Margaret Burke - Profile

Margaret Burke, photo by Alexandra Burke

Margaret Burke currently resides in North Texas. She graduated from the University of North Texas in 2000 with a BA in Radio/TV/Film and a minor in political science. After a year in Austin as a camera operator and assistant editor, she moved to Tokyo, Japan, to teach English and travel. Margaret also took the opportunity to visit Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.

In addition to a love of travel, Margaret has always been a photographer. She had a photography show in November 2004 at the Magnolia in Dallas and has been hired for weddings and portraits. She worked at a professional photo lab as the lab manager for four years doing digital restoration, until the lab went out of business after 30 years.

In all her years as a projectionist, teacher, and freelance videographer, Margaret has always loved writing. She has done several film critiques; some of her other writing can be viewed on Film Threat (for the Dazed and Confused 10 year reunion) and Escape Artist, regarding her decision to live in Japan.