Day

This International Women's Day, the official theme is Choose to Challenge. We're challenging everyone to add more women photographers to your radar.

Despite being early innovators in photography, women are still underrepresented in the field.

Data collected by the Women Photograph initiative shows that female photographers are still the minority when it comes to publication in major news outlets, and many women photographers say they've experienced discrimination at work.

And yet some of history's most influential photographers have been female. As early as the 1840s, British photographer Anna Atkins was pioneering new techniques of documenting plants and flowers with cyanotype photography. Documentary photographers like Dorothea Lange and Diane Arbus created crucial socially-minded photography that opened people's eyes to social problems and helped establish photography as a tool for change.

For this year's International Women's Day, we're spotlighting just a few of the talented female photographers in the Pexels community. Located across the globe, from Brazil to Ukraine to Canada, these women are creating photos that well deserve a place in your following feed.

Avonne Stalling

Avonne is a destination wedding photographer based in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. We love the dreamy quality of her photos, whether they're wedding portraits or beautiful detail shots.

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Isabela Catão

Taking photos of "real people, with real bodies," Isabela's work stands out from the crowd, capturing authentic portraits of unique people. Isabela is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Flora Westbrook

Located in West Sussex, England, Flora is a full-time photographer and a church pastor. Her photos are full of emotion and always feel personal, especially the intimate portraits and scenes of nature around her home.

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Masha Raymers

Always making creative use of light and color, Masha creates stunning portraits with an artistic feeling, especially favoring shadowy scenes and neon highlights. She's based in Lviv, Ukraine.

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Ekrulila

Located in Istanbul, Turkey, Ekrulila is a teacher and photographer with a love for street photography and lush detail shots that capture the magic of everyday life.

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Olenka Sergienko

Olenka is a social media strategist as well as a photographer, and her product shots have a decidedly professional creative eye. From flat lays to portraits, her photos have a polished yet authentic feeling that we love.

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Leah Kelley

A lifestyle and portrait photographer, Leah creates photos that feel poised yet natural. Not only is she a pro at making subjects at ease in front of the lens, she's also got a knack for finding the best backgrounds for her shot, no matter the location.

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Arianna Jadé

Based in Queens, New York, Arianna leads creative studio Viscose Illusion. Her portrait photography is always bold and vibrant, full of unique personality.

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Karley Saagi

With a profile full of candy-colored (and candy-filled) portraits, Karley's a photographer you won't soon forget. The Torontonian excels at creative self portraits and party-inspired still lifes.

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Jasmin Chew

A self portrait pro, Toronto photographer Jasmin can typically be found shooting in dreamy forests, on the beach, wandering a country road, or some other scenic outdoor spot. Her photos have an instantly recognizable look, and always feel perfectly calm.

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Cover photo by Avonne Stalling.