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A photograph by Robin Schwartz, professor of art, is included in PhotoVogue’s 2025 Women by Women Shortlist. This digital exhibition includes a group of 150 photographers and video makers whose work explores what it means to see—and be seen—as a woman.
The 150 shortlisted artists were selected from nearly 100,000 submissions from more than 9,500 artists across 149 countries and territories. From intimate portraits to bold conceptual narratives, from fashion to documentary, the selected works span a wide range of voices, styles, and visions.
Schwartz’s photograph, taken in Australia, was made possible by support from her Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography project, “Caretakers and Whom They Rescue and Get Rescued Back.” The photograph included in the digital exhibition is titled “Emily and Tal’ngai,” from Schwartz’s series Women Who Rehabilitated Rescued Flying Fox Bats at the Australian Bat Clinic. Led by Trish Patterson and a team of women volunteers, the clinic rescued and rehabilitated over 300 injured flying foxes—victims of habitat loss, climate change, and human activity. Some bats returned to the wild, while others, too severely wounded, remained in lifelong care.
“The project honors these women's compassion and the ecological importance of flying foxes—pollinators essential to Australia's environment. It is also a tribute to resilience, care work, and the fragile bond between species,” says Schwartz.
Schwartz is a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow in Photography. Her award-winning photography and images of animals have appeared in museums and galleries around the world. Her photographs have previously been published in The New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine LIGHTBOX, The New Yorker, Oprah, and National Geographic, among numerous others.
