About
Mary-Louise Miller (ML) grew up in the small Southern town of Summerton, SC and upon graduation from high school, received her first 35mm camera. ML received a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Journalism and Media Arts) and a M.A.T. in Education, both from the University of South Carolina.
As a freelance photographer, she has been published internationally by leading publications and by major corporations. Her personal work has focused on issues related to race and specifically, with the civil rights history of her hometown of Summerton, SC. Photographic portraits of the Briggs v. Elliott petitioners currently hang in SC Congressman James Clyburn’s office on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC and at the Modjeska Monteith Simkins Center for Justice, Ethics and Human Rights, Columbia, SC. Photography documenting SC Governor Richard W. Riley’s terms in office is held in the collection of the SC State Museum, the SC Archives and the University of South Carolina.
ML resides in Columbia, SC and continues her exploration of the photographic image, expanding on lifelong themes, and thru new works.
For inquiries, commissions or acquisitions, please contact me at ml_miller@att.net