Alex Sher Photography
American
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)
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Artist: Alex Sher
Hot Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25.3x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in bubbles. This is a bright high resolution photograph with rich green and golden tones migrating onto blue and orange.
Ori...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Ripples - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude black and white photograph of a perfect female torso wrapped in sunlight.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, fur...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Freediver - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 24x18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young naked dark hair woman in the pool. A transparent silk scarf slid off her shoulders opening the breasts and partially covering the hips and pubis....
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Early Morning - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 23"x17"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young naked woman in a pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the author.
Limited edition of 24
Paper size: 24"x18"
Image ...
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2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sensu - underwater black & white photograph - archival paper 24x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a young woman gracefully poised beneath the dark water surface. Her tulle dress merging with her reflection on the underside of the water for...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Danae - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 15" x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a young golden hair woman on a bottom of a pool. Her beautiful naked body is wrapped in clouds of air bubbles.
Original gallery quality archival pigment p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sunbeams - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 65x43"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a young naked woman wrapped in air bubbles and sunbeams.
There were five grand-pianos at her house, a pool on the third floor, and a sad man...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Small Talk - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 43x64"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of two women talking in the pool with their heads above the water. The heads are hidden from the camer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Magic Lite - underwater photograph - archival pigment 15.5" x 23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young model diving in a pool. Bright sunbeams are going through the water surrounding the girl.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slow Motion (blue) - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 23.5" x 16"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman slowly falling down through the pool water. Her strong body drops a bizarre shadow on the bottom of the pool ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Bubbles - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment print 43 x 64.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of beautiful naked young woman breasts covered with air bubbles.
“In my line of photography all best shots are snapped. This photograph is n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Open - underwater monochrome photograph - archival paper print 24.3 x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater monochromatic photograph capturing a young woman in a light tulle dress and unbuckled bra turned away from the camera. The subdued tones create an ethereal tranquility...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Pool Party II - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 20x35
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of two naked young women in the pool. The minimalistic photograph partially depicts bodies in blue color schema.
Original gallery quality print signed by th...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sensu - underwater black & white photograph - archival paper 35x51"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a young woman gracefully poised beneath the dark water surface. Her tulle dress merging with her reflection on the underside of the water for...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 16" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photo of a naked young woman wrapped in air bubbles. The photograph depicts only her body, the face is not visible. A very bright eye catching artwork.
The pool was f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
The Real Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 24x36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a model swimming in the pool.
"There were five grand pianos at her house, a pool at the third floor, and a sad man on the bottom of that pool me. I jus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Metal
Under - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 17x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a young naked woman in a pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the author.
Limited edition of 24
Paper size...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Constellation - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43" x 63"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater almost monochrome photograph of a naked young women wrapped in fishing net.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, fur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Circus - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 26x36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal underwater photograph showcases minimalist composition in rich teal and turquoise tones, capturing a performer suspended in crystalline waters. The topless young woman ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Metal
Slow Time - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 16"x23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman in a swimming pool and her shadow on the bottom of the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigme...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Breakdance - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 43х62"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a girl dancing in a swimming pool. The dark pool is filled with sharp sunbeams. Some mysterious light ornaments cover the pool bottom and inner water su...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Spark - underwater nude photograph - series Reflections - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Spark” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of masterpiec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Apriel - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on aluminum 38" x 46"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Apriel" captures a serene underwater moment in striking black and white. This fine art underwater photograph showcases delicate interplay between light, shadow, and movement as hair...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Metal
The Source - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 24” x 36”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of two naked women wrapped in red tulle.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Night Flight - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on paper 43x59"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a young woman in the pool. The photograph was taken with black backdrop.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bubbles - underwater black&white nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x52"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of beautiful naked young woman breasts covered with air bubbles.
“In my line of photography all best shots are snapped. This photograph is n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Apriel - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on aluminum 30" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Apriel" captures a serene underwater moment in striking black and white. This fine art underwater photograph showcases delicate interplay between light, shadow, and movement as hair...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Metal
Breakdance - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 24”x 35”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a girl dancing in a swimming pool. The dark pool is filled with sharp sunbeams. Some mysterious light ornaments cover the pool bottom and inner water su...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bride - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x28"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white (sepia) photograph of a young woman in tule scarf - with distorted reflection of her body in the water surface.
