Dorrie McVeigh
France +33
dorriemcveigh@gmail.com
About
I was born in New York and grew up in London in a large, eccentric and wonderful family. From my experiences as a child growing up with American parents in Britain, I found from a young age that I was fascinated by people, travel and cultural characteristics. Following school, I chose a degree in Comparative Religion, where I specialised in Hinduism. This degree paved the road to India where I spent four months researching and photographing the 1998 Maha Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. Through the eye of my first camera, initiated in the soft light that is so unique in India, I became fully immersed in capturing this extraordinary festival. This event changed in many ways the course of my life, leading me on my first steps towards my career and igniting an irrevocable love for photography. Inspired by this newfound passion, I went on to study at The London College of Printing and later specialised in portraiture at Central St Martins in London. Through my pictures I search to portray my fascination in both the frailty and beauty of the places and people I have encountered. I am now living with my husband and two kids in Marseille in the south of France.
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