Marilyn Bridges
Encyclopedia
Marilyn Bridges is an American
photographer noted for her aerial photographs of ancient and modern landscapes of extraordinary and often religious sites.
Bridges was born in Newark, New Jersey
. She studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology
, earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts
in 1979 and her Master of Fine Arts
in 1981. She started her photography career by working for travel magazines in 1970 and photographing Brazil
in 1972. In 1976 Bridges became interested in aerial photography when she photographed the Nazca
plain, Peru
.
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photographer noted for her aerial photographs of ancient and modern landscapes of extraordinary and often religious sites.
Bridges was born in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
. She studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
, earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
in 1979 and her Master of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
in 1981. She started her photography career by working for travel magazines in 1970 and photographing Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
in 1972. In 1976 Bridges became interested in aerial photography when she photographed the Nazca
Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The high, arid plateau stretches more than between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana about 400 km south of Lima...
plain, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
Awards and honours
- Guggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
1982 - CAPS Grant 1983
- NEA Grant 1984
- Fulbright Grant 1988–9
- Makedonas Kostas Award (Greece) 1989
- Elected fellow of the Explorers Club 1988
- Medal of Arles, Recontres Internationals de la Photographie, Arles, France 1991
- WINGS TRUST Award 2003
Publications
- Markings: Aerial Views of Sacred Landscapes (New York: Aperture, Inc., 1986)
- The Sacred & Secular: A Decade of Aerial Photography (New York: International Center of PhotographyInternational Center of PhotographyThe International Center of Photography is a photography museum, school, and research center in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
, 1990) - Planet Peru: An Aerial Journey Through A Timeless Land (New York: Aperture, Inc., 1991)
- Vue d'oiseau, la mission photographique transmanche (Douchy, France: Centre Regional de la Photographie, 1996)
- Egypt: Antiquities from Above (Boston: Bulfinch Press, Little Brown & Co., 1996)
- Sacred & Secular: The Aerial Photography of Marilyn Bridges [CD-ROM] (New York: The Voyager Company, 1996)
- This Land Is Your Land (New York: Aperture, 1997)
- Vol au-dessus de la Wallonie (Charleroi, Belgium: Editions MET, Musee de la photographie a Charleroi, Belgium, 1999)