Hedvig Söderström (1830–1914) was a Swedish photographer.Julner, Evert (1982). ”Stockholms första kvinnliga fotograf?: Hedvig Charlotta Söderström”. Meddelande / Fotografiska museet 1982:1/2,: sid. 11-12. ISSN 0348-5412. ISSN 0348-5412 ISSN 0348-5412. Libris 8708038 She is known as the first woman to open a

photographic studio A photographic studio is often a business owned and represented by one or more photographers, possibly accompanied by assistants and pupils, who create and sell their own and sometimes others’ photographs. Since the early years of the 20th ce ...

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

, in 1857. She was long referred to as the first professional female photographer in Sweden, but this distinction actually belongs to

Brita Sofia Hesselius Brita Sofia Hesselius (1801–1866) was a Swedish daguerreotype photographer. She was likely the first professional female photographer of her country. Hesselius was born in Alster parish in the Karlstad Municipality as the daughter of Olof ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Söderström, Hedvig 1830 births 1914 deaths 19th-century Swedish photographers Pioneers of photography Swedish women photographers 19th-century women photographers