Liverpool, 1990s: Photographs by Alex Hurst

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.

Social Documentary Photography

Alex: “I have always been very people-oriented, and I became interested in photography from a young age, so social documentary was a way of combining both 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 they have gained more significance. 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.”

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 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.”

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 continuing to document Liverpool life.

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Alex Hurst Prints | BCA

Published
February 7, 2022