
The Legacy Collection
Catalogue Raisonné of works by artist of Alexander James Hamilton b.1967. available for rights managed stock image licensing.
The Legacy Collection is an unparalleled rights managed archive documenting over four decades of artistic practice. A lifelong exploration of chiaroscuro, Vanitas, and the Dutch Masters. My sculptural compositions are constructed and photographed entirely underwater, where light itself becomes my medium. Through this process, I achieve a painterly execution reminiscent of Caravaggio’s tenebrism, rich in depth and contrast, with an almost ethereal luminosity.
By submerging both subject and scene, I dissolve the boundaries between materiality and impermanence, echoing the fleeting motifs of 17th-century still life while grounding my work firmly in contemporary practice.
Created mostly with large-format analogue photography, these works result from an entirely in-camera process without digital manipulation. Each frame is a singular study of form, liquid mechanics, light and shadow that carry a painterly aesthetic unlike any photography collection. Beyond its historical significance and aesthetics, The Legacy Collection serves as an enduring resource.
Proceeds from licensing directly support the studio foundation and global artist residency program, ensuring that future generations of practitioners continue to engage with sustainable and experimental methodologies.
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A bountiful spread of flowers in terracotta vase with butterflies
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a bouquet of deep red lilies is pulled under water and captured on film
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a catholic crucifix is thrown into water capturing the moment
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a classic still life image created underwater
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A crucifix religious Icon is thrown into water captured at the right moment of contact
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a delicate breed of Parrot tulips in soft pink hues
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a delicate floral still life of parrot tulips in water eddies
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a depiction of christ a scene from hamlet in water
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a floral vanitas with butterflies and insect fruit in water bubble
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a gilt gilded crucifix splashes into water
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a human skull veiled with a crown of thorns
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A Liquid Perspective: Cymatics Photography Sheds Light on Gravitational Wave Realities
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A Liquid Universe: Cymatics Photography Depicts the Essence of Gravitational Waves
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a modern day vanitas set in water creates a painterly scene rich of flowers and life
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A Modern Take On Ophelia Underwater Art Sculptural Scenes morphine the shape of a gold Halo
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A New Perspective: Gravitational Waves Explored through Cymatics Photography
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A New Wave of Understanding: Gravitational Waves Explored through Cymatics Photography
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a pair of interwoven tulip heads in black water
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A photography series of objects hitting the waters surface tension
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a poetically veiled skull with a ring crown of thorns
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a quite literal underwater vanitas of flowers and conch
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a rare breed floral specimen is dropped into water and captured on film at the precise moment
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a rich painterly floral vanitas with butterfly insects the Dutch golden age
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a simple still life vanitas photograph that looks like a paintings
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a simple vanitas of cut flowers presented underwater
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a single flower head documented under water in photographic series
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a single orange Paris tulip as the image hero of this series
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a still life of two tulip flowers
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a strange scene vanitas where a conch and tulips are taken back to their natural habitat underwater
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A Subaquatic Ballet of Color and Grace in nature
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A Symphony of Colors: Underwater Reflections on Life and Mortality with Butterfli
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A Symphony of Life: Underwater Butterfly Ballet Series
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A Symphony of Waves: Cymatics Photography Explores Gravitational Wave Phenomena
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a tied bunch of tulips still life
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a tied bunch of tulips vanitas on wooden table with silk photography
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a traditional momento mori still life vanitas of flowers butterflies atop a wooden table laid with silk
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