Alexandre Buisse Alexandre Buisse

Alexandre is a 27 year old Alexandre is a 27 year old commercial mountain photographer from commercial mountain photographer from Chamonix, in the heart of the French Alps. Chamonix, in the heart of the French Alps. He grew up nearby in Lyon, which is a place He grew up nearby in Lyon, which is a place he very much cherishes. He travels often, “ he very much cherishes. He travels often, “ chasing mountains wherever they happen chasing mountains wherever they happen to be hiding, and sometimes even to be hiding, and sometimes even managing to climb them.“managing to climb them.“

Alex is an avid practitioner of Alex is an avid practitioner of mountain sports, especially skiing climbing mountain sports, especially skiing climbing and paragliding. He practices nearly every and paragliding. He practices nearly every sport he photographs. Being a mountaineer sport he photographs. Being a mountaineer gives him access to some of the most gives him access to some of the most beautiful and remote locations in the world, beautiful and remote locations in the world, and being able to share those locations and being able to share those locations with the world is his main motivation for with the world is his main motivation for picking up a camera. picking up a camera.

Alexandre has written 2 books on Alexandre has written 2 books on mountain photography, and his images mountain photography, and his images have been awards winners in multiple have been awards winners in multiple showcases. His life master plan includes showcases. His life master plan includes spending a winter in Antarctica, making spending a winter in Antarctica, making alpine first ascents, soloing big walls, and alpine first ascents, soloing big walls, and eating a lot of cheese.eating a lot of cheese.

He suffered frostbite last year after He suffered frostbite last year after spending a night in the open, without a spending a night in the open, without a sleeping bag or stove, on top of a 600m ice sleeping bag or stove, on top of a 600m ice face, in January. face, in January.

Photographer Bio

Alexandre has been influenced by Ansel Adams, Galen Alexandre has been influenced by Ansel Adams, Galen Rowell and Jimmy Chin, along with some critique websites such as Rowell and Jimmy Chin, along with some critique websites such as 1x.com and weeklyshot.org. Though he earned a1x.com and weeklyshot.org. Though he earned a Master in Master in Theoretical Computer Science/Mathematics, and spent 4 years Theoretical Computer Science/Mathematics, and spent 4 years working on his PhD, he found photography, for which he never working on his PhD, he found photography, for which he never studied, to be the favorable choice. He finds inspiration in the studied, to be the favorable choice. He finds inspiration in the mountains themselves, and is deeply passionate about everything mountains themselves, and is deeply passionate about everything he photographs. He holds little desire to shoot outside of the he photographs. He holds little desire to shoot outside of the mountains he climbs.mountains he climbs.

Alex’s pictures have been featured in Climbing Magazine’s “Best ’s “Best Young Shooters” Some of his awards include Young Shooters” Some of his awards include

Vancouver International Mountain Film FestivalVancouver International Mountain Film Festival, 2009, First Prize, , 2009, First Prize, 2008 Explorer's Corner photo competition2008 Explorer's Corner photo competition, Grand Prize , Grand Prize Reportages Photo anniversary competitionReportages Photo anniversary competition, 2010, 1st prize , 2010, 1st prize RabRab Festive Photo Competition, Winner.  Festive Photo Competition, Winner. Dansk KlatreforbundDansk Klatreforbund, 2012, 1st place , 2012, 1st place

Chasing Ghosts

Glissade

Cross

(Berlins Holocaust memorial)

Verdon Smiles Loneliness

CitationsCitations

http://dklaf.dk/klatrer/galleri//62/http://dklaf.dk/klatrer/galleri//62/ http://www.alexandrebuisse.org/http://www.alexandrebuisse.org/