Alexander Kesselaar
Alexander Kesselaar was born and bred in Bremen, Germany 1977 to a Dutch father and German mother. Raised in the entertainment industry he was involved in German Television from an early age and so began his fascination of all forms of media and it’s creation.
After completing school, he worked in TV Production for several years.
In 2000, he moved to Australia to study at the Academy of Photogenic Arts in Sydney, specializing in Editing and Production Management. As part of the course Alex was also introduced to photography. After completing the course he founded his own production company and produced various commercials, music videos, short films and worked on some feature projects.
Throughout this time, Alex always came back to photography as his preferred medium for creative self-expression.
As well as loving the craftsmanship and nostalgia of old fashioned film-photography, Alex has always embraced new technology. So when he got his first iPhone, he soon started using it for his photography and created the daily iPhoneography Project. Since October 2009 Alex has taken one photo each day, edited, processed and posted every image, straight from his iPhone to his flickr photostream.
"I was always one of these photographers who really liked the idea of always carrying my SLR Camera around everywhere I go. In reality however I really could’t be bothered. It is bulky, obtrusive and very obvious when you use it. I got my first iPhone around 2 years ago... I never really considered the iphone as a serious image capturing device until I started discovered all these nifty little apps... I started experimenting with different settings and filters and thought that although they lacked the high resolution of my professional gear, they still were beautiful and had artistic merit. I think using the iphone as a creative tool has taught me, that it really doesn't take a ten-thousand dollar Camera to take a great photo."
In October of 2010 Alexander published his first iPhoneography Book, “iPhoneography 365”.
"My main inspiration comes from everything that surrounds me. I usually don't go out to shoot something specific. It is usually fairly intuitive. I just notice a certain scene unfolding and try to capture it. It's more about finding beauty in the simple, mundane things. Which is really contrary to my professional photography work. I always try to look at everything as if I am seeing it for the first time. I believe that there is beauty everywhere we look. That makes it very easy to find inspiration."
Alex is now an award winning professional photographer with over 8 years of experience. Specialising in Commercial, Event, Corporate & Fine Art Photography, his clients include Nintendo, Ambulance NSW, Regional Arts NSW and Porter & Novelli among others. Alexander’s personal projects have been exhibited all over the world.
He is happily married and living Sydney with two children and is a professional photographer, videographer, webdesigner and creative & technical director.
Links:
www.alexkess.com
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After completing school, he worked in TV Production for several years. In 2000, he moved to Australia to study at the Academy of Photogenic Arts in Sydney, specializing in Editing and Production Management. As part of the course Alex was also introduced to photography. After completing the course he founded his own production company and produced various commercials, music videos, short films and worked on some feature projects.
Throughout this time, Alex always came back to photography as his preferred medium for creative self-expression.
As well as loving the craftsmanship and nostalgia of old fashioned film-photography, Alex has always embraced new technology. So when he got his first iPhone, he soon started using it for his photography and created the daily iPhoneography Project. Since October 2009 Alex has taken one photo each day, edited, processed and posted every image, straight from his iPhone to his flickr photostream.
"I was always one of these photographers who really liked the idea of always carrying my SLR Camera around everywhere I go. In reality however I really could’t be bothered. It is bulky, obtrusive and very obvious when you use it. I got my first iPhone around 2 years ago... I never really considered the iphone as a serious image capturing device until I started discovered all these nifty little apps... I started experimenting with different settings and filters and thought that although they lacked the high resolution of my professional gear, they still were beautiful and had artistic merit. I think using the iphone as a creative tool has taught me, that it really doesn't take a ten-thousand dollar Camera to take a great photo."
In October of 2010 Alexander published his first iPhoneography Book, “iPhoneography 365”.
"My main inspiration comes from everything that surrounds me. I usually don't go out to shoot something specific. It is usually fairly intuitive. I just notice a certain scene unfolding and try to capture it. It's more about finding beauty in the simple, mundane things. Which is really contrary to my professional photography work. I always try to look at everything as if I am seeing it for the first time. I believe that there is beauty everywhere we look. That makes it very easy to find inspiration."
Alex is now an award winning professional photographer with over 8 years of experience. Specialising in Commercial, Event, Corporate & Fine Art Photography, his clients include Nintendo, Ambulance NSW, Regional Arts NSW and Porter & Novelli among others. Alexander’s personal projects have been exhibited all over the world.
He is happily married and living Sydney with two children and is a professional photographer, videographer, webdesigner and creative & technical director.
Links:
www.alexkess.com