About Alex:
Alex Kosseff is a photographer specializing in landscape photography. While working on cruise ships for several years, he was exposed to landscapes from almost every part of the world, and what started out as a hobby quickly became a passion. Now settled in Las Vegas, Alex combines his love for hiking and photography to capture amazing shots from places all over the southwest.
With a background in technical theater, he knows when and how to capture the perfect lighting for his shots. He loves to focus on capturing the beauty of the moment with minimal after effects editing.
Achievements:
Capture Down Town Las Vegas:
Capture Down Town cover photo winner
Amateur - Modern Places First Place - crumbling building
Category: Amateur "Work" Second Place - Looking Up
Nevada Camera Club Annual competition 2010
- 2nd place "lovell Wash" http://www.aksnapshots.com/lasvegascoloredclouds/h22e09a8b#h22e09a8b
- 2nd place "Red Rock Flower" http://www.aksnapshots.com/p56342519/h206819c#h206819c
- Honorable Mention "Old Car HDR" http://www.aksnapshots.com/hdr/h33d33036#h33d33036
- Honorable Mention "Las Vegas Scary Sky" http://www.aksnapshots.com/lasvegascoloredclouds/h22e09a8b#h22e09a8b
- Two of my photos where selected for 89XXXhibition: A Reconnaissance into Las Vegas Community
Location: Marjorie Barrick Museum, UNLV
- Finalist 2010
- Editors pick at (27,000 + views)
- Featured on MSNBC.com
Links:
- http://www.birdandhike.com/ Great place to find hikes around Las Vegas and surrounding area's
- http://www.hdrspotting.com site decided to some of the best HDR photos.
- http://www.photofriday.com weekly photo challenge.
- http://www.hikinglasvegas.com Hiking Las Vegas: Your online hiking guide. Get self guided hiking maps for hikes around Las Vegas, NV and beyond. Hikes range from family hikes to extreme scrambling hikes.