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VICKY SMITH | WRITER & PHOTOGRAPHER: TRAVEL & ARTSHi I’m Vicky – a journalist, copywriter and photographer based in England. Travel is my main focus, though I sometimes cover arts too.
Previously an editor at leading North West lifestyle publication Confidentials, where I remain an occasional travel contributor, I became freelance in 2021 after relocating from Manchester. I have writing and photography bylines in BBC Travel, The Guardian, The Independent, Wanderlust, Bradt Guides, loveEXPLORING and more. Also an experienced copywriter, I have written for a range of brands. See my Writing page for details. Standalone travel photography is another interest: this website displays both images I’ve taken simply to document my travels and more professionally minded work (please click to view whole images, note all are reduced size; full-quality originals are available on request). |
A little more about me and this site
* I've visited 7 continents and over 40 countries, but the wanderlust is yet to fade. I doubt it ever will
* A huge Hispanophile, I speak fluent Spanish and plan to spend more time living in Spain
* I hold a First Class Publishing Media degree from Oxford Brookes University, and a ‘Superior’ level certificate in Spanish Language and Culture from Salamanca University
* I’m a self-confessed experience junkie: sampling the local likes of beetle larvae and fermented shark, bungee jumping over one of Nepal’s wildest rivers, studying meditation in a Buddhist monastery...you get the gist, but I generally spare you photos of me on my travels here (alongside things I eat and drink, where I stay and the usual social media trappings)
* On this site you’ll also rarely see photos of museums and galleries, inside religious places or of Britain – mainly due to me wanting to experience some places, including my homeland, without a viewfinder. In most destinations, of course, my camera is like a limb!
For commissions, enquiries and photography licensing, please email vicky.wordsmith@gmail.com
* I've visited 7 continents and over 40 countries, but the wanderlust is yet to fade. I doubt it ever will
* A huge Hispanophile, I speak fluent Spanish and plan to spend more time living in Spain
* I hold a First Class Publishing Media degree from Oxford Brookes University, and a ‘Superior’ level certificate in Spanish Language and Culture from Salamanca University
* I’m a self-confessed experience junkie: sampling the local likes of beetle larvae and fermented shark, bungee jumping over one of Nepal’s wildest rivers, studying meditation in a Buddhist monastery...you get the gist, but I generally spare you photos of me on my travels here (alongside things I eat and drink, where I stay and the usual social media trappings)
* On this site you’ll also rarely see photos of museums and galleries, inside religious places or of Britain – mainly due to me wanting to experience some places, including my homeland, without a viewfinder. In most destinations, of course, my camera is like a limb!
For commissions, enquiries and photography licensing, please email vicky.wordsmith@gmail.com