Alex Thebez is a creative, strategist and artist based in New York. Originally from Indonesia, Alex is currently an independent aesthetics strategist working to understand the visual trends of emerging culture shapers. Recently Alex was Head of Community at Here.fm, a Series A social start up. Alex previously was also at Instagram as the Creative & Curation Lead on the Community Lab and Creative Editor & Curator on the Community team. Alex has worked with clients such as Airbnb, Converse, The Fader, Medium, Time Magazine, and Bloomberg Businessweek. In his personal creative practice, Alex is interested in communities, how technology enables networked experiences and personal documentary photography. Photo: Chang Ming Lee