Alex Sher Nude 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
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 Nude Photography
Materials
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Möbius Mermaid - underwater nude photograph from series REFLECTIONS paper 16x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Möbius Mermaid” 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 m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Capricho - underwater photograph from series REFLECTIONS - archival print 16x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Capricho” 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 masterp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mercury- underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young women partially wrapped in bright red scarf - on black background.
Original gallery quality archival pigme...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Wild Blood - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 50x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
There are no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and practice - and I was wrong. She was just perfect from the first second. Next month she got married and m...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hot Water - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 52" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool in front of bright red background.
There is no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and prac...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Touch - underwater nude black & white photograph - print on aluminum 24"x36"
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 digital print on aluminum plate signed by the artist.
The artwor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Porcelain III - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35" x 52"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman on neutral black background.
Porcelain - aside from being an exquisite material - is the name of my project. The premise of the project: my best underwater photos in a porcelain color scheme on a black background - with no...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Friday Night - underwater black & white photograph - print on aluminum 36" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black & white photograph of two young naked women wrapped in air bubbles.
Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the artist.
The a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Porcelain and Тurquoise - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 43x60"
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 by th...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude 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 Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Möbius Mermaid - underwater nude photo from series REFLECTIONS acrylic 32x48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Möbius Mermaid” 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 m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Pigment
Capricho - underwater nude photograph from series REFLECTIONS - acrylic 32 x 48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Capricho” 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 masterp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Pigment
The Real Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43x64"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Hot Water - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 64" x 43"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool in front of bright red background.
There is no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and prac...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Garden Pool - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 43 x 60"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young women with dark hair on red background. The pool is built in the garden and you can see bright green trees ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
The Trouble - photograph of an underwater reflection - acrylic 28 x 48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A passionate furious energy radiates in the ripples of red that overtake the reflection. Intense motion, stirring the water into an explosion of bubbles we encounter “The Trouble...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Pigment
Spark - underwater nude photograph from series REFLECTIONS - acrylic
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Pigment
Thundercalm - underwater black&white nude photograph - print on aluminum 24x36"
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Bubbles - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on aluminum 24 x 36"
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Pink Flight - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 30” x 36”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman with broken umbrella. The photograph has been edited into a minimalistic abstract image, a photo-mosaic of terra-cotta pink shapes.
Or...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Ballet - underwater black and white nude photograph print on aluminum 42" x 56"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An amazing underwater photograph of a young female dancer diving in pool. The naked dances is covering herself with tutu skirt. The photograph looks black and white even though it h...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Double Trouble - underwater black & white nude photograph - paper print 17 x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of two naked young women in the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper sig...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Liquid Fire - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young women with long blonde hair diving in a pool. The realistic photograph is taken with red background.
Original gallery quality print signed ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
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 camera by black water.
Original gallery qua...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Carmen - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 36 x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of Russian celebrity singer Katya Lee. The photograph is mostly black and white except for the red scarf.
Original digital print on archival paper signed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink
Winter Fishing - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 17" x 23"
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pink Flight - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 42" x 53"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a naked young woman with broken umbrella. The photograph is artistically modified into a fantastic warm tinted picture. The piece looks quite abstract with c...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Carmen - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 40" x 40"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of Russian celebrity singer Katya Lee. The photograph is mostly black and white except for the red scarf.
Original digital print on aluminum plate signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35" x 53"
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 ca...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Double Trouble - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 24" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of two naked young women in the pool.
Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 12
The artwork is fu...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Ballet - underwater black and white nude photograph - archival pigment 36" x 48"
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Sleeping Beauty - underwater nude ballet photograph - print on paper 18” x 24”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of topless ballerina dancing on the bottom of the pool in white tutu skirt.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment p...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Blood Drop - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 26 x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a young naked woman diving in a pool. Her face is covered with red scarf. Her beautiful naked body and the red scarf look fresh and vibrant on black backgro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Мalachite Cave - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 24x18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman dancing in the pool. The photograph has bright green background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper wit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blood and Milk III - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 48 x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a topless young woman with white tulle scarf taking off her red skirt on bright red background.
Original digital print on archival paper signed by the a...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Pool Party VI - underwater black and white photograph; print on paper 36" x 54"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of young women diving naked in a pool.
Original gallery quality print on archival paper 36" x x54" with 1/2" wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Thunderweb - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on paper 24" x 36"
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Adventure - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 30x36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a topless young woman in bright red dress.
Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the artist.
Limited edit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Danae and Zeus - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 17.5x22"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in golden tulle. Her body position, her beautiful face, and golden reflection remind Ancient Greek myth about Zeus and Danae. ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sweet Air (blue) - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman slowly swimming through the pool water toward the surface. This monochromatic aquatic tint photograph is a p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Wild Blood - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 24x18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
There are no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and practice - and was wrong. She was just perfect from the first second till the last one. Next month she g...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital
Pool Party VII - underwater black & white photograph - print on paper 36" x 54"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of young women diving naked in a pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Trouble - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 15 x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A passionate furious energy radiates in the ripples of red that overtake the reflection. Intense motion, stirring the water into an explosion of bubbles we encounter “The Trouble...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marble Cave (blue) - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman relaxing on her back in her pool. This monochromatic aquatic tint photograph is a part of the series Marble ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dancing Mermaid - underwater photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a beautiful topless model dancing in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper wit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Golden Fish - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 24” x 18”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of young woman with beautiful blond hair.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sweet Dream - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white (sepia) photograph of a naked young woman covered with tulle.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
L...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Porcelain III - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 18х24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman on neutral black background.
Porcelain - aside from being an exquisite material - is the name of my project. The premise of the proj...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Soft Dance - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on aluminum 60x40"
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Honey Pot II - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a girl relaxing in the pool. The photograph was taken with terra-cotta background and with green trees and bright blue sky visible thorough the water...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tutu Skirt - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on paper 14 x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a naked young female dancer in the pool. The dancer is putting on her tut skirt. The photograph depicts her beautiful naked butt - about t...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Blood Drop - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 18х24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a young naked woman diving in a pool. Her face is covered with red scarf. Her beautiful naked body and the red scarf look fresh and vibrant on black backgro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
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