Anthony Wallace is a graduate of London College of Communication and has a Masters in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism.
His work has been published by the South China Morning Post, The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, Plan B Magazine, Time Out, Cosmopolitan, Creative Week and various other magazines.
His photographs have been exhibited in London, Brighton, Glasgow and Hong Kong.
Anthony spent 2007 based in Hong Kong where he was a full time photographer and lighting assistant at
Red Dog Studio. He also organised contributions for Galleri Magazine.
A selection from his ‘Sealed Up' series will be exhibited at The Photographers Gallery, London, from
June 24th - July 5th 2009 as part of Fresh Faced and Wild Eyed 2009.
‘Sealed Up' is also featured on the Guardian website and published in the book «Community».
Anthony splits his working life between London, Manchester and Hong Kong and is available for commissions worldwide..
During one of my explorations of the Heygate Estate, I heard a loud drilling sound coming from one of the upper floors. Several flights of stairs above, a small team of workers were sealing the front of a vacated flat by welding shut the doors and windows with thick grey sheet metal. This is done to prevent squatters from entering the vacated properties. The welders are called in to seal up flats within 24 hours of the residents moving out.
Inside, an old armchair had been left behind during the evacuation. The sunken seat cushion conjured up images of who had sat there and what kind of people had occupied the flat up until the previous day.
The head of the welding team granted me permission to photograph other flats whilst they were being sealed. I found myself empathising with the abandoned objects and deci...