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Jesse Alexander
 A lifetime has been
spent in photography, the largest part of it devoted to
documenting motorsports. In the beginning I worked primarily in
black and white. Then, when I began to make enlargements of my
images and show them in galleries I became aware of the added
intensity and drama that was missing from an 8x10 glossy. Today,
the personal satisfaction gained from my work in the darkroom has
moved me into a new chapter, one of producing fine art prints of
museum quality and offering them for sale to collectors and
enthusiasts all over the world.
Photograph by
Jeff Smeding
Over the years his work has appeared in most of the worlds prominent automotive publications including Car & Driver, Road & Track and Automobile. In 1965, he covered the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Newsweek, and in 1967 his work was used in Sports Illustrated for a feature on motorcycle racing. Most recently, Jesse was commissioned by Nissan and it's Infiniti luxury division to photograph the drivers, crew, and race cars that made up the 1997 Infiniti Indy Project.
Alexander has authored numerous books including At Speed, Forty Years of Motorsport Photography and Driven.
His work has been exhibited in museums, galleries, and as part of an exhibition of sports photography at the 1996 Summer
Olympics. A retrospective exhibition including more than 70 images traveled the world in 1998, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation.
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