Groundbreaking photographic artist Hannah Maynard was born in Bude, England. Maynard and her husband opened one of Victoria, B.C.’s first photography studios, specializing in portraiture. On the vanguard of a budding art form, Maynard was known for her experimentation and techniques such as photo sculpture and multiple exposures. Heavily influenced by the spiritualist movement, her photos often contain a sense of the surreal.