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I grew up in a small city on an island off the west coast of British Columbia and while it'd probably be safe to call me a city girl, the influence of the pacific northwest can be found throughout much of my work.
To say I've had a love for photography for most of my life doesn't convey quite as much as it should. I love photographing people - and I always have. The human element is what makes photography special to me and the person in front of my camera, in that particular moment in time, is what inspires me.
What started as documenting random aspects of my young life with a disposable camera quickly grew into what I realized was my way of trying to keep pieces of my loved ones frozen in time.
Today, whether it be a campaign or a wedding, my main influence is the person in front of me and all the ways they are uniquely beautiful and interesting.
Hi! My name is Allison and I’m a Vancouver based destination photographer, but most people know me as Allie.
The troublemakers themselves, Poe and Fitz. Forever antagonizing each other. ❤
It might surprise you to learn, but I didn’t really consider myself a sentimental person for the majority of my life.
As it turns out, though, I am deeply sentimental.
It is arguably the driving force behind my original (and let’s be honest, sustained) interest in photography. I wanted to take pictures of everything. I wanted to keep everything.
I fell in love with photography just before the internet as we know it today exploded - and I find myself more and more reaching back for that earnest joy in creating and capturing memories. Not to have something to share online but to have something to hold on to as the years inevitably change us and the people and places we know.
The Grey family home (left) pictured through the foliage of my grandmother Bea’s garden
As I’ve grown, this appreciation for photos has only intensified. Not only have they been a means of preserving memories of my own, but they’ve allowed me to know people I wasn’t able to meet.
To walk my grandmothers gardens.
To hear where my dad got his laugh.
This genuine storytelling is at the heart of how I approach every photo I take today.
My grandfather George “Ukee” Grey (the nickname spelling is contested and no I can’t tell you where it came from, I wish)
Allison Taylor is an award winning, published photographer and creative director. With over 10 years experience in her field and additional achievements in various branches of the beauty industry, Allison has a unique eye for the details as well as the uncanny ability to direct, compose, and style subjects of all skill levels. A childhood fascination with 'capturing a moment in time' grew into the passion she has today for creating images with authenticity, that tell a captivating story, and maybe even hold a touch of the magic that first drew her to the medium.
