Alexander Parkyn-Smith

Photographer, filmmaker & visual anthropologist.

My interests lie in understanding human environmental relations, the perception of risk and the way that people tell stories to help make sense of change. I have regional expertise in Central Asia, specifically Kazakhstan.

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Contact: alex@myriadfilm.com

Education

PhD Social Anthropology, St Chad's College, Durham University

MA Visual Anthropology, Goldsmiths College, University of London

BA Anthropology, St Chad's College, University of Durham

Exhibitions

2022

Royal Photographic Society IPE 162 - 3 images selected from the project 'Museum of Corruption'

The Museum of Gloucester: 27th January - 5th June 2022

2021

Royal Photographic Society IPE 162 - 3 images selected from the project 'Museum of Corruption'

Museum of Somerset, Taunton: 9th May - 10th July 2021

2020

Royal Photographic Society IPE 162 - 3 images selected from the project 'Museum of Corruption'

Beverley Art Gallery, Beverley: 13 June - 12 September 2020

Royal Albert Hall, London: 2 April - 27 April 2020 (Cancelled due to Coronavirus)

RPS House, Bristol: 15 February - 22 March 2020

Awards

2020

Selected for Royal Photographic Society's IPE 162 Exhibition

2018

Finalist in EyeEm Awards. Photojournalist Category.

Talks

2020

30th September - Museum of Corruption student workshop for East Riding County Council

15th February - RPS Snapshots talk for the opening of IPE 162 exhibition

Articles

March 2022 - 'War in Ukraine - An Interview with Dr. Taras Fedirko', featuring images from our collaboration in Ukraine. ASA Online, Journal of the Association of Social Anthropologists

October 2021 - ‘I am not your cat’: a graphic novel informing young girls in Ukraine about ‘their sexual safety, their body and boundaries’, writing and photography for the BEARR Trust