Alexander von Reiswitz Art for Sale at Auction

b. 1965 -

Born in Málaga, Alexander von Reiswitz moved to Munich in 1982, in order to study history of art at the Ludwig-Maximilians University. Between 1987 and 1994, he completed further studies in architecture at the École d´Architecture de Paris-la-Villette. He additionally worked as a laboratory technician at different Parisian photo laboratories and was also active for architect's offices. In 1994, Alexander von Reiswitz moved to Berlin, where he started to work as an architect. Three years later he founded his own photographic and architecture studio called 'ATELIER A'. One of his most famous artistic projects was executed between 2001 and 2003, when he realized his first series of animal portraits. His works have been exhibited in a number of solo and group exhibitions in Japan, France, Spain and Germany. The photographer still lives and works in Berlin.
Alexander von Reiswitz is well-known for his unique series of animal portraits taken at the Berlin Zoo; since then he has been regarded as 'photographer of souls'