From Regalia to the Street: Photography by Alex Johns-Hamer

Artist’s Statement

Alex Johns-Hamer (hey-mur) is a Syracuse, NY based photographer. Having previously worked for Oneida Indian Nation and Indian Country Today coupled with his ties to the community, Alex provides a broad example of Native life. From regalia to the street, Alex has covered events such as Standing Rock, Native fashion shows, community events, and federal court cases, eventually earning a White House Press Pass to cover Tribal Nations Conference in 2016.

After a brief hiatus in 2019, Alex came back with a renewed focus photographing events, people, and places. This would lead to a partnership with Ganondagan State Historic Site as their event photographer as well as signing on with Zuma Press news wire agency. Since then, Alex’s work has been licensed by the DPAI in Germany, Spain, France and the United Kingdom. Photographs have been shown at the Fort Pitt Museum, the Fenimore Art Museum, and the Smithsonian Museum of American Indian.

It’s Alex’s hope that guests can see into some of the broad lives of contemporary Native people, from traditions living on to the continued fight for Treaty Rights. Fashion, music, and accomplishments are also on display.