My Name is Alex Masu
I currently live in South Africa,
I started photography in late 2008; I was looking for a hobby that would tie in well with all the travelling I was doing at the time. Back in high school and university I did a lot art particularly detailed pencil and pen drawings but once I joined the ranks of the employed it became very difficult to find time to do massive sketches and or any sizable pieces of work, so photography was a good creative alternative at the time. I stop taking pictures for about 3 years 2014 to 2016, my schedule just got too busy but in late 2016 I started again.
There is no specific style or subject matter that I stick to, I like to experiment alot and try new techniques.
There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs
So what do you do full time? I work in investment banking, but I studied to be a Mechanical Engineer at the University of Cape Town.
Awards
Winner of the Environment/Eco Category Capture Joburg Competition 2012
The competition, titled “Capture Joburg”, was aimed at:
- Encouraging, promoting and recognising the city’s young photographers; and
- Promoting “Destination Joburg” through photography on an ongoing basi
The Celebrate African Children Project, Selected for Publishing – 2012
This international photographic competition designed to promote up and coming photographers, and to celebrate the diversity and richness of growing up as a child in this Multi-faceted continent called Africa. The best photographs with the theme of Children in Africa were chosen by a panel of judges, and will be compiled into a book. As soon as the book is published i’ll put up a link