Alexander Brattell

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Alexander Brattell is a British photographer, artist & lecturer.

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Brattell began photographing in 1981 for music & arts fanzine Breakout [1] whilst studying psychology at the University of Liverpool. He was subsequently employed as a commercial, industrial & social photographer before becoming freelance in 1986.

Based in Poplar, East London from 1987 to 2005 he photographed still life, food, interiors, architecture & portraits, working for publications including The Sunday Telegraph (for 17 years under picture editor Nigel Skelsey), [2] The Times, Arena, GQ, Esquire, Vogue, Tandoori, [3] Skin Two, [4] Square Meal & Fortean Times. His work with musicians continued through work for fRoots magazine and The Big Chill for whom he photographed, co-wrote (as Headonastick) and co-edited the Big Chill magazine "ON" (1995–1996). [5] Commercial commissions ranged from hotels [6] to shoes. [7]

His darkroom based art practice, a 'psychological reportage' examining visual perception & non-verbal thought, forms a continuous thread through his career. [8] [9] He has exhibited his monochrome prints since 1984. His multi-series work centred on London's East End has attracted particular attention, being chosen for display by The Clerk's House Shoreditch (1999), [10] The Prince's Foundation (2002), The Royal London Hospital (2004) & the London International Documentary Festival (2010). [11]

Since 2005 Brattell has been based on the East Sussex coast photographing for artists, [12] [13] [14] craftspeople, [15] [16] [17] performers, gallerists, event producers [18] [19] [20] & publishers. [21] He is a founder member of the annual PhotoHastings photography festival, [22] & since 2012 has organised Photology, an ongoing series of informal pub lectures & discussions. [23]

Brattell has been a visiting lecturer in photography since 1996 [24] & facilitated numerous community projects [25] [26] & student exhibitions at venues from galleries to doctors surgeries. He is currently lecturer in photography at Arcadia University (Philadelphia, USA), London campus. [27]

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