Julia Margaret Cameron was 48 years old when she received her first camera in 1863, but she was soon comfortable behind the lens. With a style that included elements of fantasy and romance, Cameron became one of the most enduring portrait photographers in history.
Friends with many of the noted artists, poets and thinkers of her time, Cameron often featured members of Victorian creative society in her portraits, including this image of Alice Liddell, taken in 1872. Liddell is famous for inspiring the main character in Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland."
An exhibition of 35 of Cameron's masterpieces will open August 19, 2013 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Visit the museum's
website for more information.
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