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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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  • Nathalie Daoust (born 1977), images taken in hotel rooms, a Tokyo love hotel, Berlin interiors
  • Nancy Davenport (born 1965), visual artist and photographer
  • Moyra Davey (born 1958), artist whose work includes photography, video and writing
  • Sally Davies (born 1956), painter and photographer
  • Clara Dennis (1881–1958), images of early 20th century Nova Scotia and Mi'kmaq people
  • Susan Dobson (born 1965), photographer, focuses on themes of urban landscape and suburban culture
  • Julie Doiron (born 1972)
  • Marie-Alice Dumont (1892–1985), portrait and landscape photography
  • Carol Dunlop (1946–1982), writer, translator, activist and photographer
  • Chantal duPont (1942–2019), multidisciplinary artist

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  • Jessica Eaton (born 1977), minimalist and geometric photographs relying on in-camera effects
  • Julie Enfield (fl 2000s), portrait photographer and writer
  • Janieta Eyre (born 1971), British-born Canadian art photographer

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  • Rosalie Favell (born 1958), artist working with photography and digital collage

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  • Samra Habib (fl 2014), Pakistani-Canadian photographer, writer and activist
  • Jane Eaton Hamilton (born 1954), writer, poet, visual artist and photographer
  • Naomi Harris (born 1973), portraits of people from sub-cultures
  • Kiana Hayeri (born 1988), photojournalist
  • Isabelle Hayeur (born 1969), visual artist working with photographs and experimental film
  • 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)
  • Minna Keene (1849–1943), German-Canadian pictorial portrait photographer
  • Violet Keene (1893–1987), English-born Canadian photographer of artists and statesmen
  • Holly King (born 1957), artist creating photographs of constructed landscapes
  • Marianna Knottenbelt (born 1949), Dutch-Canadian photographer, architect and real-estate developer
  • Nadya Kwandibens, First Nations photographer

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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
  • Lana Šlezić (fl 2000s), photographer and filmmaker
  • Mary Spencer (1857–1938), photographer, photojournalist and artist
  • Barbara Spohr (1955–1987), photographed Alberta city scenes and people
  • Elaine Stocki (born 1979), educator known for her paintings and photographs

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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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