Alex Ramadan
Photographer / Based in Calgary
Alex Ramadan, B.A. (International Development), Dip Journalism (Photojournalism); Director, 157 Photography.
Mr. Ramadan is a professional photographer with over 10 years-experience as a photo-documentarist / photo-journalist. He is the Director of 157 Photography. Mr. Ramadan has undertaken previous photo-documentary work, and he is experienced in working with community members, including older adults, and researchers, and exploring complex, intersecting social phenomena through the creation of visual stories and narratives. His previous work includes the Lost Boys series, where he visually documented the lives of young men in Toronto over a three-year period as they navigated the gay party scene. This work focused on highlighting the rich subculture where youth, sexual identity, individuality, and group acceptance intersected. He has also been involved in documenting the rising middle-class in Egypt amid sweeping social and political changes over the last 10 years. Mr. Ramadan has worked collaboratively with researchers, community members, and historians on a previous project where he developed the visual component of a history project created in collaboration with members of the Stop Community Food Center’s Global Roots multicultural community garden at Artscape Wychwood Barnes. Importantly, Mr. Ramadan has worked with the STILL LIFE research team on the previous two STILL LIFE projects – STILL LIFE: Changing Lenses and STILL LIFE: Aging in Place. During these projects he ran photographic workshops for older adults and student trainees in a photovoice project, contributed to data collection (visual) and analysis, and led the development of an aesthetic / visual identity for the project. He has contributed significantly to the intellectual development of the STILL LIFE program.
2015 Nominee for the International Color Awards - Portrait
2014 New York Times Portfolio Review
2014 Shortlisted for Magnum Photos and The Photography Show's '30 under 30'
2013 York University - BA International Development
2013 Donald Weber Grant Writing Workshop
2013 Look3 Photo Festival Education Week Grant Recipient
2010 Barnstorm XXIII - Eddie Adams Workshop
2009 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - Diploma of Journalism Arts, Major Photojournalism
2008 'The Course' multimedia documentary workshop
Galleries:
2014 "Lost Boys" at META 2014 Burroughes Building, Toronto
2014 "Lost Boys" at Ryerson Image Arts Building2013 Solo Exhibition "A Prelude to the Lost Boys" at Ryerson Closer Gallery
2013 "A Prelude to the Lost Boys" at Creatures: Collective Gallery
2009 Featured in SAIT Photojournalism Gallery