Original gallery quality archival pigment ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Moonlight - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43x57"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and sophisticated underwater photograph of a young naked woman on her back on the bottom of the pool. This is a monochrome photograph close to black and white with rea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Winter Fishing - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 35" x 49"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman caught in fishing net.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with met...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Breakdance - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 35”x51"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a girl dancing in a swimming pool. The dark pool is filled with sharp sunbeams. Some mysterious light ornaments cover the pool bottom and inner water su...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blood and Milk VII - underwater nude photograph, archival print on paper 16x23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman with white tulle scarf taking off her red skirt on bright red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archiva...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sunshine - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 16x24
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman in the pool wrapped in with sunbeams and air bubbles.
Original gallery quality digital archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 24
The artwork is furnished with certificate of authenticity with artist's name, edition number, edition limit, and other details.
The photograph has been exhibited at:
2024 Roth & Taylor Gallery (Los Angeles, US)
2023 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, US)
2023 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US)
2023 Roth & Taylor Gallery (Los Angeles, US)
2022 Spectrum (Miami, US)
2022 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US)
2022 Art...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Her Majesty - underwater nude photograph - archival print 25” x 35”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in bright tulle.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 1...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 22x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white portrait of Justin Jedlica - The Human Ken Doll
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Her Majesty - underwater nude photograph - archival print 35” x 49”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in bright tulle.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 1...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Lust - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 17.3" x 23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman on red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished with certificate of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Thunderweb - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on paper 36" x 54"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of beautiful naked young woman in a pool filled with sun light. The bottom of the pool is covered with a mysterious web of ripple shadows and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Hot Spring - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25"x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman on red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 1...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Wavering - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 52x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a beautiful naked model on her knees at the bottom of the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Lim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blue Mirror - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 17.5 x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Blue Mirror" - A haunting underwater fine art photograph capturing a solitary figure suspended in deep azure waters. The minimalist composition presents a nude form diving through c...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 23x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photo of a naked young woman wrapped in air bubbles. The photograph depicts only her body, the face is not visible. A very bright eye catching artwork.
The pool was f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Anesthesia - underwater photograph - series REFLECTIONS - archival print 35x52"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Lost in a sea of rich saturation of dark and light blue colors, a feminine form gracefully traverses the expanse of the water. Alex Sher’s “Anesthesia” invites us into an abstracted ...
Category
2010s Abstract Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Danae - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x53"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young golden hair woman on a bottom of a pool. Her beautiful naked body is wrapped in air bubbles.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print....
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Early Morning - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35"x27"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young naked woman in a pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the author.
Limited edition of 24
Paper size: 36"x29"
Image ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Eyes and Stripes - underwater black&white nude photograph archival print 35"х23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black & white photograph of a young naked women. her face and classic breast are covered with sunbeams.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the arti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Spring - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 36" x 50"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A sophisticated underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman wearing a veil of air bubbles.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Friday Night - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black & white photograph of two young naked women wrapped in air bubbles.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Spark - underwater nude photograph - series REFLECTIONS - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Spark” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of masterpiec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Winter Fishing - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 25" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman caught in fishing net.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with met...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Green Nails - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a naked woman Her young body on the red background and classic heavy breasts leave spectators speechless. It is particularly true for the big prints 44 by 58...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Balance - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 63х43"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of young woman and her reflection in the water surface.
Original digital archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Limited edition o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Pristine - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 16" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young naked woman in a pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the author.
Limited edition of 24
Paper size: 18 x 24"
Image...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Porcelain and Тurquoise - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 24x17"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young women diving next to the bright turquoise dress she just took off.
Original gallery quality print signed ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Die Loreley - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 24x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman wrapped in tulle. The photograph was taken with dark red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archiv...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Private Pool - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35" x 58"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Private Pool” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of mas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Soft Dance II - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival print 23х17"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 24
Paper size: 24x18"...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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