Thank you for visiting my site.  Please note that all photographs are copyright Harrison Smith and/or his employers. This site is for display purposes only and reproduction without permission is theft.  This site was designed using iWeb ’06.    

 

I began my studies in photojournalism in high school through job shadow opportunities.  My passion for the craft soon developed while studying photojournalism at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario.  Currently I am studying at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario; earning a major in sociology and minor in philosophy.  

I am fascinated by the power of the photograph: for its role in defining the societies we live in and our sense of identity.  I do not believe that a photograph is an objective representation of reality, nor do I believe a photograph is inert.  Rather, it is a discourse of representation.  A powerful medium of communication which necessarily relies upon the subjective experiences of both the photographer and viewer.  Photography is everywhere, and has played an invaluable role in shaping the consciousness of the individual and society as a whole.  As such, I feel that a photojournalist has a great responsibility towards others through their craft; a photojournalist ought not simply make images for the sake of aesthetics for there is a great degree of consequence and responsibility in the discourse of photography, and the pictures we make everyday.

 

I plan to continue my studies in photography, not just in practice but also in the theoretical understanding of photojournalism as a historical narrative.  No doubt, it is a powerful manner of communication and so we should not simply be asking how we can make photography better, but instead I believe we should question why we feel that photography makes any change in the first place.

 

Thanks for visiting,

Harrison

Internships:

2007 - The Kingston Whig-Standard - Summer

2006 - The Toronto Star - Summer

2005 - The Toronto Star - Summer

2004 - The Windsor Star - Summer

2004 - The National Post - 3 weeks

2003 - The Oakville Beaver - Summer

Extra-curricular:

2004-2005 - Queen’s Tricolour Yearbook Assistant Photo Editor

2005-2007 - Queen’s Tricolour Yearbook Photo Editor

2007-2008 - Queen’s Journal Photo Editor

2004-present - Queen’s Fencing