Alison is an independent writer and curator based in Cambridge, Massachusetts specializing in historical and contemporary photographs of all kinds. Formerly the Director and Senior Curator of the Southeast Museum of Photography, (Florida)and Senior Curator of Photographs at George Eastman House, (New York) she is the author of over 100 published books and essays on photographic topics, and has curated over 100 photographic exhibitions in nine countries. In 2016, she was Artistic Director of Fotofestiwal Lodz, in Poland, where she was curator of five contemporary exhibitions, among them Robert Rauschenberg Travels at Museum Atlas Sztuki. Currently Curator for International Programs at the Griffin Museum of Photography, she is also a visiting scholar in photography at Lesley University and a Research Fellow at Harvard’s Peabody Museum. She holds the PhD in Cultural and Visual Studies.