Alex became interested in photography in high school and began taking night courses at Dawson College in Montreal during his English BA at Concordia University. At the end of his second year at Concordia, Alex was accepted for Ryerson’s Photography Workshop in France, a 3 week intensive program in Paris and Southern France covering photo history, production, and theory. Upon completion of the English Creative Writing degree, his motivation to get more serious about photography led him to apply for the Photography BFA at Ryerson University. Small classes and harsh photo critiques pushed Alex to elevate the standard and quality of his work and the depth of his photographic vision reached a much higher level throughout the degree. Graduating in May of 2007, Alex continues working in the fine art field of image making, but also has expanded to more commercially oriented work such as weddings, event photography, and portraiture. In his final year at Ryerson, Alex’s thesis project “Challenging Perceptions” was chosen by the University’s President out of hundreds for the year long President’s Show in Ryerson’s executive offices. His works often wow viewers by offering alternative methods of viewing the world.
He now shoots weddings through his company, Alex Webster Photography, but is also a primary photographer for one of Toronto’s most prominent Wedding Photography companies: Azure Blue (www.azureblue.ca). Alex has also been the official photographer for several Power Within events across Canada where the former U.S. President Bill Clinton was the speaker. He is also expanding into other areas such as portraiture, corporate events, architectural, and editorial photography.