Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell is a photographer based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her overarching interest lies in people and their stories, with childhood, youth, place and belonging often explored in the people and places photographed. Her work seeks to portray the individual and their experience(s) with projects ranging from exploring communities and children’s worlds through to long-term documentation series on socio-political issues.
Margaret 's work has been exhibited widely including at the National Portrait Gallery, Somerset House, Street Level Photoworks and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. She is the recipient of both national and international awards including the Sony World Photography Awards (2nd place Professional: Contemporary Issues, 2018) and The Royal Photographic Society’s IPE160 (Gold Award, 2017). Work has been acquired for the permanent collections of the National Galleries of Scotland and the Martin Parr Foundation and has featured in the Guardian, De Correspondent, and New Statesman amongst others.
Website: margaretmitchell.co.uk
From the series In This Place © Margaret Mitchell
