Street Photography Award September 2017


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  • Alan Schaller
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    Judge: Alan Schaller

    Alan Schaller is a British photojournalist and street photographer based in London. With an emphasis on black and white photography, Alan’s images depict moments conveying the realities and diversities of human life.

    Drawn to geometric scenes as well as vivid light and shadow, he has worked and traveled around the world to places such as Africa, The Middle East, The USA, Australia and much of Asia and Europe.

    Over the years his work has been featured and published in magazines such as The Financial Times, Time Out, Buzzfeed, The Independent and The Metro.

    Last year Alan co-founded the Street Photography International (SPi) collective, dedicated to promoting and curating the best work in the genre.

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