I have been developing an ongoing series of essays on British Women Photographers work which are being published on Photomonitor.co.uk.
To read PDF versions of essays published so far click on the right.

Made up Lovesong - Bettina Von Zwehl
"Today we see so much large scale photography on the walls of
museums and in contemporary art galleries that many have
begun to believe that all contemporary art photography needs to
be big. In this context, it might seem to be a statement of some
sort that Bettina von Zwehl has chosen to go very small in scale."

Strange Encounters with the work of Anne Hardy:
"Hardy works in a studio context, and over the past 13 years
I have visited each of her three spaces to see work in progress.
On reflection it strikes me that each studio manifests itself in the work
produced there. The space not only impacts physically on what
and how she could construct her installations, but each studio
also represents a phase of her practice."

The Performer emerges in the work of Sian Bonnell
" In her work she often theatrically stages the objects she uses
that become the actors in her constructed plays. Over the years
these animated objects are being replaced by Bonnell herself,
as she has emerged from the background to become the
protagonist of the work. "

Arripare - Gayle Chong Kwan
"Chong Kwan has a track record of working internationally with
photography in the public realm. In that context it seems fitting
that she is the first winner of the biennal REFOCUS: The
Castlegate mima Photography Prize. The new landmark artwork
for Stockton-on-Tees stands at over 38 metres long and is
sited all along one side of Castlegate shopping centre, facing
outwards towards the River Tees."