Moises Alexander

PORTRAITS
+ CANDIDS

PORTRAITS + CANDIDS

two men casting long shadows down an alley in japan, 35mm black and white film

"BYSTANDERS"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // ILFORD HP5 400.
Pushed 2 stops @ 1600.
Shibuya, Japan.

"TRADITION"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // Kodak Portra 160.
Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan.

man taking a nap at workstation in tsukiji fish market, japan, 35mm film

"LATE"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // Kodak Portra 160.
Tsukiji Fish Market, Tsukiji, Japan.

woman with parasol walks beneath street sign and looks to her side, in away from sidewalk crowd, japan, 35mm film

"CROSS"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // Kodak Portra 160.
Shibuya, Japan.

long haired person in a dark room browsing a phone spotlit by bright light from window above, 35mm film

"SOME OF OUR LONELIEST DAYS" (EXCERPT)

c. Summer 2020.
Minolta X-700 // ILFORD FP4 125.
San Luis Obispo, CA.
Model: Jack Semancik.

person sitting on a boulder overlooking a foggy landscape, 35mm film

"EVERYWHERE CALM"

July 2021.
Minolta X-700 // ILFORD HP5 400.
Bishop Peak, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Pictured: Varun Maniar.

large tuna carcass waiting to be carved while men check paperwork in tsukiji fish market japan, 35mm film

"THE CATCH"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // Kodak Portra 160.
Tsukiji Fish Market, Tsukiji, Japan.

a group of men eating breakfast among their workstation at tsukiji fish market in japan, 35mm film

"THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // Kodak Portra 160.
Tsukiji Fish Market, Tsukiji, Japan.

two men hiking a trail towards a foggy valencia peak in montana de oro state park california

"MOUNTAINEERS"

July 2021.
Minolta X-700 // ILFORD HP5 400.
Valencia Peak Trail, Moñtana de Oro State Park, CA.

tourists looking out at los angeles during pink sunset at griffith observatory, 35mm film

"DUNES"

February 2018.
Minolta XG-M // Fujifilm Fujicolor 200.
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, CA.

man leans over paperwork at tsukiji fish market, japan, 35mm film

"EARLY"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // Kodak Porta 400.
Tsukiji Fish Market, Tsukiji, Japan.

male figure leans against wall looking down at phone, japanese train station at night, 35mm film

"OCCUPIED"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // Kodak Portra 160.
Train station unknown, Japan.
Model: David Murray.

LANDSCAPES
+ WILDLIFE

LANDSCAPES + WILDLIFE

california beach and distant orange hills near san simeon at golden hour, 35mm film

UNTITLED COASTAL SCENE No. 1

November 2020.
Minolta X-700 // Kodak Portra 160.
San Simeon, CA.

moody foot bridge and trail beneath mossy tree branches, high contrast, 35mm film

"SHAKING THROUGH"

July 2021.
Minolta X-700 // ILFORD HP5 400.
Irish Hills Natural Reserve, San Luis Obispo, CA.

marine layer washes over hills at prefumo canyon san luis obispo california, people sit on a blanket atop a hill, 35mm film

"AWASH"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // Fujifilm Fujicolor 200.
Prefumo Canyon, San Luis Obispo, CA.

windswept dunes at guadalupe state beach during sunset, 35mm film

"AS THE MOON ABOVE" (I)

October 2022.
Minolta X-700 // Kodak Ektar 100.
Guadalupe Dunes, CA.

pacific coast with offshore rock formations visible from pch highway, 35mm film

UNTITLED COASTAL SCENE No. 2

November 2020.
Minolta X-700 // Kodak Portra 160.
Pacific Coast Highway, CA.

twisted curly tree branches over a dim shady forest trail, 35mm film

"MURMUR"

July 2021.
Minolta X-700 // Kodak Portra 160.
Morro Bay State Park, CA.

twisted curly tree branches silhouetted in front of bright midday sky overhead, 35mm film

"JUBILANCE (SUNWARD)"

c. Summer 2020.
Minolta X-700 // ILFORD FP4 125.
San Luis Obispo, CA.

people walking on hearst state beach pier boardwwalk at sunset with birds overhead, california coast, 35mm film

"WHAT LED ME HERE"

November 2020.
Minolta X-700 // Kodak Portra 160.
W.R. Hearst Memorial State Beach, San Simeon, CA.

a thin layer of marine clouds drifts above a small cluster of buildings in a valley, 35mm film

"LA PAZ EN EL AIRE"

July 2021.
Minolta X-700 // ILFORD HP5 400.
Bishop Peak, San Luis Obispo, CA.

power transmission line in front of bishop peak at sunset, san luis obispo, 35mm film

"EDIFICE"

c. Fall 2017.
Minolta XG-M // Fujifilm Fujicolor 200.
San Luis Obispo, CA.

"AS THE MOON ABOVE" (II)

October 2022.
Minolta X-700 // Kodak Ektar 100.
Guadalupe Dunes, CA.

