Marilyn Bridges — Biography



1948 Born in New Jersey

 

 Marilyn Bridges, photographer, pilot and explorer, illuminates the bonds between the mark-makers of 3,000 B.C. and the builders of our modern cities. Ancient or contemporary, Bridges's landscapes serve the dual role of interpreting the power of extraordinary sites and creating visual records that may prove to be the only means of preserving these sites against the eroding elements of time and neglect.

Bridges's work itself is about time, both geological and human. Through her photographs she sketches the history of man. Yet, rarely do humans appear in her images. Rather, like an archaeologist, she attempts to define a culture through the traces that remain. Some have great importance while other traces are without significant distinction. Yet, all reflect their creators' worlds and often the achievements of their physical, intellectual and spiritual powers.

Marilyn Bridges's personal work has been shown in over 300 exhibitions worldwide and is included in over 80 museums and private collections. She is also a much sought after aerial landscape photographer with clients in Europe, Japan, and the United States. Her photographs have appeared in major magazines, including Vanity Fair, Conde Nast Traveler, Life, Archaeology, Smithsonian and The New York Times.

She is the author of seven books and has numerous awards including: Guggenheim Fellowship '82, CAPS Grant '83, NEA Grant, Fulbright Grant '88, Makedonas Kostas Award (Greece) '89, Elected fellow of The Explorers Club '88, 1991 Medal of Arles, Recontres Internationals de la Photographie; Arles, France.