Alex Hurst is a documentary and portrait photographer from Liverpool who has been active since the mid-1990s. Her photographs illuminate the profundity in the mundane and the magic in the everyday.
Photo © Alex Hurst.
Social Documentary Photography
Alex “I have always been a very people-oriented person, and I became interested in photography from a young age, so social documentary was a way of combining both of those interests. As a teenager, I spent my days wandering around the city and its surrounding areas, searching for people to photograph. Looking back, I realise that I must have looked mad, as from 1996, I was taking pictures while pushing my daughter around in her buggy!
“When I reflect on the photos I took during this period, I feel that they have gained more significance with time. Many areas of Liverpool in the 1990s have changed, and documenting these fleeting moments has provided a time capsule that connects us with times and places that have vanished.”
Photo © Alex Hurst.
It was also in the mid-90s, while studying photography, that she began doing promotion for some Liverpool bands, and soon after, her work was being published in music magazines. This eventually led to her doing work for several record companies.
Mick Rock
“In my late twenties, I felt like I should improve my technical skills, so I worked as a photographer’s assistant for many years while still doing my own work. I learned a hell of a lot when I assisted and got to work with some amazing photographers. The first person I ever assisted was Mick Rock on a shoot for the band Ladytron in 2005. My assisting days were invaluable to me, and it was a really happy and exciting time.”
Photo © Alex Hurst.
Film and Television
Since 2008, Alex has been working mainly from her studio in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle. In 2021, she expanded her work into film and television as a portrait and unit stills photographer, while also continuing to document Liverpool’s life.
Gallery
Photo © Alex Hurst.
Photo © Alex Hurst.
Photo © Alex Hurst.
Photo © Alex Hurst.
Photo © Alex Hurst.
Photo © Alex Hurst.
Photo © Alex Hurst.
All images © Alex Hurst, all rights reserved. No usage or reproduction of any kind without prior permission of the copyright holder.
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- Article first published
- February 7, 2022
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