Photographer, writer and videographer specialising in the humanitarian sector.
As the son of a film producer, I grew up around cameras, studios, and television production facilities. But while studying cinematography, and during my early years in the television industry, I found that I craved time alone with a camera and had a growing need to tell stories that mattered.
In 2006, I headed to Uganda, Kenya and Cambodia on a photojournalism assignment – writing a feature story for the Sydney Morning Herald and working with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF / Doctors Without Borders) for the first time.
More assignments, employment and contracts followed and I am honoured to have worked with organisations including MSF, UNICEF, The Fred Hollows Foundation and Opportunity International.
I would be honoured to work with you as well.
Please contact me directly for projects or to enquire about purchasing my work.
Matthew Smeal, Laos, 2018