Alex Sher Black and White 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
Reflection - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a young woman in the pool. The photograph depicts part of the body and reflection.
Original gallery quality print signed by the arti...
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2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Small Talk - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 36x54"
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...
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2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Ballet - underwater black and white nude photograph print on paper 42" x 56"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a young female dancer diving in pool. The naked dances is covering herself with tutu skirt.
Original gallery quality archival pigment pri...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Infinity - underwater black and white nude photograph - archival paper 28"x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a topless female dancer in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival pap...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Balance - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 51x35"
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sky Dance - underwater black& white photograph - archival pigment print 24"x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a female dancer in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sensu - underwater black & white photograph - archival paper 16x23.5"
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...
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2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - print on aluminum 8x12"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white portrait of Justin Jedlica - The Human Ken Doll
Original print on aluminum plate with solid black backboard. The artwork needs no additional framing: i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Metal
Pool Party II - underwater monochrome nude photograph - archival pigment print
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Open - underwater monochrome photograph - archival paper print 16.3 x 23.5"
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, 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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Under - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 43x63"
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marble Cave (triptych) - underwater b&w nude photograph - 3 prints 35"x23" each
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Marble Cave is a series of three underwater black and white photographs depicting a young naked woman swimming in a pool. Her strong body drops a bizarre shadow on the bottom of the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Constellation - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35" x 51"
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Shapes and Shadows - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 16x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of topless young woman with beautiful breasts.
Original digital archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 24.
Paper s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Andromeda - underwater black&white nude photograph - archival print 35 х 25"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Andromeda, in Greek mythology, beautiful daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiope. Cassiope offended the Nereids by boasting that Andromeda was more beautiful than they, so in rev...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marble Cave (blue triptych) - underwater nude photograph - 3 prints 35"x23" each
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Marble Cave is a series of three underwater monochrome photographs depicting a young naked woman swimming in a pool. Her strong body drops a bizarre shadow on the bottom of the pool ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Constellation - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 16x23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater monochrome nude photograph of a young women wrapped in fishing net.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Slow Motion (gray) - underwater black & white nude photograph - paper 35" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater black and white photograph of a young naked woman slowly falling down through the pool water. Her strong body drops a bizarre shadow on the bot...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Thunderweb - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on paper 16" x 24"
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Water Sketch - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 23x35
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a young naked woman diving in a pool. The photograph is printed with high grain texture - as you may see on the close up fragments.
Original...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Night Flight - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on paper 35x48"
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 print signed by the artist.
Digit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Under - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 24x35
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Touch - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 43x64"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a young naked women touching her reflection in the water surface.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Touch - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 18x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a young naked women touching her reflection in the water surface.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Miraculous Catch - underwater black & white nude photograph - acrylic 36x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a naked young woman caught by fishing net.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print face mounted to 1/4" museum grade acrylic plate b...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Ballet - underwater black and white nude photograph - print on paper 17 x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a young female dancer diving in pool. The naked dances is covering herself with tutu skirt.
Original gallery quality archival pigment pri...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Friday Night - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 36x24
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Smile - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment print 35x51"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a naked young woman smiling to the camera from the pool surface.
This minimalistic photograph blends well with wide verity of interiors.
Or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
In the Hall of the Mountain King - underwater b&w nude photograph - paper 16x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a female dancer performing in a swimming pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sky Dance - underwater black& white photograph - archival pigment print 18x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a female dancer in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - print on aluminum 38x62"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white portrait of Justin Jedlica - The Human Ken Doll
Original digital print on aluminum plate with 1/8" dibond backing signed by the artist.
The artwork is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Metal
The Smile - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment print 24x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a naked young woman smiling to the camera from the pool surface.
This minimalistic photograph blends well with wide verity of interiors.
Or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Miraculous Catch - underwater black&white nude photograph archival pigment 35x23
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a naked young woman in fishing net.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 24
Paper size: 36x24"
Image size 35x23"
The artwork is furnished with certificate of authenticity, signed by artist with artist's name, edition number, edition limit, and other details.
The photograph has been represented at:
2023 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, US)
2022 Spectrum (Miami, US)
2022 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US)
2022 Art...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sky Dance - underwater black& white photograph - archival pigment print 35"х51"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a female dancer in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
In the Hall of the Mountain King - underwater b&w nude photograph - paper 24х35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a female dancer performing in a swimming pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tutu Skirt - underwater black & white nude photo - print on aluminum 22" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a young female dancer in the pool. The dancer is putting on her tut skirt. The photograph depicts her beautiful naked butt about to hid...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Metal
Networking - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 35x48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A sepiatoned artistic rendering of an underwater scene, where two naked female forms are intricately enveloped by a fishing net, suspended within a luminous environment of sunbeams a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Soft Dance - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 52x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool. The woman is coming from the depth up toward the surface and her body reflects in the internal water surface.
O...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 35x56"
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
Image size...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Smile - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment print 18x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a naked young woman smiling to the camera from the pool surface.
This minimalistic photograph blends well with wide verity of interiors.
Or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Crossfire - underwater black and white nude photograph - print on paper 35 x 59"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman processed in an abstract black and white symmetrical composition.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper sig...
Category
2010s Feminist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Sweet Air (gray) - underwater black & white nude photograph - paper 35" x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater black and white photograph of a young naked woman ascending from the bottom of her pool toward the air and light.
This photograph is a part of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Shapes and Shadows - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 35x54"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of topless young woman with beautiful breasts.
Original digital archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 24.
Paper s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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 #4
The artwork is furnished with certificate of authenticity, signed by artist with artist's name, edition number, edition limit, and other details.
The photograph has been exhibited at:
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 Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sketch - underwater b&w photograph - archival pigment print 24x16"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of perfect female legs in the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on paper with metallic finish signed by the artist. .
L...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sketch - underwater b&w photograph - archival pigment print 35x23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of perfect female legs in the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on paper with metallic finish signed by the artist. .
L...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
In the Hall of the Mountain King - underwater b&w nude photograph - paper 35x50"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a female dancer performing in a swimming pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Praying Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 23" x 17"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a young topless woman in a pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the author.
Limited edition of 24
Paper si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marble Cave (triptych) - underwater b&w nude photograph - 3 prints 24"x18" each
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Marble Cave is a series of three underwater black and white photographs depicting a young naked woman swimming in a pool. Her strong body drops a bizarre shadow on the bottom of the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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