ABOUT

Meg Handler is a social documentary photographer, photo editor, and curator with a focus on politics, media culture, and social justice.

She began her career in the early 90’s in New York City photographing ACT-UP and  the reproductive rights movement. As a member of WHAM! (Women’s Health Action Mobilization) she documented several pro choice actions. Meg also made photographs of the anti-abortion organization, Operation Rescue. A cohort of independent photographers covered all this activity. After 30 years of their photographs rarely being seen, they were finally shown as part of the seminal 2017 exhibition , ”Whose Streets? Our Streets: New York City 1980-2000″, which Meg co-curated .

Meg is the former photo editor of The Village Voice. Following The Voice, Meg worked at U.S. News & World Report, Blender, New York Magazine, COLORS and Polaris Images. She has edited a number of books, including the monograph, Phil Stern: A Life’s Work. Other notable books, PAPARAZZI by Peter Howe, Cherry Hill: A Childhood Re-Imagined by Jona Frank and Reaganland by Rick Perlstein. In 2021, Meg left her 9-year post as the Editor at Large for Reading The Pictures. In 2022, Meg co-curated  Postcards From Forever dedicated to abortion rights, featuring both past and present photographs from several countries illustrating the ongoing global struggle for reproductive justice. Meg lives in Detroit.