This is a fantastic photography book on so many levels. The photos and stories are wonderful, and the perspective of the photographers comes through.

I have had a steady interest in the art of photography. I am not into edited, pretty ones, but the ones that are more candid in nature. The scene they capture provides me with a lot of joy.
This particular collection has a powerful undertone. These photographs are all by women, and the range spans a lot of different events and countries. There is a brief introduction to the individual photographer and then the background of the picture provided.
Some had more of an impact on me, as collections are usually for different audiences and contain a range for people to appreciate. I will not use the word enjoy here, mostly because almost all of the content is hard-hitting and serious, although some are the lighter moments that are snatched in between.
It is definitely a coffee-table book that will draw a lot of conversation. I recommend it to people who are interested in the different ways people live around the world, sometimes in the harshest of man-made conditions.
I received an ARC thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, but the review is entirely based on my own reading experience.

We need more women photojournalists. we need more nonbinary photojournalists. This book highlights, explains, and illustrates why…why this is a much-needed perspective. Not only do they access spaces men can’t but they also show major events in a different way, with less shock and awe and more emotion and connection. They choose to tell the stories of communities unrepresented and overlooked. It’s not to say we don’t need the male photojournalists we have, it’s that we need the perspective shown through these 100 photos to be a part of the work we see from photojournalists. We need more balanced, representative reporting. This book makes this point, it offers the first step towards this balance.

It is fantastic, from start to finish! Heartfelt, compelling, moving, and inspiring. I highly recommend it! Each photo is accompanied by the photographer’s experience and insights into the subject. I found this a wonderful addition to the captivating photography. If you enjoy seeing bias challenged; deepening your understanding of others; and impressive photography, this one is for you! Five out of five on the enJOYment scale.

I received a complimentary copy of the book from Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in these reviews are completely my own

A great, thorough collection of work by women and nonbinary photographers; a great addition to any art collection.

This book is an extraordinary compilation of photographs taken by female and non binary photojournalists. As photojournalism is a field dominated by men; this work strives to showcase the talent of female and non binary photographers. Each photograph includes a commentary of the piece written by the photographer. Many of the photographs touch on deeply intimate themes such as cultural pride, conflict, individuality, and identity. This book touches the heart and makes the reader long for a better world.

I was drawn to this book by the concept: women and nonbinary photographers having access to places men cannot go and subjects men would not/cannot capture.

The photographs are stunning and moving with heartbreaking (or heartwarming) captions. I felt so much emotion while reading it, and really got sucked into each brief story.

The photographers come from many different nationalities and have many different photography subjects and techniques. What brings them all together is the emotion captured in the images, whether they were staged or spontaneous.

The subjects are as diverse as sisters, lesbian community members, family's stolen moments in a hard life, wildlife, images of war and protests, images of child laborers and migrants and refugees... and the styles of photographs are very diverse as well.

I especially enjoyed the ones that had been manipulated in various ways, especially the image taken during the first days of the Covid 19 pandemic, experimentally daubed with cleaning chemicals like bleach. This gave the image of the city an ethereal, dreamlike quality that seems fitting when considering what lockdowns were like.

This is definitely not a light read, and not one to skim through. You get sucked in because the images and stories are so powerful.

*Thanks to NetGalley, Quarto Publishing Group, and White Lion Publishing for providing an early copy for review.

There is no doubt that women photographers / photojournalists can gain access to places men cannot go and can develop relationships with women that male photographers cannot. This book extends that to include non binary artists. The collection has been carefully curated and each photograph has an interpretive narrative written by the photographer to help the reader understand it. Some images made me feel really uncomfortable either because they were particularly intimate or because they felt intrusive. Art should make us feel uncomfortable though so that we can question ourselves as to why that is. If a photograph makes me think beyond the image, it’s achieved the aim of the artist, I think. It’s an interesting, thought-provoking collection with many excellent photographs.

This is a collection with a wide variety of photographs from various photographers.
It contains hopeful images but also heartbreaking ones. They information given with each photograph is very helpful in understanding the image and the thought behind it

I devoured this stunning collection of images from women and non-binary photographers.

Women Photograph was founded in 2017 by Daniella Zalcman, a Vietnamese-American documentary photographer, 2021 Catchlight Fellow, multiple grantee of the National Geographic Society and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, and fellow with the International Women’s Media Foundation. It is a nonprofit working to elevate the voices of women and nonbinary visual journalists. Zalcman wanted to create a database to connect women photographers and news outlets, as editors often said they did not know where to find them.

Because photojournalism is a window on our world, it is important to have diversity behind the lens. This book demonstrates how women and non-binary people will often see and document things, people and places that photographers who are not may not even notice. This is critical when one considers how history is written, and which voices are silent in archives. Projects like this book, and the Women Photograph database, are crucial correctives for historical narratives.

The book is divided into four sections, Identity, Place, Conflict, and Reclamation, each grouping photographs around those ideas. Many of these photographs are already famous, and have won awards. All are accompanied by important context from the photographer: I was struck more than once by my assumptions on looking at a picture, and then being confronted by my own biases on reading the accompanying write-up.

This book is a visit to a world-class photographic exhibition. Thank you to NetGalley and to Quarto Publishing GroupWhite Lion Publishing for access.

"For as long as photojournalism has existed as a discipline," writes Daniella Zalcman in the introduction, one "built around broadening perspectives – the industry has been dominated by white Western men" (6). "What We See" is a response to that, a collection of moments big and small captured by women and nonbinary photographers. Broken into four sections—Identity, Place, Conflict, and Reclamation—the book contains some images you might recognize, that went viral or won major awards, and others that are quieter but ask you to lean in, to look closer.

