Alex Rivera
Photographer & Visual Artist
About
I photograph people the way they deserve to be seen — fully, honestly, beautifully.
Based in New York, I have spent over a decade chasing light across five continents. My work sits at the intersection of documentary authenticity and fine-art intentionality — two philosophies that rarely coexist but always reward the patience required to blend them.
What draws me to portraiture is the negotiation: that brief moment when subject and photographer agree, without words, to be honest with each other. Every frame I make is a record of that agreement.
I work with individuals, couples, editorial clients, and brands who believe that imagery should feel as lived-in as a favourite coat — not staged, not performative, but deeply, unmistakably real.
10+
Years of practice
500+
Sessions completed
12
Countries worked in
Recognition
Sony World Photography Awards, Shortlisted 2023
PDN Photo Annual, Portrait Category Winner 2022
Featured in Vogue, The New York Times, and Aperture
Represented by Gallery 57, New York