"Whenever I have a moment to myself, it's time to explore and experiment. This may be my favourite part of my job, constantly playing and creating.

In the back room of my studio they lurk various works in progress. For example, the gold shoot in this set of images started ages ago when I had a completely different idea that required only one 4x8 foot panel of gold leaf. A very calm relaxing activity, to cover a panel in such delicate material. Once one was done, it looked so good I had to make more! After that, it was a case of inviting a favourite stylist/designer (Matthew Burditt) and model (Alex from Family Management) to the studio for a day of sculptural creation. We approached the shoot with wardrobe and posing reminiscent of old masters' paintings and religious iconography, highlighted by a world of gold.

The panels are now in storage waiting along side painted canvases, giant mirrors and a million other small projects waiting to be explored.

Get in touch, let's make something!”

Blue Amber is a full-service production company in Vancouver and Hawaii that supports agencies, brands, creatives, businesses and producers with stills and motion shoots, casting and locations.

Blue Amber is inspired by the creative process and dedicated to making work fun, chill and productive.

“Finding the ultimate beach house, epic waterfall, ski chalet, sand or snow; casting, connecting and making long lasting relationships is what we live for. SS in Hawaii or FW + Holiday in Canada - we got you!”

Blue Amber incorporates environmental practices into daily ops and on set. Environmental and cultural awareness and responsibility among crew, clients and suppliers are encouraged.

Founder and executive producer, Amber Palson has spent two decades producing in HI, CA and NY working with top names, brands and publications in the industry: Oprah, Bill Murray, Jay Z, J.Crew, Athleta, Nike, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, GQ.

Blue Amber Production is legally able to work in Canada and the United States.

"The beauty of photography is that it can celebrate what is in front of the camera. For a brief moment the sitter and their ideas, hopes and dreams get idolised in a sliver of time. So taking a portrait is more than saying ''Turn a little more to the left". It begins with a relationship, a conversation between the photographer and the subject. We need to get to know each other, become friends, even if just for that short period of time while we are together. The photographer has to be curious about the person and about the world, digging in to perspectives and bringing up stories, or having the subject demonstrate a process or lead a tour of a place. Once that relationship is formed, we are comfortable and we are honest with each other, I can finally add "Chin up a smidge, and turn a little more to the left"."

Alex Waber is a portrait and commercial photographer based out of Vancouver, Canada. His work has been published in Vogue, Wired, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Montecristo and Forbes, to name a few. His clients include Section 35, Arc’teryx, Kit and Ace and Tilley Endurables.

Portraits are what got Waber started in photography over 15 years ago, and are still one of his favourite projects to dive in to, as its always an opportunity to learn new things about the subjects and the world they inhabit.

Still life photography has been a passion of Alex Waber’s since he started in photography over 15 years ago. It is a more contemplative approach to photography, thinking about how light can play of surfaces, how depth of field can focus attention, and how colour can create a mood. Alex has shot products for No Reception Club (the luggage featured in this Spotlight), Tuft and Paw (the cats), Section 35 (the athletic wear in the locker) and many more.

When he is not shooting for clients, he is often working closely with his regular collaborator, art director and stylist Monika Wiatrowska to create dreamy still life scenes, often involving florals and found objects. They have an ongoing series about their favourite perfumes which can be seen in past issues here (or on his website). Together they love to dabble in organised chaos, the movement of textures and the interplay of changing colours. The colourful tiled image here was from a project in her back yard, shooting a slowly deteriorating bouquet through the changing light of evening.

Alex photographs still life, lifestyle and fashion in Vancouver out of his studio and on location. His clients include Arcteryx, Tilley Edurables and Purple Brand Denim. His work has been featured in Vogue, Wired, Rolling Stone, The Guardian and Montecristo Magazine.

Alex Waber is a professional outdoor sport, lifestyle and fashion photographer based in Vancouver, Canada.

He has shot commercial campaigns and lookbooks in the mountains, oceans and cities for brands like Arcteryx, Tilley and Section 35. His photography has been featured in Vogue, Outside, Wired, Rolling Stone and Complex Magazine.

