Bridges' photographs, usually taken at low altitude from a small, single-engine aircraft, force the viewer to examine the landscape from an unfamiliar perspective. Through photographic studies of ancient, sacred and secular architecture and ground art around the world and equally poignant surveys of the contemporary landscape, Bridges has instigated a dialogue with which to examine man's future. Bridges was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1982, a New York State CAPS Grant in 1983, a NEA Grant in 1984, and a Fulbright Fellowship in 1988. She was elected a fellow of The Explorers Club in New York in 1988. She is a licensed pilot for both single engine and multi-engine aircraft.
Bridges lives outside of New York City and in Somerset, England.