Alex Waber is passionate about the outdoors, spending most of his time off exploring the mountains and oceans around Vancouver. Supporting responsible initiatives and outdoor adventures is one of the many highlights of Waber’s career as a fashion and lifestyle photographer.

Over the past three years, Waber has been closely involved in documenting Arc’teryx’s used gear programs, shooting mixture of documentary and staged lifestyle photography in studios, factories, stores and mountainsides. This is Arc’teryx’s process of receiving used and damaged products from customers, assessing, repairing and repurposing, and finally bringing them back out in to the world.

From the first shoot, Waber worked closely with the Arcteryx in house team to shape an aesthetic approach to the series through sticking to a specific set of lenses and lighting styles while keeping in mind a variety of image placements, like Instagram ads, magazine articles, press releases and “how-to" sections on websites.

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

Raised in Vancouver with a camera in hand, he has an intimate connection with the captivating mountains and untamed coast, making him very comfortable shooting in all kinds of environments.

Drawing inspiration from his background in cinema and fine art, he approaches each project through a narrative lens, speaking through the light, colour and movement in each image. This has lead to collaborating with brands like Arcteryx, Tilley, and Section 35. His work has appeared in publications including Vogue, Wired, Complex, and Outside.

Alex Waber is a photographer based out of Vancouver, Canada. Alex’s studio has always functioned as a gallery and music venue. As a result, he has met and photographed numerous musicians, artists and actors over the years. His portraits have been published in many places including Elle, Vogue, Rolling Stone and been used for album covers and posters.

For Waber, portrait photography is an amazing opportunity to connect with his sitters; learn about them and the characters they portray, bringing those personalities in to his work.

Alex Waber is an advertising photographer specialising in lifestyle and fashion photography.

He has worked for clients across North America, including Arcteryx, Tilley and Shaw producing images that capture their products and tell their stories. With a love of the outdoors, Alex is able to capture compelling images in challenging environments like on the sides of mountains, in the snow and rain and what ever else the elements throw our way.

Waber’s photography regularly goes beyond just the client’s initial commercial intention, often being used in press kits and articles. Images from his campaigns have been published in articles in Vogue, Rolling Stone, Elle, Complex, The Guardian and many other places.

“Late last year I had the honor of shooting Section 35's largest campaign to date.

The challenge was having only one day with our talent, Amber Midthunder, and shooting two concepts in very different locations. The first part was shot in studio, where our stylist, Monika Wiatrowska, built a living room set incorporating photographs and objects from the designer's family history.

The second concept was shot outdoors, in an industrial area, combining ideas of land, history and reclamation. In both instances for speed and efficiency we keep the lighting set up small, usually just one light augmenting the natural light of the environment, though as evening fell we were able to get a lot more dramatic. The shoot was used by Footlocker to launch the products in their stores and was published by Complex Magazine and Vogue for articles in each."

"One of the highlights of a creative photoshoot is the team behind it and building long term relationships. For the past nine years, Alex has frequently collaborated with stylist and art director Monika Wiatrowska on projects ranging from magazine covers to product shoots to personal work celebrating favourite objects. Presented here are several pieces for the magazine Maisoneuve, stills for a backpack for parents by No Reception Club, and a set about a favourite perfume called 'After The Flood' by Apotheker Tepe, and a classic still life of flowers and sneaky little googly eyes.

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.”

Adam believes that calm and energy are important elements in life. He brings them both to his photoshoots and his photos. He looks to include both calmness and energy in his work and no extraneous elements that dilute or distract from the people in his photos.

He collaborates with his clients, his crew and his talent with patience, grace and an ability to discover complex solutions when necessary.

He loves working with people and creating a balance between calm and energy in his life and his work.

"The past few months have been almost non-stop shooting for Alex Waber, alternating in studio sessions with on location work, which has given Alex the opportunity to really explore the similarities and differences between both.

The autumnal Poplin and Co. shoot down by a marina was the most straight forward location shoot possible, a small team, a bounce and watching the sun and clouds move through the sky.

'The Garden' editorial was a step up from that, we wanted that beautiful long evening light and colourful sky so we only had a three-hour window to shoot eight looks, and had to balance flashes both subtlety for fill and dramatically for aesthetics as the light rapidly changed.

And finally, the 'Altherya' shoot, shot in a glass house with amazing views was an exercise in hiding reflections while again balancing strobe lighting with the natural light of a day of rolling clouds.”

"As a life-long artist with a keen eye for composition, I love bringing attention to good design. I’ve been photographing architecture and interiors professionally since 2006, working with designers and builders on a vast number of residential, corporate and other development projects.

In my commercial work, my style is focused on showcasing the best natural light presentation, which I love for its purity, but I also appreciate being able to push things in creative directions when I can. A great highlight this year was beginning my foray into aerial photography- and I think I'm hooked! I recently used my drone to shoot a number of projects for Kasian Design.

Other frequent clients include Maxxit Group, Thibodeau Architecture & Design, and Smith + Andersen. In my personal work one of the things I am drawn to is photographing abandoned places, which combines my architectural photography with my expressionist sensibilities."

Andrew is a photographer specialising in architecture, interiors, aerial and editorial work based in Vancouver, Canada.

A pre-breakfast work ethic was ingrained into him from many years of coaching, training, and competing in various sports. This also fostered his ability to work in small or large creative teams in the quest for excellence.

His photography seeks out the interplay and energy between natural light, spatial qualities, and the human interaction with these aspects. The resulting imagery imbues the viewer with an immersive sense of wonder, atmosphere, and place.

The scale of projects he visits are broad, from city towers to small wilderness cabins and boutique interiors. Each are of utmost interest and deserving of his creative attention, whether it be still photography, video, timelapse or aerial.

His partners and clients are predominantly architects, interior designers, developers, design agencies and editorial publications. Whether local or international, all have a common drive to push the boundaries of design at varying scales and they look to Andrew for imagery that aligns with this. His imagery is used to help win his clients design competitions, showcase their work in editorials, or in photography exhibitions.

He regularly writes and speaks about how to align your photographic vision and purpose with that of your clients. He is proud to be an ambassador for Phase One Cameras.