Maggie Murray | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 82–83) |
| Alma mater | Regent Street Polytechnic |
| Occupation(s) | Photojournalist and documentary photographer |
| Known for | Co-founder of Format photographic agency |
Maggie Murray (born 1942) is a British photojournalist and documentary photographer. In 1983, she was a co-founder of the Format photographic agency. Murray's work is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery and in the Maggie Murray Archive at Bishopsgate Institute, London.
Murray studied photography at Regent Street Polytechnic, London. [1] In the 1970s, she was a member of the Hackney Flashers, a socialist-feminist collective of women that created agitprop. In 1983, Murray and Val Wilmer co-founded Format, the first women's photographic agency. Format aimed "both to raise the profile of female photographers and to tackle widespread preconceptions and prejudices". [2] She travelled widely, with a focus on everyday life and work. Later, she particularly focused on the lives of women and other underrepresented groups. [1]
Murray's work is held in the following permanent collections: