In this corner the ugly duckling of her family with the nickname “Talent.” Julia Cameron was given her first camera in her 40’s. The rest is history. “I longed to arrest all the beauty that came before me and at length the longing has been satisfied.” Julia Cameron

For more info about this talented artist:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/01/julia-margaret-cameron_n_3832126.html

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/j/julia-margaret-cameron-working-methods/

And in this corner Lady Clementina Hawarden (it is suggested that her immune system was weakened by constant contact with the photographic chemicals causing her death).

Francesca Spickernell, photography specialist at Bonhams, said: “It was pioneering for a woman to be taking photos like this at this point in the 19th century. Her output was prolific and she won awards for her work. She struck out into areas and depicted moods unknown to the art photographers of her age.”

For more info about this talented artist:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/9854840/Lady-Clementina-Hawarden-one-of-Britains-first-female-photographers.html?frame=2473604

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/l/lady-clementina-hawarden/

And who wins the prize? Anyone willing to be judge?