List of Canadian women photographers

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This is a list of women photographers who were born in Canada or whose works are closely associated with that country.

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  • Jessica Eaton (born 1977), minimalist and geometric photographs relying on in-camera effects

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  • Jane Eaton Hamilton (born 1954), writer, poet, visual artist and photographer
  • Heidi Hollinger (born 1968), political photographer
  • Elsie Holloway (1882–1971), photographer, known for her portraits and historic photos of Newfoundland people and its surroundings
  • April Hickox (born 1955), lens based artist, founding director of Gallery 44 Centre For Contemporary Photography

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  • Ruth Kaplan (born 1955), artist and documentary photographer
  • Zahra Kazemi (1948–2003), see Iran
  • Marianna Knottenbelt (born 1949), Dutch-Canadian photographer, architect and real-estate developer

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  • Shelley Niro (born 1954), Mohawk multidisciplinary artist
  • Farah Nosh (active since 2002), Iraqi-Canadian photojournalist

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  • Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri (born 1983), Indian-Canadian-British feminist director and fashion photographer
  • Thelma Pepper (1920–2020)
  • Nancy Petry (born 1931), known for innovation within the fields of painting, photography, film and performance art
  • Jenny Pike (1922–2004), developed D-Day photos during WWII, later worked as darkroom technician for Canadian police

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  • June Sauer (born 1920s), Montreal fashion photographer specializing in fur
  • Faye Schulman (1919–2015), Jewish partisan photographer
  • Sandra Semchuk (born 1948), photographer
  • Erin Shirreff (born 1975), multidisciplinary artist, primarily works with photography, sculpture and video
  • Floria Sigismondi (born 1965), Italian-Canadian film director, screenwriter, music video director, artist and photographer
  • Leah Singer, photographer and multimedia artist
  • Clara Sipprell (1885–1975), early 20th century landscape photographer, also known for her portraits of famous actors, artists, writers and scientists
  • Mary Spencer (1857–1938)
  • Barbara Spohr (1955–1987)
  • Elaine Stocki (born 1979)

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  • Margaret Watkins (1884–1969), remembered for her contributions to advertising photography
  • Edith Watson (1861–1943), known for her photojournalistic images of everyday life, working people, and women, particularly in Canada
  • Sally Elizabeth Wood (1857–1928), early woman photographer in Quebec's Eastern Townships

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  • Jin-me Yoon (born 1960), South Korean-born multidisciplinary artist, who often works with photography, video and elements of performance

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