Alex Sher is an award-winning American underwater fine art photographer whose admiration of feminine sensuality heralded him to worldwide acclaim.
Sher was born in Ukraine in 1962 and started taking photographs at the age of twelve. He graduated from Kyiv University in 1984. Two years later, he volunteered as medical personnel to support the Chernobyl nuclear disaster recovery. When asked about that time, Sher says "Having no clue how much radiation you are getting makes you appreciate every breath — pretty much what you feel underwater."
Sher started showing his photographs in the early 1990s; however, he considered himself an amateur until his work was stolen from an exhibition in Kyiv.
Sher immigrated to the United States with his family in 1995 and currently resides in Los Angeles. As a former biologist and an ocean diver, Alex is deeply concerned with the decimation of kelp forests along the California Pacific Coast.
Sher’s underwater photographs emerged in 2011. In 2015, after participating in a photo competition, his works were exhibited in Paris at the Louvre Museum and later at museums in London, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other major cities. Sher's first personal photo exhibition was held in 2016 in Los Angeles by the Bruce Lurie Gallery. Since then, he has had six exclusive exhibitions, has been in numerous group exhibitions, and has participated in major US art fairs.
Sher's artistic style is marked by the transition from photographing marine wildlife at the very beginning to figurative nudity, with a majority of monochrome black and white works. His most recent pieces showcase minimalism and abstraction with bright colors through a quiet, eye-catchy, and charming combination of figurative and abstract art.
Sher is an excellent underwater coach who trains his models on how to control their breath and buoyancy, as well as their feelings. He also teaches spiritual blending with the water and modeling techniques for different underwater cameras.
Sher generously shares his artistic and technical innovations. His ideas inspire underwater photographers around the world. His first photo book, Mermaids, was published in 2018. He has been represented by Touchon Gallery since 2019.
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(Biography provided by Touchon Gallery)
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 43x70"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking monochromatic underwater fine art portrait captures celebrity Justin Jedlica in a moment of aquatic serenity. The high-contrast black and white treatment emphasizes the...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 22x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking monochromatic underwater fine art portrait captures celebrity Justin Jedlica in a moment of aquatic serenity. The high-contrast black and white treatment emphasizes the...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 35x56"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking monochromatic underwater fine art portrait captures celebrity Justin Jedlica in a moment of aquatic serenity. The high-contrast black and white treatment emphasizes the...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - print on aluminum 8x12"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking monochromatic underwater fine art portrait captures celebrity Justin Jedlica in a moment of aquatic serenity. The high-contrast black and white treatment emphasizes the...
Metal
Bent Sound - underwater portrait of Njomza Vitia - archival pigment print 24x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Bent Sound" - An ethereal underwater fine art photograph that captures the intersection of music and movement through a portrait of singer Njomza Vitia. This submerged portrait tran...
Archival Pigment
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - print on aluminum 38x62"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking monochromatic underwater fine art portrait captures celebrity Justin Jedlica in a moment of aquatic serenity. The high-contrast black and white treatment emphasizes the...
Metal
Bubblejet - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 23.5x17.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater portrait of a beautiful woman in bubbles. The photograph is a combination of black and white center with monochrome peripheral areas. Original gallery quality archival ...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sweet Champagne - underwater portrait - print on aluminum 8 x 12"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An ethereal underwater portrait of a woman with golden hair, gently wrapped in shimmering air bubbles, illuminated against a soft light green background. This piece invites viewers t...
Metal
Mermaid With Flower Tattoo II - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a beautiful topless model wrapped in red tulle. Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the artist. Limited edition of 12 Paper size: ...
Archival Pigment
Bent Sound - an underwater portrait of singer Njomza Vitia - aluminum 24x36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Bent Sound" - An ethereal underwater fine art photograph that captures the intersection of music and movement through a portrait of singer Njomza Vitia. This submerged portrait tran...
Metal
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Bent Sound - underwater portrait of Njomza Vitia - archival pigment print 35x50"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Bent Sound" - An ethereal underwater fine art photograph that captures the intersection of music and movement through a portrait of singer Njomza Vitia. This submerged portrait tran...
Archival Pigment
Water Lily - underwater nude photo - print on aluminum 8 x 12"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a gorgeous girl with dark hair in red dress. Original print on aluminum plate with solid black backboard. The artwork needs no additional framing: it can be...
Metal
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 16x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking monochromatic underwater fine art portrait captures celebrity Justin Jedlica in a moment of aquatic serenity. The high-contrast black and white treatment emphasizes the...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,540Sale Price|30% Off
Bent Sound - underwater portrait of Njomza Vitia - archival pigment print 43x62"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Bent Sound" - An ethereal underwater fine art photograph that captures the intersection of music and movement through a portrait of singer Njomza Vitia. This submerged portrait tran...
Archival Pigment
Bent Sound - underwater portrait of Njomza Vitia - archival pigment print 18x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Bent Sound" - An ethereal underwater fine art photograph that captures the intersection of music and movement through a portrait of singer Njomza Vitia. This submerged portrait tran...
