Barbara Alper

Works
  • Barbara Alper, Evening Embrace, 1993
    Barbara Alper
    Evening Embrace, 1993
    £1000 - £2900
  • Barbara Alper, Brighton Beach Boardwalk, 1991
    Barbara Alper
    Brighton Beach Boardwalk, 1991
    £1000 - £2900
  • Barbara Alper, Anti-nuclear Rally, 1989
    Barbara Alper
    Anti-nuclear Rally, 1989
    £1000 - £2900
  • Barbara Alper, Coney Island Snacks, 1987
    Barbara Alper
    Coney Island Snacks, 1987
    £1000 - £2900
  • Barbara Alper, Oregon Motel, 1987
    Barbara Alper
    Oregon Motel, 1987
    £1000 - £2900
  • Barbara Alper, Rockaway Beach, 1986
    Barbara Alper
    Rockaway Beach, 1986
    £1000 - £2900
  • Barbara Alper, Ronald McDonald, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1986
    Barbara Alper
    Ronald McDonald, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1986
    £1000 - £2900
  • Barbara Alper, Question Authority , 1985
    Barbara Alper
    Question Authority , 1985
    £1000 - £2900
  • Barbara Alper, New Jersey Neighbours, 1983
    Barbara Alper
    New Jersey Neighbours, 1983
    £1000 - £2900
  • Barbara Alper, Open Sea and Sky, 1983
    Barbara Alper
    Open Sea and Sky, 1983
    £1000 - £2900
  • Barbara Alper, Gay Pride, 1982
    Barbara Alper
    Gay Pride, 1982
    £1000 - £2900
  • Barbara Alper, Gay Pride, 1982
    Barbara Alper
    Gay Pride, 1982
    £1000 - £2900
Biography

Barbara Alper is an American photographer who lives and works in New York. She has spent many years returning to Rockaway beach recording its unique character in atmospheric black and white images, and her colour images often feature the diverse characters of New York City. 

 

Her sense of adventure has means that she has also traveled worldwide in pursuit of great photographs. Her ‘Sex-play’ series in the 1980’s captured different kinds of play at adult locations around the world. She has photographed the famous and the not so famous, has ventured underwater for her series Sea Samba and into macro flower photography for her remarkable close ups of orchids.

 

Her clients have included The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, Business Week and Condé Nast. She has exhibited widely and her photographs are included in major collections including The Victoria & Albert Museum in London, FNAC, Bibliothéque Nationale Paris, International Center of Photography, New York Public Library and The Brooklyn Museum in New York.