Julia Margaret Cameron British Photographer

Julia Margaret Cameron (11 June 1815 26 January 1879) was a British photographer. She became known for her portraits of celebrities of the time, and for photographs with Arthurian and other legendary or heroic themes. Cameron s photographic career was short, spanning eleven years of her life (18641875). She took up photography at the relatively late age of 48, when she was given a camera as a present. Although her style was not widely appreciated in her own day, her work has had an impact on modern p