Archival Pigment
$2,599
H 19 in W 13 in
Muscle Boy Photograph, Limited Edition 11/15, Harlem, New York City 1963, Signed
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Muscle Boy is an iconic image by Leonard Freed who was a pioneer in documentary photography. In this photo a boy flexes his muscles for the camera perhaps making a statement about...
Photographic Film, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital, Archival ...
Deterioration Series 023
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber Deterioration Series 023 1979-2013 (printed later) Archival pigment print 60 x 40 inches edition of 5 This image is part of Robert Farber’s Deterioration Series which...
Archival Pigment
$2,200
H 13 in W 9 in
Williamsburg, New York City, Jewish, Street Photography 1950s, Limited Edition
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Capturing the Jewish diaspora and the Hasidic community in Brooklyn, New York in the 1950s, this is a subject which Jewish American photographer Leonard Freed from Brooklyn widely co...
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
$2,888
H 20 in W 16 in
Muscle Boy, New York, Signed Archival Iris Print, Harlem, 1963, Edition 25/100
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Muscle Boy, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a signed and numbered archival Iris print. The edition 25/100 was in a planned edition of 100 and halted at 25 prints (as annotated on ve...
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Ink, Photographic Fi...
$408
H 7.88 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Karine / Contemporary, Color, Photography, Analog, 21st Century, Hollywood
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Karine', Edition 2/10, 20x30cm, 2018 Art Print on Velvet Watercolor Paper, 310gsm, Bright White, Acid Free Signature label and Certificate. About Tao Ruspoli (born 7 November 1975)...
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink
$2,709
H 19.69 in W 14.3 in D 0.08 in
Emily - Signed limited edition print, Contemporary, Vintage Eighties style, Sexy
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Emily ‘ who was captured on film in 19...
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
$35,000
H 20 in W 24 in
Brigitte Bardot with Cigar in Spain, 1971 - Platinum Lifetime Print
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971 Platinum lifetime print. (lifetime signed) 20 x 24 inches Edition Size: 50 + 10 ...
Platinum
$4,087
H 45.67 in W 29.53 in D 0.08 in
Audrey-Signed limited edition fine art print, Black and white photo, Sensual model
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Audrey - Signed limited edition archival pigment print , Edition 2 of 5 This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-free a...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Paper, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Gi...
$4,068
H 29.53 in W 40.95 in D 0.08 in
Banya- Signed limited edition still life print, Black white photo, Dog, Animal
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Banya - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1998 - Edition of 5 A Basset Hound with her friend in a French café This image was captured on film. The negative was ...
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...
$2,500
H 13 in W 19 in
1979 Black and White Photo of Policeman with Puppet and Gun, New York, Ed. 1/10
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Policeman with Puppet and Gun, New York City, USA 1979 by Leonard Freed is a black and white limited edition photograph from Freed's Policework series. The photograph, 13" x 19", is an archival pigment print with the photographer's copyright stamp and estate signature by the photographer's widow, Brigitte Freed. The print is in an edition of 10. Available: 1/10, 10/10. Provenance: Freed Estate *** Artist’s Bio: Leonard Freed (1929-2006) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian, a social documentary photographer. Freed worked as a freelance photographer from 1961 onwards and as a Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York City police department (1972-79). Freed's coverage of the American civil rights...
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
$408
H 7.88 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in
Memento Mori - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior, 21st Century, Color
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memento Mori 2019 Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 20x25cm. Digital Print based on a Polaroid photograph on Hahnemühle photo rag paper. Signature label and certificate. Not mounte...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
$4,087
H 40 in W 26.77 in D 0.02 in
Franci- Signed limited edition still-life print, Contemporary black white photo
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Franci - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film in 1986. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then prin...
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...
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H 16 in W 24 in D 0.01 in
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 16x24
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white portrait of Justin Jedlica - The Human Ken Doll Original gallery quality print on archival paper signed by the artist. Limited edition of 24, print #3 The artwork is furnished with certificate of authenticity, signed by artist with artist's name, edition number, edition limit, and other details. This artwork participated in: 2023 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, USA) 2022 Spectrum (Miami, US) 2022 Beverly Hills Art...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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H 36 in W 58 in D 0.01 in
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 36x58"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white portrait of Justin Jedlica - The Human Ken Doll Original gallery quality print on archival paper signed by the artist. Limited edition of 24 The artwor...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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H 43 in W 70 in D 0.01 in
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - print on paper 43" x 70"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white portrait of Justin Jedlica - The Human Ken Doll Original gallery quality print on archival paper signed by the artist. Limited edition of 24 The artwor...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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H 22 in W 36 in D 0.01 in
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 22x36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white portrait of Justin Jedlica - The Human Ken Doll Original gallery quality print on archival paper signed by the artist. Limited edition of 24, print #3 ...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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H 36 in W 58 in D 0.01 in
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 36x58"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white portrait of Justin Jedlica - The Human Ken Doll Original gallery quality print on archival paper signed by the artist. Limited edition of 24 The artwor...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment