Alec Soth

January 5, 2024
Photographer

Quick Facts

Alec Soth
Full Name Alec Soth
Occupation Photographer
Date Of Birth Dec 30, 1969(1969-12-30)
Age 55
Birthplace Minneapolis
Country United States
Birth City Minnesota
Horoscope Capricorn

Alec Soth Biography

Name Alec Soth
Birthday Dec 30
Birth Year 1969
Place Of Birth Minneapolis
Home Town Minnesota
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Capricorn
Spouse Rachel Cartee Soth

Alec Soth is one of the most popular and richest Photographer who was born on December 30, 1969 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Award-winning photographer who has gained fame for his work depicting middle America in large scale projects. His photography books Niagara, Broken Manual and Songbook have garnered him critical acclaim, including from the New York Times, and he has been featured in Newsweek and Fortune magazines.

He founded inspiration in Diane Arbus‘ photography work early in his career.

He has received fellowships from the McKnight and Jerome Foundations and was the recipient of the 2003 Santa Fe Prize for Photography. His photographs are in major public and private collections, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and the Walker Art Center. His work has been exhibited widely including as part of the 2004 Whitney Biennial and a major solo exhibition at Media Space in London in 2015.

In 2004, he became a nominee of the Magnum Photos agency and in 2008 became a full member. He lives with his wife and children in Minneapolis.

His wife’s name is Rachel. They have lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota with their children.

Alec Soth Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Photographer
House Living in own house.

Alec Soth is one of the richest Photographer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alec Soth 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He studied at Sarah Lawrence College in New York.

His work has been featured in exhibitions at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Photography and London’s Media Space. He became a full-time member of Magnum Photos photography co-op in 2008.

Alec Soth (born 1969) is an American photographer, based in Minneapolis. Soth makes “large-scale American projects” featuring the midwestern United States. New York Times art critic Hilarie M. Sheets wrote that he has made a “photographic career out of finding chemistry with strangers” and photographs “loners and dreamers”. His work tends to focus on the “off-beat, hauntingly banal images of modern America” according to The Guardian art critic Hannah Booth. He is a member of Magnum Photos.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Alec Soth Dating?

According to our records, Alec Soth married to Rachel Cartee Soth. As of December 1, 2023, Alec Soth’s is not dating anyone.

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Soth founded the publishing house, Little Brown Mushroom (LBM), in 2010. Through it, he publishes his own, and that of other like-minded people, “narrative photography books that function in a similar way to children’s books,” in book, magazine and newspaper formats. He has collaborated on numerous books with Brad Zellar, a Minnesota writer from the Twin Cities.

Facts & Trivia

Alec Ranked on the list of most popular Photographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alec Soth celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.

He concurrently produced the photo book From Here to There: Alec Soth’s America an overview of Soth’s photography from the early 1990s to the present.

Top Facts about Alec Soth

  1. Alec Soth is a renowned American photographer.
  2. He was born in 1969 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  3. Soth is known for his large-format portraits and landscapes.
  4. His work has been exhibited internationally and published in numerous books.
  5. In 2008, he received the prestigious Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography.
  6. Soth is a member of Magnum Photos agency since 2008.
  7. He has published several acclaimed photobooks, including “Sleeping by the Mississippi” and “Broken Manual”.
  8. Soth’s work explores themes of identity, community, and the American landscape.
  9. He often collaborates with writers to create multimedia projects that combine photography and text.
  10. Soth’s photographs are held in collections at major museums around the world, including MoMA and Tate Modern.

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