Maggie Hallahan

Maggie Hallahan
Born 1961 (age 54–55)
Nationality American
Occupation Photographer
Years active 1977-current

Maggie Hallahan is an editorial and advertising photographer and entrepreneur based in San Francisco, California. Her work has been published internationally in newspapers, magazines and photography books.[1][2][3] In 2004, she founded the multimedia production company MHVP and serves as CEO and director of the company. Her exhibition State of Emergency: Disaster Response in California was featured at the Oakland Museum of California in 2002.[4]

Throughout her career, Hallahan has worked with several philanthropic organizations such as United States Agency for International Development, the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, and the United Nations Foundation.[5][6]

Jaws big wave surfing in Maui, Hawaii (January 4, 2012)

Early life and career

Hallahan became interested in photography in 1969, at the age of eight, after her parents took her to see The Family of Man photography exhibit. After moving with her mother to Los Angeles, she attended Reseda High School where she continued to focus on photography before traveling to Europe.[4] Hallahan began working as an advertising and editorial photographer and had her work featured in The New York Times, Newsweek, Time, the Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, and on Martha Stewart's website.[3][7][8] Hallahan worked with the German magazine Focus (German magazine) from 1995 until 1997.[9][10] She is credited with shooting the "Malibu Fire" photo featured in the Celebrity Skin album released by the band Hole in 1998.[11]

Hallahan was involved in the United Nations Communication Strategies and Project at the UNFPA (1980-1995)

• 1980 in Cambodian refugee camp work Khao-I-Dang Thailand.

• United Nations International Conference on Population and Development with Tipper Gore UN, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Dr. Nafis Sadik (1994)[12]

Hallahan photographed Hillary Clinton's now famous speech at the Beijing Women's Conference in 1995

Hillary Rodham Clinton Fourth Women's Conference Hallahan

In 2002, Hallahan's 45 photograph solo exhibit, State of Emergency: Disaster Response in California was featured at the Oakland Museum of California.[4] Hallahan was selected as a photographer in the Rick Smolan produced event America At Home, in which photographers were asked to document home life in 2007.[3] In July 2007, Hallahans photographs from a trip to Iceland were featured in the book Photoshop Lightroom Adventure by Mikkel Aaland.[13] In 2008, Hallahan's photographic collection on Malaria was included in a book titled, What Matters, by David Elliot Cohen, the book includes works from various authors and photographers as they highlight what they believe are significant issues affecting the world.[14][15] Hallahan worked with the UN Foundation and Roll Back Malaria Partnership to illustrate families and communities directly impacted by Malaria for a exhibition titled, "Champions to End Malaria" in 2011.[6] In 2013, Hallahan worked with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on the Malaria initiative.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Sun, Feifei (September 2008). "Photographs That Can Change The World". Vanity Fair. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ Crossette, Barbar (September 14, 1986). "Sumatra Untamed". The New York Times. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 ""America At Home" Runs This Week". Imgaginginfo. September 10, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Marech, Rona (September 27, 2002). "Photographer Has Keen Eye for Calamity". SFGate. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "The President's Malaria Initiative" (PDF). USAID. April 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Champions To End Malaria" (PDF). Eyes On Malaria. May 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ Stewart, Martha (February 19, 1998). "If You Have yen For Shopping, Stop By Stores in Nagano". Deseret News. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  8. ↑ Mancuso, Jo (November 2, 1998). "Martha Comes to Napa". SFGate. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Doch die knappe Entscheidung im Referendum kann den Bruch in der Bevölkerung der Metropole Quebecs nicht schließen". Focus. November 6, 1995. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  10. ↑ Frank, Von (June 30, 1997). "Olympia Etrem". Focus. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Hole (2) - Celebrity Skin". Discogs. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Task Force to Kick Start Cairo Population Goals | UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund". www.unfpa.org. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  13. ↑ "Photoshop Lightroom Adventure- New From O'Reilly". PPA. July 30, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Haunting Images From 'What Matters'". SFGate. September 17, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  15. ↑ Cohen, David Elliot (September 2, 2008). What Matters:The World's Preeminent Photojournalists and Thinkers Depict Essential Issues of Our Time. Sterling. p. 294. ISBN 1402758340.
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