Mari Mahr (born 1941) is a Hungarian-British photographer. She was born in

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where her

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parents had fled during World War II. After the war, the family moved back to

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. Mahr was inspired to study journalism by

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's film ''

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''. She also became a trainee press photographer. In 1973 she moved to London and continued her photography studies at the

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(now the University of Westminster). She has lived and worked in London ever since. Mahr has had over 60 exhibitions around the world. The

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staged Mahr retrospectives in her countries of origin Hungary and Chile. She received the Fox Talbot Award from the

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in 1989. A book titled ''Between Ourselves: The Photographs of Mari Mahr'' was published in 1998, featuring contributions by

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References

External links

Mari Mahr website

autobiographical note
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahr, Mari 1941 births People from Santiago, Chile British women photographers Hungarian women photographers Hungarian photographers Living people Alumni of the Polytechnic of Central London