Abbie Trayler-Smith

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Abbie Trayler-Smith
Born
Nationality Welsh
EducationSelf-taught
Known forPhotography [1]
Notable workChelsea2010

Abbie Trayler-Smith is a Welsh documentary and portrait photographer who contributed to The Daily Telegraph for eight years from 1998, covering the war in Iraq and the Asian tsunami. In 2010, with her portrait Chelsea, she won fourth prize in the Taylor Wessing competition, and second prize in 2017 for Fleeing Mosul.

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Life and career

Abbie Trayler-Smith was born in Wales. She is self-taught, specializing in documentary and portrait photography. She worked for The Daily Telegraph for eight years. She has been working as a freelance artist since 2007. [1]

Awards

Personal life

Trayler-Smith lives in London, England. [1]

Publications

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