Marjorie Maxwell

Born 1932

Finley, NSW

“Never trust a red-haired woman or a chestnut horse.”

With the kids in tow, I drove west towards Deniliquin on an expedition to photograph a couple for the new series. We reached Finley with ‘requests’ for a toilet stop and an icecream. I pulled over at the local Rotary run Op shop while the smalls stretched their legs. It was completely by chance that I ran into Marjorie Maxwell. She stood out from behind the register of the shop with her grey hair, purple jumper and bright red lipstick. A warm smile broke across her face as I came through the door, drawing me in and before I knew it we were talking across the counter like old friends. She was one of those people that make you feel completely comfortable. I immediately wanted to tell her story and I told her I was a photographer and asked if I could take her picture.

“I’m a real local” she said, “I was born, married and raised a family here”. She proclaimed that she couldn’t live without the sense of community that Finley has. “By being involved, it keeps me going”.

I hope that somehow, this portrait conveys this.

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