In 1995, Alex Hurst photographed children and everyday street life in Toxteth, Liverpool. This selection includes children playing football, gathering outside shops and on the street, alongside a photograph of Dock Road.
The photographs form part of Hurst’s wider Liverpool and Merseyside work from the mid-1990s, which also includes New Brighton and hair salons across the region.
Photo © Alex Hurst / British Culture Archive · Licensing available
Photo © Alex Hurst / British Culture Archive · Licensing available
Photo © Alex Hurst / British Culture Archive · Licensing available
Photo © Alex Hurst / British Culture Archive · Licensing available
Photo © Alex Hurst / British Culture Archive · Licensing available
Photo © Alex Hurst / British Culture Archive · Licensing available
Alex Hurst is a documentary and portrait photographer from Liverpool. Her work from the 1990s includes children and street scenes in Toxteth, visitors to New Brighton and photographs of hair salons across Merseyside.
Since 2008, Hurst has worked primarily from a studio in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle. In 2021, she began working in film and television as a portrait and unit stills photographer.
Selected photographs from this series are available for licensing enquiries through British Culture Archive. All images © Alex Hurst / British Culture Archive. All rights reserved. No reproduction without prior permission.
For image licensing and usage enquiries, contact BCA.
Collection published 7th February, 2022. © Alex Hurst / British Culture Archive. All rights reserved.