About
I create garden and travel lifestyle stock photography images that are available through me directly and through a variety of stock websites. I use my Photoshop talent to create original works of art that are available as fine art prints. I also do retouching, photo restorations and am available for commissions and assignment work. If you have any questions about my work please don’t hesitate to contact me.
My passion for photography began with a 110 camera my parents gave me when I was about 6 years old. I was always taking pictures. In high school, I started to develop a passion for the darkroom. My father passed on his own well-loved Pentax SLR and I began to make images with more intent.
I moved from New Brunswick to attended The University of King’s College, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where I achieved a bachelor of Journalism with combined honours in International Development Studies. Best of all, I met Andrew, the man who would become my husband, best friend and travel partner.
While I loved to write, in my final year of Journalism, my focus shifted back to photography and darkroom work. A year later I decided to refocus my efforts on image making. I went back to school and enrolled in a 2 year photography and digital imaging course where my love for Adobe Photoshop developed.
Meanwhile, Andrew’s company was growing and expanded to include an office in the Netherlands, resulting in numerous visits, on some of which, I was able to tag along. In January of 2004, we were asked to relocate to Amsterdam for three months.
I fell in love with Amsterdam and the Netherlands as a whole, and soon Andrew and I began to consider a more permanent move. Fate, in her infinite wisdom, dealt us a slightly different card than what we had in mind when we were relocated to Belgium – a country we had only briefly visited, which hadn’t left us with good impression.
Over five years later I am at home in this bi-polar country. I love its eccentricities and discovering its hidden gems. I love being located in the heart of Europe and the opportunity to combine my two greatest passions – travel and photography.


Alison Cornford-Matheson is a Canadian photographer living and working in Brussels, Belgium. She specialises in garden and travel lifestyle stock photography. In addition, she is a Photoshop professional and produces digital artwork as fine art prints. Alison is available for assignment work and commissions on request.
