Enclosures/Exposures

A critical introduction to the ""Festival of Women's
Photography'' in London, organised by Spectrum. The fact that
such a Festival took place poses a number of questions of
relevance to women photographers (such as the relation between
women's photography and contemporary feminism). On the other
hand, there is the danger of women's photography becoming
marginalised, due to the openess of the Spectrum Festival. It is
pointed out that so far no curator has tried to postion and
asses the achievements of particular women, or groups of women
within the medium. The portfolios published in this issue of the
magazine are all by women photographers: Jean-Marie Simon
(photojournalistic work), Shirley Baker (50s street shots),
Megan Jenkinson (highly symbolic photomontages), Graciela
Iturbide (superb Mexican photography).