Alex Frayne is an

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-based

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photo artist Fine-art photography is photography created in line with the vision of the photographer as artist, using photography as a medium for creative expression. The goal of fine-art photography is to express an idea, a message, or an emotion. This stand ...

whose images have received attention locally and abroad. He studied film at the

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, where he met long-time collaborator and cinematographer

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Biography

Alex Frayne graduated from Flinders University with a

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in 1996, moving straight into production with a series of short films from 1998 to 2004, before switching to photography as his primary artistic expression. He directed, edited, and produced his debut feature film '' Modern Love'' in 2006. ''

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'' critic Richard Kuipers hailed the film:

''"...unlike anything else in the Australian genre catalogue"''

Between 2014 and 2020 he produced a series of photographic books for

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. Discussing the third of these books, (Landscapes of South Australia), Simon Caterson wrote in ''

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'':

''"...The book confirms that Frayne, who uses old cameras and expired film in his artistic practice, deserves to be thought of alongside Ansel Adams and the other great landscape photographers..."''

Books

* ''Adelaide Noir'' (2014) * ''Theatre of Life''(2017) * ''Landscapes of South Australia'' (2020) * ''Distance and Desire'' (2024)

References

External links

The Australian Books

Variety Magazine Review

Landscapes of South Australia reviewed by Dave Bradley

Interviewed for the Pictorialist

Diary of a Publisher

Dustbowls and Deluges (The Guardian)

Alex Frayne "Distance and Desire" Book Launch
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