Alex Webb
author · photographer
Alex Webb is an American photographer renowned for his vibrant, complex color street photographs that capture layered compositions of light, community, and culture, often in regions with socio-political tensions. Born in San Francisco in 1952 and raised in New England, he studied history and literature at Harvard University and photography at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. He became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1979. Webb's work is characterized by a mastery of light and a fascination with 'borderlands' — geographical, cultural, and psychological. His photography has been widely exhibited in museums worldwide, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[1,2,3,4,5]
- light and shadow
- color
- social and political tension
- urban life
- serendipity
- borderlands
Books
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Works by Alex Webb
- 1989 Under a Grudging Sun: Photographs From Haiti Libéré 1986-1988 Documentation of the 'Haiti Libere' period.
- 1986 Hot Light/Half-Made Worlds
- 1996 From The Sunshine State
- 1997 Amazon
- 2003 Crossings
- 2007 Istanbul
- 2011 The Suffering of Light A survey of 30 years of his color photographs.
- 2016 La Calle Photographs from Mexico.
Exhibitions
- The Suffering of Light
Awards
- 2002 David Octavius Hill Medal
- International Photography Award of Alcobendas