In 2005, Alyssa Bistonath graduated from Ryerson University with a Bachelors of Fine Art specializing in New Media. Following her graduation she was recognized as one of 60 International Emerging Photographers by the Magenta Foundation for her thesis series Portraits & Paper: Memories of Thomas and Isabelle Wilson. As part of this recognition, her thesis series was published in the book Flash Forward. That year also saw more of Alyssa's photographs published in Emirates Woman Magazine and Prefix Photo.

Since 2005, Alyssa has had the privilege of shooting for Eye Weekly, Sway Magazine, and Canadian Immigrant. She has photographed on the runways of L'Oreal Fashion Week, on the ice for the Toronto Maple Leafs and on the court for the Toronto Raptors. Most recently, Alyssa travelled to Ethiopia to shoot a feature about Female Genital Mutilation for World Vision's magazine Child View.