Meaghan Major had the urge to be a witness of the world she experienced and chose photography and journalism to express her sensitivity to people and to places. Born and raised in a Franco - American family, she was exposed early on to the individual aspects of a multicultural life. She has since made the world her home, balancing the paradox of urban living and nurturing an inner life. "I seek to develop my wisdom through an active development of the world" may explain her consideration for people's uniqueness rather than for their difference and her relentless focus on capturing the unseen beauty in mundane things, seeking to reveal their hidden qualities to our often glazed eyes.
Most recently she has focused on social issues such as AIDS in Manhattan and the Muslim community in France, as well as on developing her body of work on urban culture. Meaghan was published in the special issue of Courrier International in October 2008. She worked in the Press department of