Winnipeg-born, Toronto-based photographer Alyssa Bistonath’s fascination with images, narrative, poetry and pursuit of social justice are the guiding force behind her body of work. Since completing her BFA in New Media at Ryerson University, Alyssa’s photos have appeared in many publications, including the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine, the Magenta Foundation’s Flash Forward, and Eye Weekly. Most recently, she took a Grand Prize in the year-long Show Your Ontario photo competition, and led photography workshops for at-risk children in Toronto’s Regent Park and in Kisumu, Kenya. Alyssa’s extensive travels have led to some of her most extraordinary work: she has travelled to Ethiopia, South Africa, Mali, Brazil, and El Salvador with World Vision. To date, Antarctica is the only continent she’s never set foot on.
Publications:
• BlogTO/ Tonight Magazine
• Canadian Immigrant Magazine
• Child View Magazine
• CTV.ca
• Emirates Woman Magazine
• Eye Weekly
• Eye On the Hill - Sun Media
• Flash Forward - The Magenta Foundation
• Le Droit
• The National Post
• Ontario, Seasons of Discovery -OTMPC
• Prefix Photo Magazine
• The Report on Business Magazine -The Globe and Mail
• Sway Magazine
• Sympatico MSN Lifestyle
• Toronto Life -Food Guide
• TV Week Magazine
• WorldVision.ca
Press & Recognition
• Get to Know Your Little City, Blisstree.com (2009)
• Hope Moment Photo Exhibit, SNAP Ottawa Downtown (2009)
• Photos Capture the Heart of Child Poverty, Ottawa Citizen (2009)
• Photographer Keeping Hope Alive, 24 Hours Ottawa Edition (2009)
• Winner, Show Your Ontario Competition (Magenta Foundation/ Globe & Mail/ Ontario Tourism Board) (2008-2009)
• Winner, Canadian Church Press Awards (2008)
• Winner, Flash Forward - Magenta Foundation for the Arts (2006)
Alyssa Bistonath Photography: Of Life After 24,
