
When social platforms such as Instagram started chasing video clicks shortly after TikTok et al crashed their way into the social media landscape, many photographers were left wondering where their pictures belonged. Street photographer Alan Schaller decided to stop waiting for someone else to fix it. He built Irys, a new photo app made by photographers, for photographers, and it’s just gone live…
I had the good fortune to catch up with Alan Schaller and hear his story. He doesn’t strike you as a man with time to spare. When we speak, he’s in Tokyo juggling three exhibitions, a brace of photo shoots, and the global launch of a swanky new social platform, Irys.