Alyson is an experienced editorial photographer whose graphic yet keenly observed work has appeared in travel magazines in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and her native South Africa. A mentee of renowned South African fine-art photographer Pieter Hugo and activist photographer Paul Weinberg, Smith also pursues her own social documentary work. One such project is a study of a subsistence fishing village Northwest of Cape Town in which tourism has brought about a cultural and racial collision between longtime inhabitants and more affluent visitors. A recipient of the Master of Professional Studies in Digital Photography degree from New York’s prestigious School of Visual Arts, Smith is also a director of the UK-based Latitude Stock photo agency.

Originally from the UK, she has lived in numerous countries and cities which has sparked her deep desire to be on the road and always planning on where to live next. Currently, she can be found between London and Cape Town with my dog Peppa.

EXHIBITIONS (selected)

2023 FRAGMENTS, The Artist Residency Project Fall 2023 Group Exhibition curated by Hayley Ferber

2023 SLOOM, SVA Residency Alumni Group Exhibition, StudioD9, Chelsea, New York curated by Andrea Champlin

2023 SVA Residency Alumni Group Exhibition, Chicago

2022 The Artist Residency Project Fall 2022 Group Exhibition, Online

2021        CTSP Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa   

2015        School of Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY

2012        UCT gallery, University of Cape Town, South Africa

2010        CTSP Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2009        CTSP Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2008        CTSP Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

PUBLICATIONS (selected)

2016  Travesias Magazine (Mexico City)

2015  Perfect Hideaways (Cape Town)

2014   Mariner Magazine  (Vancouver)

2014  Perfect Hideaways (Cape Town)

2013  Perfect Hideaways (Cape Town)

2013  Travesias Magazine (Mexico City)

2012  Perfect Hideaways (Cape Town)

STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

Photographic work available through Getty Images (USA), Latitude Stock (UK), Alamy (UK), Arcaid and Ambience (UK), Mode Images (UK), Gallo Images (SA), Image Brief (USA)