S7 E69 - Tabatha Fireman
Tune into our chat with Tabatha Fireman, a UK based photographer turned agent, and the founder of Female Perspective. She started her work journey in the photographic department at EMI Records and then went on to further her career working inside and out of major photographic establishments. She founded her agency in 2018 and represents a super talented selection of women photographers.
Always on a mission to up her game when it comes to elevating the female voice, she is now working on the launch of something even cooler, and that is Shot by Women. It’s an image bank filled with content shot exclusively by global women and feminine-of-centre photographers, with a platform designed to promote, encourage, and engage contributors.
She is a true force to be reckoned with making inroads in helping to increase visibility of female creators and change the lens through which we all see our world by putting women behind it.
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APA is providing those who are listening to this Focus on Women podcast, an opportunity to join APA using a $25 coupon code. APA memberships start at just $50 a year, so that’s half off an annual Contributor membership. Use the code: FOW2021 (as in Focus on Women) to take advantage of this offer. The code will be valid until the end of 2021. Join at APA National.org. If you have any questions, reach out to Juliette Wolf-Robin, she is the executive director of APA and on the board of Focus on women.