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TIGER AT THE U.S. OPEN: Will he make it two straight? | Better than ever | Player Spotlight | Victory Room

There were will be hundreds -- make that thousands -- of photos taken of Tiger Woods this week as he defends his U.S. Open title at Bethpage Black. Of course, there are always lots of photos taken of Tiger. When you're the No. 1 golfer in the world, it comes with the territory.

Jules Alexander has certainly snapped his share of Tiger photos. Unlike many of the other photographers who'll follow Tiger this week, Alexander has an unique perspective, having photographed some of the biggest celebrities in all fields.

When he was 15 years old, Alexander was providing "Down Beat" magazine with photos of Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. Alexander then served as an aerial reconnaissance photographer in the South Pacific during World War II.

When he returned to New York after the war, he became a top advertising, fashion and editorial photographer. Among his most revered work are the black and white photographs he took of Ben Hogan that appeared in the best seller, "The Hogan Mystique." Alexander's work also can be found in the World Golf Hall of Fame.

In April, Alexander published a collection of his black-and-white photographs of Woods, called simply, "Tiger Woods In Black and White." With the U.S. Open approaching and Tiger once again the man to beat, Alexander selected 10 of his favorite photos from the book as an exclusive excerpt for PGATOUR.COM. He also provided insight into each photo.