Megan Bainbridge is a lens-based artist from Southern Maine. She graduated in 2023 with a dual degree in Photography (B.F.A.) and Sociology (B.A.) from the University of Hartford. The artist creates her work using 35mm and medium-format film, at times incorporating media such as acrylic paint and cyanotype. While she utilizes both color and black and white film, shooting Ektar 100 on her Mamiya C220 is Megan's preferred photographic method.
As a fine artist, she explores personal and sociological topics through various avenues. Her thesis exhibition at the Hartford Art School's Joseloff Gallery explored topics of dual nationality, drawing from her family’s photo archive. Her solo experimental color darkroom exhibition at the University of Hartford's Mortensen Library, "Touring Tourism," considered the topic of tourism from her perspective as a German American. She continues to build upon her tourism series, most recently revisiting her relationship with tourism as someone who grew up in Southern Maine.
Two of her ongoing series are research-inspired and advocacy-driven. Specifically, her "Reading the Back" and "Phone Testing" series, respectively, critique the lack of regulation in the United States for harmful food additives and cell phone radio-frequency testing standards. The articles she cites, as well as her artist statements, are listed on her portfolio website under the "series" tab.
.For commission-based work, Megan primarily photographs portraits of candid and posed subjects, as well as musicians at work. Her commission-centered photography portfolio is available under "work" on her portfolio website. Inquiries regarding scheduling a shoot should be sent via email. In addition, Megan has experience as an analog photography instructor. Currently, she teaches a Cyanotype Workshop at Factory 3 in Portland, Maine. She values meaningful connection, networking, and collaboration.
