Alex Joseph Hansen is a Colorado-based professional mountain athlete and photographer. Equal parts athlete and creator, Alex both practices and documents, bringing an authentic narrative life to his experiences. His imagery is rooted in mountain-culture and uses movement through space as a way to distill the adventurous spirit. Merging passion and vision helps create enduring visuals and stories that carry weight long into the future.
As an athlete, Alex pursues alpine climbing and ski mountaineering. At 26, he’s garnered eight expeditions throughout the greater mountain ranges of Alaska, and has formed a uniquely intimate relationship with the state’s landscape. His ambitions are fixed on attempting technical, high-alpine routes and first ascents.
As a photographer, Alex works both commercially and teaches workshops. His knowledge of traveling through–and working in–harsh, remote environments allows him to seamlessly move and create throughout any space. It’s about fostering strong relationships, shaping purpose, and using vision to thread the story.
