Ulvis
Alberts
Biography
born in Riga | Latvia
1949 immigrated to the U.S.A. with his family from Ravensburg, study University of
Washington B.A.radio/television.
1966-68 some of his first photographs in Seattle were of Bob Dylan | Jerry Garcia | Jimi Hendrix
1973 photographed some of the most celebrated movie personalities of the 1970‘s and early
1980‘s: Groucho Marx, Christopher Reeve, John Wayne, Peter Sellers, Nick Nolte, Jack
Nicholson, Jack Lemmon, Paul Newman | they are summarized in the book „Camera as Passport“
1977 Photographed the World Series of Poker | returned to shoot the series five more years
1981 first photography book „Poker Face“ | it become a collector‘s item