Combining a strong in studio practice with a love of the outdoors enables Alex to seamlessly integrate studio lighting in to nature, or a very natural light in the studio. Practicing many of the sports himself, posing and shot ideas come easily to his direction. And he is generally able to keep up with the athletes he is out there shooting.

Alex Waber is a professional lifestyle and fashion photographer based in Vancouver, Canada. He has shot campaigns in the city and in the mountains for brands like Arcteryx, Tilley, and Section 35, with images featured in Vogue, Outside, Wired, and Rolling Stone.

His recent projects include No Reception Club, a travel brand for parents, for whom he photographed and directed videos. This involved directing parents and children in multiple locations to demonstrate the versatility of the products while being mindful of schedules for the all-important nap time.

He has also produced a number of campaigns for Tuft and Paw, a cat furniture company. Since their inception in 2019, there have been several in-studio and on-location lifestyle shoots with professional models, both human and feline. When Waber started his career, he never expected to high-five so many cats.

When Alex isn't shooting for someone else, he and his camera can be found riding bikes, kayaking, or hiking through the mountains.

One of Alex Waber’s favourite parts of being a photographer is meeting new people to collaborate on new ideas. Between campaigns and cookbooks, he tries to fit in small creatives that can be a few hours to a few days of exploring new concepts, techniques and styles. To that end Waber has built relationships with several talent agencies in town to work with their rosters of models and makeup artists, as well as working with the styling department at John Casablancas Institute in Vancouver to shoot the new stylists final projects.

Waber has been shooting professionally out of Vancouver for the past 15 years. His work has been published in Vogue, Wired, Rolling Stone and many other places and he’s shot for clients including Arcteryx, Tilly Endurables, Section 35, and many more.

Alex Waber is a commercial photographer specialising in product, fashion and lifestyle photography.

Over the years he has shot for a number of designers and boutiques in Vancouver and his still life photography has been exhibited up and down the West Coast.

His work has been internationally published including in Vogue, Wired, Complex, Rolling Stone, The Guardian and Montecristo. His clients include Arc’teryx, SECTION 35, Kit + Ace, and Purple Brand.

Still life is a favourite subject because it's always a fun opportunity to really dig in to colour play, super detailed lighting and different kinds of textures. It can be a delightfully meditative process, in some instances spending a full day to perfect a single image, or finding the flow to create a series or a gif.

Alex Waber is an award-winning photographer specialising in fashion, lifestyle and outdoor photography.

His work has been internationally published including in Vogue, Wired, Complex, Rolling Stone, The Guardian and Montecristo. His clients include Arc’teryx, SECTION 35, Kit + Ace, and Purple Brand.

With a background in cinematography, Alex often brings a keen sense of lighting and narrative to his assignments. He loves a complex set up in studio, but is always keen to get creative of location and in nature.

When Alex is not on set he can be found in his studio in Vancouver’s Chinatown experimenting with abstract photography and playing with oil paint, or in the mountains around the city, usually riding his bike.

Clinton Hussey is an award-winning commercial photographer specialising in conceptual, food, still life and, recently, motion. Since 1995, he has been creating distinctive editorial and advertising imagery for brand and magazine clients in his hometown of Vancouver and abroad.

Originally a design student at Vancouver’s Emily Carr College of Art & Design, Clinton stumbled into photography at first accidentally and then with conviction, as he fell for its demanding mix of creativity and technical grasp—an intense relationship he recognised from watching his father, a musician, repair his instruments with surgical skill. Though not a musician himself, Clinton has earned both Grammy and Juno nominations for his album cover designs; his photography has won multiple National Magazine Awards, as well honours from Lotus, Applied Arts, D&AD, City & Regional Magazine Association, the Printing Industry of America, Communication Arts, PDN/Nikon, and many others.

Today, Clinton is expanding into video, creating ad campaigns for clients such as Method, Panago, and the Children of the Street Society. When he is not making pictures, he is building things, and spending time on the ocean and in the mountains with his wife, Amanda—also a photographer—and their two children.