In this podcast, we speak with Ainsley Duyvestyn-Smith.
Ainsley is a New Zealand-born photographer, writer, activist and ancient history buff with a passion for travel and cultural exploration. Having lived in and traveled to over 40 countries, Ainsley combines her eye for documentary photography with a fine art approach, creating empowering portraits that capture the natural beauty of her subjects and aim to deconstruct narrow beauty ideals. Her work often focuses on underrepresented stories and global issues, and she is currently a finalist in the New Zealand Geographic Photography Awards.
In 2019 Ainsley experienced several health events which led her to experience significant mental and physical health challenges. Over a number of years, Ainsley had frequent admissions to hospital, saw numerous health specialists, had surgery for endometriosis and experienced depression and chronic fatigue.
This podcast is about her experience in the New Zealand health system, what helped her recover and how this has motivated her to change how women receive gynaecology care in New Zealand.
Ainsley is pursuing a degree in Ancient History and Egyptology at Auckland University.
You can find Ainsley here:
https://www.ainsleydscreative.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ainsleydscreative
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ainsleydsphotography/
