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a lone rider on horseback in golden water at sunset, gili trawangan, indonesia

photographer  ·  london ⇄ paris

philip alxander

most of what you're seeing here was shot on film.
plenty more isn't.

taillights and streetlights down a midtown canyon at dusk, new york
fr.01 streetlights, midtown
bar italia's green neon sign above late-night tables, soho, london
fr.02 bar italia, soho, london
the brass clock and chandeliers of grand central station, new york
fr.03 grand central, new york
eros in silhouette against the last light, piccadilly circus, london
fr.04 eros at dusk, piccadilly
the red neon sign of fanelli cafe glowing at night, soho, new york
fr.05 fanelli cafe, soho
a couple at a café table under a red umbrella on a cobbled square, zürich
fr.06 under the red umbrella, zürich

when it comes to video,
I shoot exclusively on iphone,
for when it's important to show
people how it felt to be there.

in motion — vertical, 9:16, straight off the phone

the moving work lives on instagram — @byphilipalxander

a lone figure walking past the colonnade of the old royal naval college, greenwich
fr.07 old royal naval college, greenwich
a guitarist playing alone under the arches of bethesda terrace, central park
fr.08 guitarist, bethesda terrace
two people walking down a hill in greenwich park, london skyline beyond
fr.09 a summer's day, greenwich
snow falling over the rooftops of old college, seen from a window, edinburgh
fr.10 snow over old college, edinburgh
the royal mile disappearing into mist, edinburgh
fr.11 the royal mile, edinburgh
greyfriars bobby under a lit lamp in falling snow, edinburgh
fr.12 greyfriars bobby, in snow

never staging or
adding anything.
simply noticing & capturing.

the great pyramid of giza rising against a deep blue sky, seen from its base
fr.13 the great pyramid, from below
two people under a straw umbrella before a turquoise sea, marassi beach, egypt
fr.14 marassi beach, egypt
a man standing in a long boat on clear turquoise water, zürich
fr.15 the man & the boat, zürich
the clock tower of st. peter above the limmat riverfront, zürich
fr.16 st. peter, zürich
the gilded statue of diana drawing her bow beneath the glass roof of the met
fr.17 diana, the met
whitewashed houses and waterside tables at golden hour, naoussa, paros
fr.18 paros
a sunbather on pale rocks above a churning teal sea, paros
fr.19 sun tan, paros
pale oleander flowers against a hard blue sky, antiparos
fr.20 summer flowers, antiparos
empty taverna tables under a canopy of pink bougainvillea, antiparos
fr.21 taverna, antiparos

shooting brand, hotel content,
editorial work, & personal commissions,
in london, paris, or
wherever the light's good.

a racing green 1968 mustang parked on a london street
fr.22 the mustang, london — racing green, naturally
the harbour of copenhagen at dusk, seen through a round porthole window
fr.23 window to copenhagen
a bridge tower in golden evening light, new york
fr.24 the bridge, new york
the brooklyn bridge and lower manhattan in silhouette at dusk, string lights glowing
fr.25 dusk from pebble beach, brooklyn
a flock of birds over breaking waves at sunset, bali
fr.26 a bali sunset — last light of the roll

if you want images that feel like these moments do,
let's talk.

or simply — philipalxander@outlook.com