Hi, it’s Alex

An observer, a dreamer, a storyteller, who has the eye to see the beauty in the ordinary and with her magic she turns it into something extraordinary. 

My Story

In my early 20s I was trained as a doula in Budapest.

I became a supporter to mothers and families way before I had my daughter. This experience gave a strong baseline to my personality and career. 

My natural case of sensitivity and everything I’ve learnt as a doula helped me to be able to connect with people in a very deep, vulnerable way.

A couple of years later, completely unwitting, I got trained as a fashion stylist.

It was a fun and creative way to experience new adventures in a completely different world.

So from hospitals and family homes I suddenly found myself in film sets, media projects and photoshoots and it inspired me a lot!

This journey, and a hint of luck led me to move to the UK and got a camera in my hands!
You can guess what was my first experience as an enthusiastic but very much an amateur photographer…

Of course it was a birth!

I had a very special client in Belgium - I was their doula, and they let me take some photos for them.
This has changed my life forever once again.

A year later I gave a far from easy, but still beautiful water-birth to my daughter in Bournemouth.

Being a new Mama in a different country, far from my family, friends and my support doula group has been the hardest experience in my life.

I was alone with my postnatal anxiety and depression, and my camera was my only and literature tool in my hands to connect with other people (mostly mums) and express myself.

My gift is to see the beauty in the ordinary, and all of these were absolutely necessary to become the person who I am today.

Mama to my beautiful, hilarious and magical 7 years old Szaffi, Lover to my Man, who also happens to be my best friend, and a Storyteller with my humble camera to wonderful people..

 

Originally Hungarian, who’s been living on the wonderful South Coast since 2015

 

Self Portraiture

Taking photographs of myself has been a form of self expression, self - healing process in the last couple of years.
When words are not enough to process my feelings, I’m taking myself to an impromptu photoshoot, sending some quality time with myself where I can sitting a little with those emotions and somehow work them out of my body and brain.

I also understand the odd and vulnerable experience of being front of the camera. It leads me to emphasise with my clients, therefor I can help them to relax.

A little secret dream of mine is holding a little retreat or something like that one day and teach women to take self portrait in a safe place.
It’s incredibly powerful!