Ingar Krauss

"Nailya Alexander Gallery has been a member of AIPAD since 2000 and is committed to fine-art photography, with a special emphasis on masterfully crafted prints. The gallery represents a roster of internationally established contemporary artists, including the German photographer Ingar Krauss, whose portraits have a psychological depth rarely seen in contemporary photography. In his series Birds of Passage, Krauss focuses on issues of migration, labor, and identity by photographing the seasonal workers who travel to Germany each year to perform arduous labor for very little pay. In this portrait of a harvest worker, Krauss communicates a strong sense of individuality and the difficulty of his labor - but also his confident stance, with just a hint of melancholy in his eyes. This unusually large gelatin silver print is mounted on aluminum, lending even more gravity to this striking portrait. The photograph was exhibited in 2009 in the show This is not a Fashion Photograph at the International Center of Photography, curated by Vince Aletti." - Nailya Alexander

Nailya Alexander Gallery was founded in 2004 and has been a member of AIPAD since 2000. The gallery is committed to fine-art photography and represents a roster of internationally established contemporary artists, with an emphasis on masterfully crafted prints. The gallery also has a special interest in early Soviet avant-garde photography.