Alia Youssef

Female friends smile and share chocolate muffins in a cafe

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.

Tea Time

Happy women reading a magazine together

Happy women reading a magazine at home together

Two women looking at a magazine together

Two women having a conversation while sitting on a couch

Two women sit on a couch smiling with cups of tea

Women having a conversation over a cup of tea

Women having a conversation over tea

Smiling women preparing hot tea at home

Woman pouring hot water for tea

Two happy women eat chocolate muffins