There are some true gems in here. I particularly loved Xyza Cruz Bacani's "Family Bonding" (18); Gillian Laub's "Grandma's Kitchen" (23); Ana Maria Arévalo Gosen's "Días Eternos" (24); Rena Effendi's "Day of the dead celebration" (78); JEB's "Three in a Tub" (106); Tracy Barbutes' "Smoldering" (116); Koral Carballo's "Yoel's Wishes" (186); Charlotte Schmitz "La Puente" (190); and Mariceu Erthal García's "Waves of the Sea" (192), but there are many many more images that I'd love to hang prints of, or just to read longer articles on their background and symbolism and broader context. (I am also, predictably, drawn to portraits and candid moments—but happily for me, there are many of both throughout the book.)

Each photograph is accompanied by approximately 200 words of text from the photographer—in some cases context for the image, in some cases background on the broader project that the image is part of, in some cases discussions of themes of the sort that you might read in a gallery pamphlet. The words are a bit hit or miss for me (I prefer context and am not fond of abstract gallery descriptions), but it does feel like just the right amount of text to tell you more while keeping the focus on the photographs. I'm going to have to go back through the book more than once, I think, to examine the photographs more closely and to look up some of the photographers.

This is the first book from Women Photograph, and I'm very curious about what themes they might pick for future books—"not cis men" is a huge departure from the voices that are so often the loudest, but it's also very very broad.

Thanks to the curators and publisher for providing a review copy through NetGalley.

Gorgeous photography and powerful stories. Know that some of these are difficult look at. Definitely worth a read!

The theme of the book is that the photos are taken by women and non-binary photographers. The photos are stunning for their uniqueness and individuality. The book is broken into four sections: Identity, Place, Conflict and Reclamation. It includes detailed descriptions by the photographer on what the image represents or what they were trying to capture in the moment. Some are staged while others are spontaneous. Many photographers shared photos that are part of ongoing series or collections. At least one was is a Pulitzer Prize winner. The photos represent many nationalities and countries. This is a really interesting and diverse collection and I really enjoyed the stories or why the photographer chose this picture. Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - White Lion for the temporary ARC.

Gorgeous photography and empowering stories. The photography brings to life the joy, struggles, compassion, diversity, pain and many moments experienced by those featured. Each writing reflects the photo and offers a literal connection to the photo while still allowing a viewer to feel the emotion in the photo. The diversity of the photos was interesting and powerful. The art of photography in this book is captured via the lens of a photographer seeking to capture a single moment in time and offer thought provoking conversations.

The book is broken down into four sections and each is unique with its own message through interpretation. I found the conflict section the most thought provoking and emotional. Each photo offers the viewer a chance to truly ponder what is identity?

Thank you to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review!

This photo book takes a collection of photographs done by a diverse group of women and non-binary photographers.

I was a bit hesitant at the grouping of women and non-binary since that’s often done from the standpoint of viewing non-binary as women adjacent, but that is not what happened in this case and I’m very glad for that.

One of the most important things I think this book does is highlight photographers who are documenting their own homes (be it literal homes or countries) and lived experiences. Photography suffers from having focused too much on white men to tell other people’s stories. There’s a good balance of featuring the joys of life juxtaposed with harsher, sadder moments.

Thank you to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review!

The photography in this book is excellent. The way each photographer captures the world and the stories of the people is amazing. I received the digital as a review copy and have decided this is one of those books that really must be seen in print to truly enjoy it to the fullest.

This visual essay is divided into four sections- identity, place, conflict and reclamation.
Each is well-curated with stunning images which are accompanied by a short contextual description and information about the photographer.
There is humour (like the I Fought the Law project which captures strange laws in image form), pathos (a woman disguising a fractured eye with make-up) and joy (an award-winning iPhone image of two Eritrean refugees marrying in legal limbo in Israel).
There are many styles represented, from documentary to mixed media with illustrated elements.
It will inspire people to learn more about these talented and brilliant women photographers and maybe to catch some exhibitions.

Sadly cannot give a review as I can't open the file due to lack of license. It's a shame, because as a photographer, I am always keen to review work like this.

I especially enjoyed this photobook that read like a curated exhibition of some of the best in photojournalism shot by women and non-binary people. However, the title is confusing. Here and on the cover it is listed as "Women Photograph: What We See," but on Goodreads, it's "What Women See: A new perspective from behind the lens" If you search for the book with the title "Women Photograph: What We See" from NetGalley, it doesn't return any results on Goodreads. To find the book there, I had to search by ISBN. I am a photographer myself and I look forward to seeing the finalized title and cover so that I can help promote the book on Twitter and Instagram.

~~~ I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ~~~

This collection of photographs is unique and eye-opening. The idea is each photograph featured was taken by either a woman or non-binary person. To me this is clunky- I'd prefer one or the other. I value their perceptions that are most definitely different than the "usual white male" photographers, just think that each group (women and non binary) deserve their own collection. The book is split into 4 sections: Identity, Place, Conflict, and Reclamation. I found the images in the "conflict" section to be the most moving. Overall, this is a lovely collection that is certainly worthy of studying, discussing, and analyzing. Great book for a coffee table or waiting area- or an art classroom.

I love this photography book that so clearly captures lives of women, trans and non binary people from around the world. It's stunning and the write ups make me want to research more about the photographers and their work.