Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell’s work ranges from exploring communities and children’s worlds to projects on the individual and society. Connection, ethics, and sincerity sit at the heart of her approach with photography that bridges psychological landscapes and social concerns. Her imagery explores the intricacies and complexities of people’s lives with a particular emphasis on place and belonging.

She has exhibited widely including at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh (2017 & 2022) and at the National Portrait Gallery, London as part of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize (2014 & 2022). Her latest body of work An Ordinary Eden premiered at Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow in 2023.

Work has been acquired for the permanent collections of the National Galleries of Scotland, the Martin Parr Foundation, and the University of Stirling Art Collection. Her book ‘Passage’ (Bluecoat Press, 2021) reflects on the nature of disadvantage and privilege in a study over three generations. Recognition includes in the Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award (2022 & 2024), the Sony World Photography Awards (2018, Contemporary Issues, 2nd), and the Royal Photographic Society IPE (2017, 1st).