For questions or print inquiries please reach me at: alex14ramos@gmail.com
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Photography Tools and Related Products That I Really Appreciate:
Camera: Leica Camera ( Leica SL system + 24-70, 28/50/90 lenses)
Paper: Hahnemuhle
Drone: DJI Mavic Pro II
For analog photography, my preferred photolab: Underdog
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Alex Ramos (b. 1989) is a photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His early fascination with railroads paved the foundation for his photographic style and many of his projects. Being from the Bay Area, his interest in the Western United States has led him to further investigate historically significant areas and culturally relevant themes.
Work Experience:
2024 - Ongoing: Creative Advisor, Leica Store San Francisco
2023 - 2024: Creative Director, Leica Store San Francisco
2014 - 2023: Gallery Director, Leica Store San Francisco
2008 - 2014: Gallery Coordinator, Scott Nichols Gallery
Education:
2007-2009, Photography, City College of San Francisco
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 - SFO Museum: Railroads
2012 - Mission Workshop, The San Francisco Bay Railroad
Group Exhibitions:
2024 - Book and Job Gallery - “Current Affairs”
2021 - Chinese Historical Society of America
2015 - Rock Paper Scissors Gallery
2008 - California State Railroad Museum
2007 - California State Railroad Museum
Lecture:
2010 Conference: Center for Railroad Photography and Art
Juror:
2018 - UC Berkeley: Dorothea Lange Fellowship
Publications:
It Will Hold You, (forthcoming)
Portrait of a City: San Francisco, Fall 2021, Taschen (photographs)
After Promontory, May 2019, University of Indiana Press (photographs)
TRAINS, Locomotive Special Issue, September, 2009 (article + photographs)
Awards:
2008 Center for Railroad Photography and Art, 3rd place
2007 Center for Railroad Photography and Art, 3rd place
Film Credit:
2024 - Who Is Michael Jang?
2019 - Show Me the Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall