You may have come across his monochrome images captured across the globe, dramatically lit portraits, or candid shots of dogs spotted on street corners. Or maybe you’ve heard of SPi, the platform he co-founded to celebrate street photographers worldwide. Or was it on YouTube, popping out from behind a bush to help you master backlighting?
 
Whether as an artist or an educator, Alan has spent the past decade building and nurturing online spaces that make photography more fun, welcoming, and connected, from a personal Instagram page with over a million followers, to a thriving YouTube channel, to Street Photography International, now the largest online resource for street photography.