Biography
After a career as a New York Fashion Editor and working along side the
greats of fashion photography, Aline Smithson discovered the family
Rolleiflex and never looked back. Now represented by galleries across
the country and published throughout the world, Aline continues to create
her award-winning photography with humor, compassion, and a 50-year-old
camera. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including
the PDN Photo Annual, Communication Arts Photo Annual, Eyemazing, Artworks,
Shots, Pozytyw, and Silvershotz magazines. She has exhibited widely
including solo shows at the Griffin Museum of Photography, the Oswald
Gallery, and Wallspace Gallery in Seattle. Aline has been the Gallery
Editor for Light Leaks Magazine, writes and edits the blog, Lenscratch,
and has been curating exhibitions for a number of galleries and on-line
magazines. She was nominated for The Excellence in Photographic Teaching
Award in 2008 and for the Santa Fe Prize in Photography in 2009 by the
Santa Fe Center of Photography.
Statement
"As a mother, wife, teacher, editor, person engaged in the pathos
and miracle of the world we live in, I look to tell stories that are
familiar, yet unexpected. The poignancy of childhood, aging, relationships,
family, and moments of introspection or contemplation continue to draw
my interest. I also want to look for humor and sadness and create photographs
that evoke universal themes. It's all about exploring the world with
an open heart and mind, with the yin and the yang of life."