Contact
Please do not hesitate to get in contact to discuss pricing and availability.
Phone : +1 (818) 818 4503
Email : al@al-overdrive.com
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"Al is a documentarian without shooting like one, and an artist without acting like one."
- Dr Matt Lodder (Senior Lecturer in Art History, University of Essex)
I see photography as a form of collaborative storytelling - Communicating the energy and feeling of an interaction, capturing the essence of that moment. I approach commissions with a down to earth attitude and interest in understanding your stories and goals. People feel able to express themselves and their ideas freely when working with me, which is reflected in images that have an air of relaxed honesty.
My first book, titled ‘No Commercial Value’, immersed the reader in a vibrant world of live shows, tattoo art and alternative pop culture, which brought me to the attention of the wider industry. I've now spent over a decade shooting for commercial clients ranging from iconic chef Wolfgang Puck and Netflix, through to producing concept art for cult experimental labels Rocket Recordings and Southern Lord Recordings.
I currently live in Los Angeles, and regularly return to London to shoot and adventure.
Clients
Netflix
Disney
BBC
Adidas
Bacardi
Carhartt
BAFTA
Warner Music
Live Nation
Kreepsville 666
Rocket Recordings
Southern Lord Recordings
Secret Cinema
Vogue Arabia
Women’s Wear Daily (WWD)
Conde Nast Traveller
BrewDog
Total Tattoo
Terrorizer
Rocksound
Kerrang!
The Quietus
Awards
Digital Camera ‘Photographer of the Year’ : This is Britain (2009)
UK Tattoo Industry ‘Best Photographer’ (2010, 2011, 2012)
Royal Academy of Arts ‘Eyewitness’ (2011)
Digital Photo Magazine Portrait Photographer of the Year hons (2011)
Worldwide Photography Gala Awards: The Beauty Around Us (2011)
Royal Photographic Society Biennial Showcase Award (2011)
’Tokyo Laundry’ Emerging Talent Fashion Award (2014)
Exhibitions
‘Werbepause - The Art of Subvertising’ (@Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin)
‘Toil & Trouble Fire burn and cauldron bubble!’ (@Sugar Mynt Gallery Los Angeles)
'Homegrown Festival' (@ Battersea Arts Center)
‘Royal Photographic Society Biennial Print Exhibition 2011-2012’
‘Pens and Needles’ (@ London Mile Gallery)
‘My body is a canvas’ (@ The Mean Fiddler)
Digital Camera Photographer of the Year (@Mall Gallery)