Alex Cretey Systermans

Alex Crétey Systermans is a photographer based in Paris and London.

He shoots editorial for good medias such as Monocle (UK), Financial Times (UK),The New-York Times (USA), Afar (USA) The Fader (Usa), Die Zeit (GER),  Le Monde (FR), Les Inrocks (FR), commercial clients including Uber, AirBnB, Ikea, Google, Barclays, NSI, Nat West with great agencies like 72andsunny, McGarryBowe, BBH, M&C Saatchi, Jesus & Gabriel Agency, Havas WW, FCB Inferno, W&Cie, Winkreative, Wirz Communications AG, Langland, Rosa Parks...

Alex works on long term personal work through several projects based on family on one side and small islands communities on another.


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Close-up of an adult’s hands arranging bright orange and yellow flowers in a vase.
Person in a black coat holding a soft peach and rust colored fabric scarf with tattooed and ringed hands.
Person holding a small brown snake outdoors in the sunlight.
Close-up of a person’s hand gently holding a small brown snake in the grass outdoors.
Person holding a small brown snake-like reptile in their hand outdoors.
Close-up of a woman’s hands with nude manicured nails wearing a gold wristwatch over a black outfit.
Close-up of an adult gently holding a newborn baby’s tiny feet on a changing table.
Close-up of an adult hand gently holding a baby’s hand on a soft blanket
Female hand with red nail polish touching a small hole in a rough stone wall
Close-up of an elderly person’s hand touching a pile of cream-colored fabric strips in warm natural light.
Close-up of an older person’s hand holding a metal thimble above a table with printed reference images and sewing collectibles.
Elderly woman’s hands carefully sewing a textured fabric roll with white ribbon on a worktable covered in sewing supplies.
Person stacking cut firewood logs outdoors, placing a piece of wood onto a neatly piled stack.
Person opening a glass door using a sculptural, human-shaped dark blue door handle.
Close-up of a person tightening the drawstring on a green fabric bag in warm natural light.
Close-up of a person’s dusty hand holding fine powder over a blue container.
Close-up of a person holding a green sticky note labeled teamwork during an office meeting or workshop.
Tattooed chef kneading dough on a floured granite countertop.
Tattooed chef dusting flour over a granite countertop in a professional kitchen
Tattooed chef hands pressing and shaping pizza dough on a floured granite countertop.
Tattooed chef in a white jacket shaping pizza dough on a floured countertop.
Tattooed hands of a chef shaping pizza dough on a floured countertop.
Close-up of a woman’s hands clasped together holding a pen over a stack of papers on a desk.
Close-up of a person holding a round green plastic lens or disc in front of a computer keyboard.
Close-up of an older man’s hands holding two green glass lenses in a workshop.
Adult hand holding a small translucent yellow plastic disc on a white background
Close-up of a woman entering a code on a wall-mounted security keypad.