A playful series of moonlit photographs following the adventures of a pyjama clad somnambulist. Caught in a world somewhere between awakeness and sleep, we travel around Sussex and sometimes much further afield.
Chronophotography, first developed by the Victorians, captures a number of phases of movements. By stepping and repeating footage of the murmurations in Brighton I created these starling trails which show the movement of the birds in the sky, creating mesmerising patterns.
As feature on BBC Winterwatch - "Aside from being photographically interesting and aesthetically beautiful it's also scientifically intriguing. Top work Alex, that's really good stuff" - Chris Packham
I'm a bit obsessed with symmetry, and where I can't see it, I create it.
Or, as a friend of mine once said, "Alex, you see the paper doily in everything".
I'm a bit obsessed with symmetry, and where I can't see it, I create it.
These digital kaleidoscopes are made by flipping, spinning and repeating a shot
Winter trees
Autumn trees
Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Blackpool Tower
Big Wheel by night, Brighton
Big Wheel, Brighton
St Martins in the Fields, London
The Gherkin, London
I've closed one eye and lined up things out of windows for as long as I can remember. With this series, I'm revisiting the same spot by Brighton's West Pier and lining up the poles with the horizon. The series is currently on show at Brighton‘s West Pier Centre.
Horizons. I've closed one eye and lined up things out of windows for as long as I can remember. Spring Tide Horizon I
With this ongoing series of seascapes, I’m revisiting the same spot by Brighton's West Pier and lining up the poles with the horizon. Moonlight Horizon I
I’ve been going out in all weathers for the last two years to see how the scene changes. Snow Horizon I
I live close to the West Pier so I can be out there within minutes if something interesting is happening. Lightning Horizon I
The series is on show at Brighton‘s West Pier Centre until January 2019. Dawn Horizon I
Moonrise Horizon I
Dusk Horizon I
Morning Horizon I
Fog Horizon I
Dusk Horizon II
Dusk Horizon III
Dusk Horizon IV
Storm Horizon I
Using one of my early horizon pictures as inspiration, artist and composer Dave Rothwell created this piece of music. Listen out for the armistice bells, taken from “Oh! What a Lovely War”, shot on the West Pier in 1969.
Discarded plastic toys are washed up on beaches all over the world. They can tell us about ocean currents, plastic pollution and the environment. Working with artist Lou McCurdy and using our collections of washed up toys, we started an Instagram page, linking beachcombers and plastic campaigners. We hope to inspire story telling and sharing, from young and old alike
A series of long exposure photographs taken on moonlit nights interrupted by various spins, wiggles and wanderings with lights.
Light Waves. A series of long exposure photographs and videos taken on moonlit nights interrupted by wanderings with spinning lights.
With the camera shutter left open for a number of minutes, I can walk through the shot twirling my light stick and not register in the picture.
Wasteland. A collaboration with environmental artist Louise McCurdy featuring a discarded, rusting shopping trolley filled with beach plastic.
To highlight how discarded plastic is getting everywhere and going nowhere we have taken the trolley to various landscapes at different times of the day and night.
I've been photographing landscapes and seascapes in around Brighton by the light of the full moon for over 10 years. Here are some of my favourites.
Moonlighting. I've been photographing landscapes and seascapes in around Brighton by the light of the full moon for over 10 years. Here are some of my favourites.
The exposures range from 4 to twenty minutes resulting in images that fall somewhere between day and night
I'm drawn to the way the moonlight turns the everyday into something otherworldly.
Brunswick Square in Hove was built in the 1830's as a fashionable home to Lords and Ladies. This project documents today's residents and shows how these once grand houses have been adapted for modern living.
The Brunswick Set. Brunswick Square in Hove was built in the 1830's as a fashionable home to Lords and Ladies. This project documents today's residents and shows how these grand houses have been adapted for modern living.
Since moving here I’ve become fascinated by the individuality of each house and the diverse range of characters who live in them.
The series is shot on medium format film which makes helps the process of photography more considered. I limit myself to a single roll of 10 shots per subject.
Shooting film is more laborious than shooting digital but gives the series a look which unifies the various different subjects.
So far I’ve photographed just over 30 of the flats - so there are only 300 to go…
There's probably a bit of OCD about all photographers. Mine is evidenced by this series of collected images celebrating the tiny differences between things we assume to be identical.
Collections. There's probably a bit of OCD about all photographers. Mine is evidenced by this series of collected images celebrating the tiny differences between things we assume to be identical.
This project started with the systematic documentation of a Volkswagen rally from London to Brighton which ended up near my home.
I'm fascinated by the little differences that make the seemingly identical so wonderfully individual.
This collection of buoys was shot in St Ives harbour on one low tide. It was only when piecing together the artwork that the rainbow of colour became apparent.
Probably the oddest thing I’ve bought on eBay - a jar of pickled bees.
I’ve looked out for and photographed these plastic promotional ice creams for years on business trips and holidays
These stars (in stripes) were photographed on a road trip down the west coast of the USA.
Some collections take years to amass, but this one was the result of a 45 minute walk studying the beach huts at Whitby.
35mm film canisters. Thanks to all of my photo friends for emptying their fridges.
Carousel horses on Brighton Palace Pier
Mooring ropes on the sand in the harbour at St Ives.
Lambretta scooter badges
Sometimes I get very strange looks when I’m taking pictures.
Plastic ‘disposable’ lighters found over a period of time on the beach at Brighton.
A 40 minute walk along Brighton beach was long enough to gather all of these different pieces of fishing rope and net.
These batteries are from The Green Centre in Brighton who collect and recycle many things that the local council can’t.
A selection of the balloons found on Brighton beach on the morning after Pride. The balloons are used to inhale Nitrous Oxide from canisters, one of which is bottom right
Plastic bottle tops found on the river bank at Hammersmith, the most polluted stretch of the Thames
Madeira Terrace in Brighton, 151 Victorian arches create what is thought to be the longest cast-iron structure in Britain.
Neptune and Aphrodite figureheads on the arches at Madeira Terrace, Brighton
On winter evenings in Brighton, the starlings gather on the seafront and put on a free display as the sun goes down. I go as often as I can and wait for the moments when they get spooked and suddenly twist and turn in the sky making beautiful abstract patterns.
Murmurations. On winter evenings in Brighton, the starlings gather on the seafront and put on a free display as the sun goes down.
I go as often as I can and wait for the moments when they get spooked and suddenly twist and turn in the sky making beautiful abstract patterns.
Brighton Pride. As a Brighton photographer, taking photos at Pride each year is an absolute must.
What I find the most visually rewarding in this celebration of our city’s diverse community are the drag queens and costumed paraders.
Pride is a real fun event and though people go to great lengths to create their costumes, none of them take themselves too seriously.
Over the last 10 years I’ve found that the hour before the parade starts and everyone is buzzing with anticipation is perfect for me.
Some of the costumes are absolute works of art (but not something I’d want on my head for a 4 mile walk).
I look out for the same people each year to see what costume they’ll be wearing
I rarely leave home without a camera, Brighton is a visual feast so you never know what you're going to encounter. These are a few of my favourite images that I've captured over the years.
Brighton. I rarely leave home without a camera, Brighton is a visual feast so you never know what you're going to encounter.
These are a few of my favourite captured moments that I've captured over the years.
