Alia Youssef

Older woman holding a coffee cup while staring out contemplatively, sitting at an outdoor cafe table

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.

Cafe Journaling

Mature woman reading a book and holding a cup of coffee

Woman reading book while sitting at an outdoor table at a coffee shop.

Woman in a beret writing down her ideas into a notebook

Woman writing down her ideas into a notebook

Woman taking a break while writing in her notebook

Woman holding a cup while sitting at an outdoor cafe

Woman reflecting her thoughts into a notebook at a coffee shop

Smiling woman holding a pen and notebook

Older woman writing in a notebook at a cafe

Woman writing notes in a notebook at patio cafe

Woman holding a cup while looking thoughtfully into the distance.