Maggie Murray
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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]
Publications
Publications by Murray
- Our Own Freedom: Photographs by Maggie Murray: introduction and comments by Buchi Emecheta. London: Sheba, 1982, ISBN 978-0907179092. With text by Buchi Emecheta.
Zines by Murray
- Mildmay Road, Newington Green, N1 1970–1990. Southport: Café Royal, 2025.
Publications with contributions by Murray
- Photography, with Richard Greenhill and Jo Spence. London: Macdonald Educational, 1977. ISBN 9780356060101.