Contact.

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instagram. @alex.mcbride

Bio.

Alex is a London-based photojournalist whose work documents the resolve of the human spirit in the face of war and hardship. After spending several years freelancing in Kenya, DRC and South Sudan for AFP, Alex photographed the war in Nagorno-Karabakh for Getty Images. Following that, he dedicated himself to documenting the resistance to Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, embedding with rebel groups in several of the country’s ethnic minority states over the course of a year.

He spent six months documenting the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2023 before returning to London where he is currently re-establishing himself in his city of birth.

Alex’s work has been published by Al Jazeera, BBC, Bloomberg, ELLE, El Pais, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, Internazionale, Le Figaro, Le Monde, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Times, Vanity Fair, VICE, The Washington Post and WIRED. Alex also collaborates with UN and NGO agencies that include Greenpeace, IOM, Medair, MSF, NRC, UNICEF, War Child and WFP.

Awards & Exhibitions.

2023

Craf Open Call, Italy - Prizewinner, Exhibition

Felix Schoeller Photo Award, Germany - Shortlist

2022

Budapest International Foto Awards, Hungary - Gold Award

Xposure International Photography Awards, UAE - Shortlist

2021

Bar Tur Photojournalist of the Year 2021 Award, UK - Shortlist

Helsinki Photo Festival, Finland - Exhibition

HIPA Photography Awards, UAE - Prizewinner

2020

Andrei Stenin International Press Photo, Russia - Prizewinner

Helsinki Photo Festival, Festival - Exhibition

Photo IS:RAEAL, Israel - Exhibition

Visa Pour l’Image, France - Screening