Photographer and art activist Laurie Smith tells stories through narrative photography while exploring the complexities of culture. For more than 30 years, she has photographed food, culture, and travel in a reportage style. Laurie approaches her subjects honestly, with only her Leica and a monopod strapped over her shoulder, taking advantage of ever-changing natural light to photograph the story in front of her.
She has shot over 35 cookbooks and photographed for regional and national publications, including Denver’s 5280 magazine, Saveur, and Food & Wine, traveling on assignment to markets, kitchens, and restaurants around the U.S. and the world.
For the past five years, she has turned her eye to something close to her heart.
Laurie’s roots in West Texas pull her to the U.S.–Mexico border to document what is unfolding at the border wall.
