David Maurice Smith

David Maurice Smith began his working life supporting individuals in disadvantaged communities as a social worker. It was this experience with those on the fringe of society that shaped a desire to explore personal stories and led him to documentary photography. He has since made a name for himself exploring cross-cultural issues and marginalized communities through still imagery and multimedia and in 2013 he was named Australian Emerging Documentary Photographer of the Year. 

His work has been recognized in the International Photography Awards, The American Photography Awards, The Anthrophographica Awards, The Head On Portrait prize and he was awarded the LIFE Magazine Grant at the prestigious Eddie Adams Workshop in New York in 2011. In 2013 he was awarded the $10,000 POOL Grant for his personal project “Living in the Shadows”. His images have been exhibited at the International Centre for Photography (NYC), The Museum of the City of New York, The State Library of New South Wales, Customs House (Sydney) and as a part of PHOTOVILLE (NYC), The Reportage Festival, The American Photography Symposium, The Head On Photo Festival and the Ballarat International Foto Biennale.

David is originally from Canada and has been based in Sydney since 2009. He joined Australia's prestigious Oculi Collective in 2012. His work is represented in the USA by Redux Pictures and in Europe by l'agence VU. Clients include The New York Times, Geo Magazine, The Guardian (UK), Le Monde, CNN, The Discovery Channel, Monocle Magazine, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Huffington Post and the Surfer's Journal.