Dougie Wallace
Dougie Wallace is an internationally recognised photographer known for his uncompromising, high-impact images of contemporary life. Using handheld flash and direct engagement, his work captures the humour, tension and drama of human behaviour with sharp social wit.
His photographs don’t simply document — they critique, revealing what sits beneath the surface of everyday scenes. Instantly recognisable and visually bold, Wallace’s work is driven by an instinct for what makes people stop and look. Working with handheld flash and unapologetic proximity, Wallace captures human behaviour at its most revealing — comedy and tragedy sitting side by side. His work is rooted in observation: people, their interactions, their performances, and the tension between image and reality.
Wallace has achieved international recognition through long-term social documentary projects, all published with Dewi Lewis Publishing, including Shoreditch Wildlife, Stags, Hens & Bunnies: A Blackpool Story, Harrodsburg, Well Heeled, East Ended, Road Wallah and Bus Response, his portrait of London during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. In 2017, BBC4 featured Wallace in What Do Artists Do All Day?, following the making of Harrodsburg, a study of wealth, aspiration and consumer culture around London’s most famous department store. The project has been exhibited internationally, including London and Jeddah.
HE HAS BEEN ENLISTED TO APPLY HIS STRIKING STYLE TO BRANDS AND TITLES INCLUDING BALENCIAGA, BBC, THE ECONOMIST, LOUIS VUITTON, THE NEW YORK TIMES, PANADOL, SKY, SUPREME, TATLER, AND VICE.
BUS RESPONSE
Shoreditch Wildlife
