Your wedding pictures should be about you and not just of you. I am looking to capture the real you and that means who you are and how you feel about your intended spouse, your family, your friends and your wedding day. I concentrate on those photographs that tell your story. I avoid being intrusive and believe it’s best to melt into the crowd so that I can observe discreetly. Most people are more comfortable and more themselves when they are unaware of the camera. However, the photographer must have special technical, emphatic and anticipatory skills in order to capture these precious moments.

Bio

I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana but I got to Austin as soon as I could. All of my children were born here so I consider myself almost a native, even though I haven’t totally lost my “NooAwlins” accent.

I graduated Magna Cum Laude from St. Edward’s University with a Bachelor of Arts in Photography in 1984. Along the way, I accumulated a number of honors, including being recognized in Who’s Who in American Universities and being named Outstanding Photography Student for 1984. During my undergraduate years, I was also editor of the yearbook. In 1987, I went to graduate school at The University of Texas and graduated in 1991 with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography.

I am a past president of Texas Photographic Society, a past vice-president of Lone Star Photographic Workshops and a past director of PhotoWork Gallery in Austin.

I served as Director of Photography for the Texas House of Representatives from 1996 to 2003. In 2001 I returned to my alma mater, St. Edward’s University, to teach digital photography. Over the past twenty years, my photographs have received numerous awards and honors. My artwork is owned by three permanent museum collections in France, Mexico and Texas. My photographs have been published in Third Coast, Landscapes, Texas Hill Country Magazine, Nursing Today and Texas Monthly.

I have been photographing weddings in Austin since 1984.

Alex Labry