Biography

Alan Schaller is a London based photographer who specialises in black and white photography. His work is often abstract and incorporates elements of surrealism, geometry, high contrast and the realities and diversities of human life.

In September 2023 he released his first book, ‘Metropolis’ with TeNeues Publishing.

Publications who have featured his work include The Guardian, The New York Times T Magazine, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, South China Morning Post, Time Out, The Independent and The Evening Standard. Alan regularly has exhibitions, showing recently at the Saatchi Gallery, The Leica Galleries in London, Boston, Washington D.C., The Edit Space in Milan, and The Leica Galleries in Sydney & Melbourne.

Brands he has worked with include Apple, Philips, Huawei, Xiaomi, Ann Demeulemeester, Kew Gardens, Nokia, Huntsman of Savile Row. He is an ambassador for Leica Cameras. 

He co-founded the Street Photography International Collective (SPi). It was set up to promote the best work in the genre, and to give a platform to talented yet unrepresented photographers. Today the SPi Instagram account is the largest dedicated street photography resource in the world with over 1.7 million followers. Each month SPi has 14 million visits and receives over 100,000 image submissions.

Alan's own Instagram following now exceeds 1 million people.

Asides from photography, Alan has written articles for the Independent.

He is also a multi instrumentalist with a background in music production, a field he worked in prior to photography.