1931 Born Berlin, Germany, father a British diplomat,
mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over
the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became
interested in photography through photographing her young children.
No training. 1975 Publication of first co-author book, The
Oldest Road, with writer J.R.L. Anderson. Exhibitions from
the series toured nationally. 1978 Recipient of major award from
Arts Council of Great Britain to continue landscape work in British
Isles, much of which is included in Land. 1984 Start of
British Councils overseas tour of Landscape Photographs. 1985
Publication of Land. Major exhibition of Land at
the Serpentine Gallery, London. 1986 South Bank Show their
first full-length documentary to feature a photographer. 1986/7
Fellow at the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television,
Bradford. 1987/90 President of the Ramblers' Association, UK.
Then life vice president. 1990 Awarded Honorary Fellowship of
the Royal Photographic Society. 1990 six week lecture and workshop
tour of New Zealand. 1992 Awarded Honorary Fellowship by the Royal
Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. 1995 Award from Northern
Arts for the Year of the Visual Arts, and from the Erna and Victor
Hasselblad Foundation to work on the contribution of small farmers
to the character of the Cumbrian landscape. Major retrospective
at the Barbican Centre
in London 2001, with accompanying publication, Honorary Doctotorate
of Arts at De Montfort University, 2002. Died, May 2005 aged 74.
