DW Alexander is an Ottawa-based queer photographer whose practice is informed by a background in film, media, and arts.

My academic background includes a BA in Media and Communications from Simon Fraser University, with additional studies at SPAO: Photographic Arts Centre.

My current projects include "Portraits of LGBT Purge Survivors" (2026), a project funded by an LGBT Purge Fund grant to raise awareness of the Canadian federal government's purge of 2SLGBTQIA+ people and to honour the survivors.

Images from "Geomatic Meditation," an extended reflection on the Geological Survey of Canada, Surveys and Mapping Building, are to be published in the March 2026 issue of PhotoEd Magazine. I have also been featured in the SPAO: Photographic Arts Centre Gallery's juried APEX exhibitions, with works such as "(Un)Grounded" and "Please Ask" (2025), and "Blue Sea Lake" and "Reflecting" (2024).


Inquiries: Please contact me directly.

Black and white portrait of a middle-aged man with glasses, a beard, and slightly disheveled hair, wearing a checkered shirt, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.