BIOGRAPHY
Alexander grew up partly in his grandfather's animation studio. At the age of 10 he started taking photographs including processing in the darkroom. By 16 he knew that he wanted to be a cinematographer. After high school graduation, community service in a retirement home, work and travel in Asia, Alexander moved from Bonn to Munich in 1989 and worked in a film lab, worked as a lighting technician and as an camera assistant, before making his debut as Director of Photography for a feature film in 1999 with the drama "Planet Alex". Since then, he has been responsible for around 80 feature films, TV movies and series.
He loves dawn and dusk, back low sun light, deep and pale colors, frightening darkness, dust in the air, night shooting in summer, cold breath in winter, glittering lakes, fireflies infront full moon , neon and stroboscopic lights, thick hazy club air, steaming forests in the morning, thunder storms in the mountains, heat flares on highways, smiling faces, shivers of the skin, moist eyes, diversity of life and the beauty of all human beings.
He sees himself as a picture storyteller, accomplice of the director and ally of the actors. He is curious about life and new projects.
AWARDS
2020 › Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen - Best Cinematography › PLAY
2017 › Nomination Deutscher Kamerapreis › Zielfahnder - Flucht in die Karpaten
2012 › Nomination Deutscher Kamerapreis › Der Chinese
2010 › Adolf Grimme Preis - Cinematography › Süden und der Luftgitarrist
2008 › Deutscher Fernsehpreis - Best Cinematography › Die dunkle Seite + Tarragona
2008 › Adolf Grimme Preis - Cinematography › Eine Stadt wird erpresst
2005 › Nomination Deutscher Kamerapreis › Der scharlachrote Engel
FILMOGRAPHY
2022 › Liebeskind 4-6 mini-series › Isabel Kleefeld & Julian Pörksen › Constantin Film/Netflix
2022 › Alice part 1+2 › Nicole Weegmann › Neue Schönhauser/ARD
2020 › Der Junge Häuptling Winnetou › Mike Marzuk › SamFilm/Leonine
2020 › Nicht tot zu kriegen › Nina Grosse › Moovie/ZDF
2018 › Die verlorene Tochter 1-6 mini-series › Kai Wessel › X Filme/ZDF
2018 › Play › Philip Koch › SappralotT/Tellux next/BR
2018 › Deadly Comeback › Hermine Huntgeburth › Josefine/NDR
2017 › Die Protokollantin 1-5 mini-series › Nina Grosse & Samira Radsi › Moovie/ZDF
2016 › Das Pubertier › Leander Haußmann › Constantin Film
2016 › Warum › Nicole Weegmann › WinWin/Polyphon › WDR/ARD
2016 › Wunschkinder › Emily Atef › X Filme › WDR/Degeto/ARD
2015 › Ein Teil von Uns › Nicole Weegmann › Constantin › BR/ARD
2015 › Zielfahnder - Flucht in die Karpaten › Dominik Graf › W&B › WDR/ARD
2014 › Tatort - Verbrannt › Thomas Stuber › Wüste Medien › NDR/ARD
2012 › Im Netz › Isabell Kleefeld › Odeon/WDR/ARD
2010 › Der Chinese part 1+2 › Peter Keglevic › Yellow Bird › ARD Degeto/ORF
2009 › Hanni und Nanni › Christine Hartmann › UFA Cinema/Universal
2008 › Hangtime › Wolfgang Groos › little shark entertainment › 3L
2006 › Eine Stadt wird erpresst › Dominik Graf › TV60 Film/BurkertBareiss › ZDF
2004 › Grenzverkehr › Stefan Betz › d.i.e.film › movienet
2004 › Kombat16 › Mirko Borscht › credofilm › credoverleih
2003 › Polizeiruf - Der scharlachrote Engel › Dominik Graf › MTM › BR/ARD
2001 › PlanetB - Mask under Masks › Markus Goller › TTD/Cinemedia › Senator