Born in New Orleans, Scott Alger is a New York based artist whose work combines street graffiti, expressionalist painting and performance, all expressed through photography. Using light as paint, Alger creates images which he then photographs, the result being a number of rich, glossy images. This style and process originated from a traumatic experience which saw Alger and his friends struck by lighting, the result of which left Alger temporarily blinded and ended the life of one of his friends. As a way of healing, Scott created this new style of photographing light to help him get over the experience emotionally.
Now obviously unless you can afford to jetset across the Atlantic to the Big Apple, a visit to one of his exibitions is going to be out of the question. However, his website is worth a visit. There is a wonderful collection of photographs to look at as well as some interesting videos about his work.
