Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864 – 1952) is said to be the first
woman cave photographer. Her primary work consists of magazines, portraits, and
social and architectural documentation. Frances started to experiment with
photography during the 1885 when she started her professional studio in
Washington, D.C . She was a writer as well. In 1891 she went to Mammoth Cave to
gather content for the Demorest’s Family Magazine June 1892 article and her
book Mammoth Cave by Flash-Light published in 1893. Later in life she
photographed prominent members of Washington’s political and social circles and
authored a series of articles about women photographers for the Ladies Home
Journal. #WomenCavers #ewls #CavePhotography
Source: kentuckyexplorer.comWritten by Tabitha Rossmann
Edited by Lisa Bauman
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