ARCHITECTURE
+ URBANISM

ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM

angled roof above train tracks at japanese station, 35mm black and white film

"X-ING" (I)

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // ILFORD HP5 400.
Pushed 2 stops @ 1600.
Train station unknown, Japan.

empty japanese alley with bright street lights in asakusa, 35mm black and white film

"ANY NIGHT YOU PLEASE" (I)

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // ILFORD HP5 400.
Pushed 2 stops @ 1600.
Asakusa, Japan.

rooftop air conditioning units seen from above on densely stacked apartments in japan, 35mm black and white film

"BITTER"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // ILFORD HP5 400.
Pushed 2 stops @ 1600.
Shibuya, Japan.

painting leaning against windows in sunlight at schindler house los angeles, 35mm film

"IN A LANDSCAPE"

April 2019.
Minolta XG-M // Kodak Ektar 100.
Schindler House, Los Angeles, CA.
Rudolph M. Schindler, 1922.

tall urban building with large red stylized kanji script on sign, 35mm film

"VERTIGO"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // Kodak Portra 160.
Japan.

lonely lamp visible through a window in frank gehry stata center cambridge massachussetts

"OUT THERE SOMEWHERE"

April 2022.
Minolta X-700 // Fujifilm Fujicolor 200.
Stata Center, Cambridge, MA.

interior of yokohama port terminal wooden walkway with glass door, silhouetted figures in background, 35mm black and white film

"STRAIGHT & NARROW"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // ILFORD HP5 400. Pushed 2 stops @ 1600.
Yokohama Port Terminal, Yokohama, Japan.
Foreign Office Architects, 2002.

lit japanese shop on a dark street at night with person biking in front, in asakusa, 35mm black and white film

"ANY NIGHT YOU PLEASE" (II)

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // ILFORD HP5 400.
Pushed 2 stops @ 1600.
Asakusa, Japan.

exterior building with perfect grid of square windows with river in foreground, 35mm black and white film

"LOCKSTEP"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // ILFORD HP5 400.
Pushed 2 stops @ 1600.
Yokohama, Japan.

light fixture above mirror and sink in schindler house los angeles, 35mm film

"IN PLAIN SIGHT"

April 2019.
Minolta XG-M // Kodak Ektar 100.
Schindler House, Los Angeles, CA.
Rudolph M. Schindler, 1922.

"PALACE"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // Kodak Portra 160.
Imperial Palace, Kyoto, Japan.

steel conduit structure with sloping members in front of bishop peak seen from cal poly architecture building at sunset, 35mm film

"LIFT"

c. Winter 2021-22.
Minolta X-700 // Kodak Ektar 100.
Building 5, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA.

passengers line up awaiting train at japanese station, 35mm black and white film

"X-ING" (II)

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // ILFORD HP5 400.
Pushed 2 stops @ 1600.
Train station unknown, Japan.

empty japanese street at night with rows of lantern lights, i8n asakusa, 35mm black and white film

"ANY NIGHT YOU PLEASE" (III)

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // ILFORD HP5 400.
Pushed 2 stops @ 1600.
Asakusa, Japan.

busy japanese urban alley seen from above, 35mm black and white film

"CANYON"

June 2018.
Minolta XG-M // ILFORD HP5 400.
Pushed 2 stops @ 1600.
Shibuya, Japan.

diagonal light streak from skylight in schindler house los angeles, 35mm film

"VEINS"

April 2019.
Minolta XG-M // Kodak Ektar 100.
Schindler House, Los Angeles, CA.
Rudolph M. Schindler, 1922.

green building corner with glass door next to shaded side path betwen thick bushes, 35mm film

"WITHIN REACH"

April 2019.
Minolta XG-M // Kodak Ektar 100.
Habitat 825, Los Angeles, CA.
Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects, 2007.

EXPLORATION
+ DECAY

EXPLORATION & DECAY

rusty ladder on rear of freight train car, 35mm film

UNTITLED

May 2018.
Minolta XG-M // Fujifilm Fujicolor 200.
San Luis Obispo, CA.

MOISES ALEXANDER

FILM PHOTOGRAPHY

FILM PHOTOGRAPHY

PORTRAITS + CANDIDS

PORTRAITS + CANDIDS

"BYSTANDERS"

"TRADITION"

"LATE"

"CROSS"

"SOME OF OUR LONELIEST DAYS" (EXCERPT)

"EVERYWHERE CALM"

"THE CATCH"

"THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL"

"MOUNTAINEERS"

"DUNES"

"EARLY"

"OCCUPIED"

LANDSCAPES + WILDLIFE

LANDSCAPES + WILDLIFE

UNTITLED COASTAL SCENE No. 1

"SHAKING THROUGH"

"AWASH"

"AS THE MOON ABOVE" (I)

UNTITLED COASTAL SCENE No. 2

"MURMUR"

"JUBILANCE (SUNWARD)"

"WHAT LED ME HERE"

"LA PAZ EN EL AIRE"

"EDIFICE"

"AS THE MOON ABOVE" (II)

ARCHITECTURE+ URBANISM

ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM

"X-ING" (I)

"ANY NIGHT YOU PLEASE" (I)

"BITTER"

"IN A LANDSCAPE"

"VERTIGO"

"OUT THERE SOMEWHERE"

"STRAIGHT & NARROW"

"ANY NIGHT YOU PLEASE" (II)

"LOCKSTEP"

"IN PLAIN SIGHT"

"PALACE"

"LIFT"

"X-ING" (II)

"ANY NIGHT YOU PLEASE" (III)

"CANYON"

"VEINS"

"WITHIN REACH"

EXPLORATION+ DECAY

EXPLORATION & DECAY

UNTITLED

PORTRAITS
+ CANDIDS

LANDSCAPES
+ WILDLIFE

ARCHITECTURE
+ URBANISM

EXPLORATION
+ DECAY