These pages present the photographic work of Mornington Peninsula based photographer Alan Thexton. Alan grew up and spent most of his early life life living in, and photographing around Melbourne before moving to his current location in 2015. Alan's photographs are mostly candid shots reflecting element of everyday life, he also enjoys the occasional seascape, landscape, or art project. Alan can be contacted directly via the contact tab above if you have any questions, or would like to leave a comment. All images are available as limited edition prints.
New Images
The slideshow below features my most recent images. as new work is added older images will be removed and added to the galleries below
Coastal
Smell the Sea
The smell of the sea for many of us evokes memories and sometimes dreams. This as an ongoing and developing collection of candid photographs that relate to the sea.
On the shore
A collection of shots taken during walks along the beach
Urban
Breathing the city
An ongoing project of street shots from Melbourne. Candid photographs of little slices of life, not staged and not posed. City life as I have interpreted through my camera. Moments that may only last a single breath in time.
Another story
Street photographs from locations I have visited other than Melbourne
Other projects
Ausflag
This a project documenting how we use our flag and asking does this say something about us as Australians and our society.
The road
Images from road trips and other explorations
Leaving a mark
As humans we leave marks wherever we go. Sometimes people write their name or leave a tag. Sometimes we just leave a mark by our actions. This is a visual reference of some of the marks I have seen.
