World and Adventure Travel Writers David and Anna Smith

David Smith morphed into a full time freelance digital photographer and world traveler from a business career in crisis management and finance just 10 years ago. His images have been published worldwide in travel guides, books, magazines, newspapers and web sites. He is represented internationally by stock photo agencies. David embraced the digital photography world in the mid 1990’s before digital camera and is passionate about what he does – photography, teaching it and traveling the world.

He is an honors graduate of the University of British Columbia with a B.Sc. in Chemistry. David ponders: “Life is crazy - when they took the chemistry out of photography - I got really got into it” 

He is a professional member of the Editorial Photographers Association and past President of the North Shore Photographic Society of West Vancouver, B.C. where he resides. David has published and frequently updates a popular Tutorial CD ‘Digital and Travel Photography’. 

Between world travels he teaches digital photography to beginner, enthusiast and pro photographers. Both he and his wife Anna, a fabric artist, are frequent cruise ship guest lecturers -he speaks on travel destinations and photography; she speaks on exotic world fabrics and conducts textile and fabric workshops.

“The only reason we come home from our travels is to change our clothes and see our 5 grandchildren”

David is recognized as a world-class lecturer and keynote speaker. His knowledge of the creative process, his friendly relaxed fun style, travel adventures and life experiences make his presentations truly informative, entertaining and inspiring. David and Anna are available as keynote speakers and workshop leaders at business conferences, travel industry gatherings, photography seminars and customer appreciation sessions. 

Recent Public Speaking Clients: Holland America Cruise Lines, Dundee Securities. District of West Vancouver, Justice Institute of BC. 

Contact David Smith: Cell 604-818-7662 dave@imagebyinterface.com

Web Sites:  www.imagebyinterface.com   www.interfaceimages.com

Anna Smith

Color and fiber have influenced Anna since her toddler years. Anna resides in West Vancouver, BC where she instructs fabric arts, quilting and photo transfer classes at art galleries and quilting guilds. She has served on the Executive on several BC Quilting Guilds. As a frequent world traveler, it is her mission to search out new textiles and innovative fabric art techniques to complement her overflowing fabric and embellishment library.  

She and her husband, David, a professional travel photographer, travel writer and guest lecturer always have their bags and cameras packed for their next travel adventure. When Anna added photography to her many passions it was only time until she needed to preserve her special photos and works of art into fabric photo creations.

Anna has a passion for color and creating new designs from world fabrics gathered in her travels, She constantly researches and records her discoveries whether it be in the jungles of South America, markets of South East Asia, deserts of Africa or the galleries of Europe. She has lectured on exotic fabrics of the World on cruise ships in 6 continents and continues to teach fabric arts and share her passion when she is at home. Her works have been exhibited nationally and internationally in art galleries, offices, stores and museums.

Anna particularly enjoys the people she has met while pursuing her passion. With colorful travel tales and fabric samples she is bound to entertain, inform and inspire you with enthusiasm and a sense of humor. Anna’s motto is to live each day to the fullest, just like her overflowing fabric studio. Photo of Anna courtesy Joanne Gowing

Contact Anna Smith: tel 604-926-2006

anna@imagebyinterface.com   www.imagebyinterface.com  

Web Sites:  www.imagebyinterface.com   www.interfaceimages.com