Michael Alberry
Swanage, United Kingdom
My work explores community dynamics, emphasising my ideas on themes of ritual and spirituality in contemporary society. To see my most recent work, please see my website.
The project 'A Time To Dance' aligns the similarities between dance and prayer, exploring a parallel between two weekly meetings: the church and the nightclub; And my book 'Every Cross on Cross Mountain' (published by Besides Press, 2021) documents
the sculpture-like crucifixes left by Pilgrims as ritual acts of devotion on Cross Mountain in Medugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
I have published and exhibited work internationally, including publications such as Le Monde, Financial Times, VICE, BBC, British Journal of Photography, GQ, LUMA Foundation, It's Nice That, and Flüter Magazine, among others. In 2014, I was awarded as one of Magnum Photos “30 under 30” photographers.
In 2021 I co-founded Besides Press, a photobook publishing company which celebrates projects created in a spirit of urgent curiosity, and spontaneity.
I am based in Bristol, UK.
2014 - Magnum Photos 30 under 30
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