The Empowered Women Collection

Alia Youssef

Woman smiling and looking upwards behind her while hiking through a forest with snowy mountains

Alia is a Vancouver and Toronto based portrait and documentary photographer who passionately creates natural-light environmental portraits.  She highlights underrepresented stories and histories, mainly pertaining to Muslim women and communities, in order to combat stereotypical representations.

Neighborhood Hike

Woman with her hands in her pockets hiking in forest

Older woman looking over her shoulder while exploring the woods

Mature woman exploring the woods

Woman with w brown dog in the woods

Happy older woman walking on a trail

Mature woman walking on a path in the woods

Mature woman soaking up the fresh mountain air

Smiling older woman looking back over her shoulder near mountain stream

Woman looking at camera standing in the woods

Woman in the mountains walking near a stream

Woman in the mountains standing near a stream

Young woman in the mountains standing near a stream

Young female in the mountains standing on river rocks near water

Two women looking up enjoying  mountain scenery

Two content women enjoying scenery on mountain hike

Woman and young Female in the mountains

Happy woman in the woods looking at the scenery

Happy young woman in the woods looking up

Contemplative young woman in the woods looking up

Young woman in the woods looking up

Contemplative woman looking up while posing in front of mossy rock wall

Woman posed confidently next to a mossy rock wall

Smiling woman posed next to a mossy rock wall

Content woman posed next to a mossy rock wall

Profile view of woman smiling while on a break during a hike in the woods

Smiling woman smiling and looking over her right shoulder

Smiling woman hiking in the woods looking upwards

Woman hiking in the woods

Woman exploring the outdoors

Young female and woman walking on a trail smiling while looking up

Young female and woman looking up and to the right in a forest

Happy young female and woman talking while hiking in a forest

Young female looking up to her left while taking a hiking break in woods

Happy young female walking on a  forest trail

Young woman hiking amongst tall trees

Woman hiking amongst tall trees

Older woman happily walking on a forest trail

Young female and woman talking and hiking in mossy forest

Woman looking at young female during a conversation outdoors

Young female looking up while exploring the outdoors

Happy  woman and young female outdoors

Happy woman and young female explore the outdoors

Happy woman and young female hiking among tall trees

Woman and young female talking among tall trees

Happy woman and young female walking among tall trees

Woman and young female walking among tall trees

Happy woman in the woods looking up over her shoulder