Sam Bell is a photographer based in Alberta, Canada, currently working on long-term, research-driven projects. She began her career working in a portrait studio and film lab, then went on to photograph commissioned projects across Latin America, East and South Africa, and Canada.

She holds a PhD in Art History and Archaeology (Photography) from the University of London; an MSc in African Studies (Photography) from the University of Oxford; and a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies (Postcolonialism), from the University of British Columbia.