JUST ALEX WALTON: Finding the Person Not the Pose

I Know What It Feels Like in Front of the Lens

Hi, I’m Alex—a London-based photographer working from my studio in Bow Lane, near St Paul’s.

Before moving into photography, I spent years working as an actor. Being in front of the camera taught me how vulnerable and unnatural it can sometimes feel—especially when someone tells you to “just relax” without explaining how.

It also taught me how to read people, understand a story and recognise the small, unplanned moments that reveal something real. When I moved behind the camera, I brought all of that experience with me.

I don’t expect you to arrive knowing how to pose or what to do with your hands. My job is to give you direction, build your confidence and create an atmosphere where you can settle into the shoot. We’ll talk, experiment and work together until being photographed stops feeling like something you have to get right.

Whether I’m photographing a performer, a model, a creative team or someone who normally avoids cameras altogether, I’m interested in drawing out the person—not imposing a version of them.

The best photographs happen when people feel comfortable enough to let their guard down. That’s what I want to create: images that feel relaxed, confident and full of personality, while still feeling unmistakably like you.

I’ve spent a large part of my life in front of the camera. Now, I use that experience to help other people feel at home there.