alex stead

creative photography education

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About

The day I got my first camera, I decided I was going to be a photographer, come hell or high water. 


I had big goals: I wanted to…

  • Photograph high-end weddings all across the country
  • Pay for my education without getting student loans 
  • Travel the world with my camera  
  • Have enough clients that I never had to worry about getting a ‘real job’ 

I quickly started photographing anything and everything, learning as I went, realizing that I was hemorrhaging money on equipment, burning myself out with too many shoots for not enough money, and overall just digging myself into a hole. 


What changed?

I leaned in. I hired professionals to help me grow my business, and I realized that I couldn’t learn by just googling anymore.

I had to make myself – and my business – a priority if this was going to turn from a dream into reality.

And it did!

Shortly after I started investing in my business, great things started to happen. 

  • Started booking 30+ high-end weddings a year; not just in Newfoundland but in Vancouver, Banff, Halifax, and all across Canada
  • Started working with huge brands like Macleans, Reader’s Digest, and Global News
  • Went on multiple month-long trips through Europe, photographing it all!
  • Regularly travel in my truck camper for weeks at a time
  • Paid for my degree without going into debt
  • Purchased my first home at 23, by myself!
  • Was able to help my brother through school

The formal stuff:

Bachelors of Business Administration from Memorial University

Named Atlantic Canada’s Top Young Entrepreneur

Recipient of The Arts and Letters Award in Photography

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