I'm a writer, a fine art and fashion photographer, and a creative director, based in North London.

My first novel is The Waking (Wundor Editions 2017). My first collection of poetry is Sea of the Edge (Wundor Editions 2018).

My poetry has been published in magazines and journals including The London Magazine, Acumen, Envoi, Poetry Salzburg Review and Orbis. I was a winner at The London Magazine Poetry Prize 2018. I won the Orbis Readers' Award in March 2019. I have been shortlisted for various other awards.

My new fine art photoseries Ascension won honourable mentions at the Lucie International Photo Awards 2020, the Moscow International Foto Awards in 2020 and 2021 and the Tokyo International Foto Awards 2022. Ascension was published as a photobook by Red Turtle Photobook in the autumn of 2023. It was exhibited at AOCF 58 Galleria Bruno Lisi in Rome in April and May 2023. More details about Ascension can be found here.

My first photoseries Chora was exhibited at Hagi Art, Tokyo, January-February 2020, and Landabout, Tokyo for the following year. It was shown at Arte Spazio Tempo in Venice in April 2021.

My fine art photography has featured in group shows across the US, the UK and Italy.

I create fashion editorial and brand campaigns. You can find my fashion portfolio here.

I read English Literature at Christ Church College, Oxford



CONTACT

matt@matthew-smith.co.uk