California Mermaids is a collection of underwater photographs by Alex Sher taken during 2013-2016 in pools. The collection has been presented to the public at Bruce Lurie Gallery in 2016.

The Other Side REFLECTIONS There is the time right before sunset when the wind calms down and stops rocking boats, when the harbor turns intо a perfect mirror with blue skies and long white mast reflections. I was looking at this perfect mirror sipping wine on my boat when a sea lion broke it. He looked at me, snorted, and wend back underwater. Maybe it was the wine or my twisted imagination, or the fact that I dive a lot - I imagined myself being a sea lion. I was gliding down below looking through the surface at the boats and the people and at my own reflection in the other side of the mirror. With all this scenery I caught no fish and I had to go back to frying franks - which did not play well with the wine. I promised myself to look at my reflection the next time I am diving.   The next day I grabbed the camera and jumped in the water; however, this time instead of photographing models I was looking at the other side of the water surface. The things I saw were definitely not what I expected to see. The water surface is instantly moving and this movement brings out the features preposterous for a regular mirror. It was more than a reflection, it was an opinion. I took a few pictures to let you see this too. Because it’s worth it.