About Alice Smeets

Alice. Human Being. Photographer. Journalist. Filmmaker. Artist. Project Manager. Student. Teacher. Traveler.

There isn’t just one word to describe what I’m doing. I am a free spirit. I follow my heart and make my dreams and ideas come true. My life’s purpose is to turn negativity into positivity while playing.

I was lucky to assist one of the greatest photojournalists of the last century, Philip Jones Griffiths, who taught me valuable lessons about photography and life.

Since 2007 I have been traveling to and living in Haiti to document the country and its people with my camera and learn about the human race through observation. In 2010 I co-founded a non-profit organization called Viv Timoun with projects in Haiti. In 2012-2013 I directed my first documentary “AIDependence” demonstrating the negative influence of the aid industry on the Haitian population using Haiti as an example for the happenings of most developing countries.

My latest project is called the Ghetto Tarot; a photographic interpretation of the traditional tarot deck in the Haitian slums.

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