Life on the Line is a joint photographic project documenting the branch of the Jamaican railway from Spanish Town to Port Antonio. Photographers Radi Konstatinov and Alan Smith set out to explore and capture what is now largely unseen along the route.
The project juxtaposes the railway’s past role as an economic lifeline with its present state - overtaken by nature and time. Photographs reveal overgrown tracks, crumbling infrastructure, and the lush, untamed scenery that now defines the line, while honouring the communities that live and thrive along the line.
Life on the Line provides a striking visual record of the railway’s legacy, bringing this material together as a photobook and a travelling exhibition across Kingston, Montego Bay, Spanish Town and Port Antonio.
The Photographers
Radi Konstantinov (Montego Bay, Jamaica) is a Bulgarian-Jamaican photographer whose practice is heavily influenced by his travels and multicultural perspective. Currently based in Athens, Greece, his work moves between documentary and conceptual photography, examining shifting relationships between subject and environment. Instead of offering definitive answers, his photographs invite viewers to ask questions.
He holds a BA in Philosophy and Studio Art and an MFA in Photographic Studies from the University of Westminster, London. After beginning his career as an event photographer, Konstantinov spent more than a decade working in the commercial photography industry before turning his focus towards long-form personal projects. His visual approach is informed by classical traditions of painters such as Caravaggio and Rembrandt, as well as the photographic practices of Ansel Adams and August Sander.
Radi Konstantinov
Alan Smith (Montego Bay, Jamaica) is a commercial and fine art photographer who explores the possibilities of creative expression through photography. His work is driven by an imaginative approach, using the medium to push beyond what is conventionally expected.
Born in Canada to a Jamaican father and a Canadian mother, Alan spent his formative years in Jamaica, where he developed an early interest in drawing. This led him to study Illustration, Graphic Design, Advertising and Photography at the Alberta College of Art in Canada.
Jamaica was always home, and in his early thirties, he returned to Jamaica, offering his services across both the commercial and fine art markets. Montego Bay is still his home.
Alan Smith
The Journey
In 2025, photographers Radi Konstatinov and Alan Smith walked Jamaica’s historic railway line, covering the 70 mile route on foot from Spanish Town to Port Antonio. Along the way, they documented what remains largely unseen: the landscapes, communities and stories that continue to live and thrive along the line.
