About

Alan Bulley is a photographer and writer living in Gatineau, Quebec. A former public sector executive, his work focuses on institutions and spaces, particularly in the built urban environment. He has studied at the University for the Creative Arts in the UK and the School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa, and has recently completed an MA in Documentary Photography at the University of South Wales. Alan is also a contributing writer for PhotoED, Canada’s photography magazine.

Education

MA (with Distinction) in Documentary Photography, University of South Wales, UK — 2025
Studies at School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa — 2023/24
Diploma in Higher Education (Photography), University for the Creative Arts, UK — 2023
MPA, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston — 2004
MA in Theology, Saint Paul University / University of Ottawa — 1990

Exhibitions

May 2026 (forthcoming) — The Ottawa Bubble, solo show at Contact Photography Festival; Toronto, ON
Sep 2025 — MA degree show, Resonance(s), Four Corners Gallery, London, UK
May-June 2025 — In Your Head: Works-Concepts-Processes, group show at the Bienal ‘25 Fotografia do Porto, Portugal; curated by Mark Durden and João Leal
May 2024 — re:Placed as part of group show Landscaping(s) in Contact Photography Festival; Toronto, ON
Apr 2023 — Exhibition 18, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa (group show)
Mar 2023 — Finalist in ‘Digital Print’ category, APEX Awards 2023, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa (juried exhibition)
Nov 2022 — Open House, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa (group show)
Sep 2019 — Street Theatre, L’Autre Oeil, Gatineau, QC (solo show)

Awards

Mar 2026 — ‘Best in Show,’ APEX Awards, APEX Awards 2026, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa (juried exhibition)

Writing

Spring 2026 — “Love and Order: Richard Johnson’s Resilience,” PhotoED Magazine, pp. 43–46.
Spring 2026 — “Daniel Everett: Systems of (dis)Organization,” PhotoED Magazine, pp. 69–74.
Fall 2025 — “Thinking Outside the Cube: SPAO Photo Walk,” PhotoED Magazine, pp. 21–25.
Fall 2025 — “Border Stories,” (Ruth Kaplan and Isabelle Hayeur), PhotoED Magazine, pp. 78–85.
Spring/Summer 2025 — “Benjamin Freedman’s Real Fictions,” PhotoED Magazine, pp. 86–93
Fall 2024 — “Arianne Clément: Aging, Beautifully,” PhotoED Magazine, pp. 51–56
Spring/Summer 2024 — “Thierry du Bois: Lit from Within,” PhotoED Magazine, pp. 26–31
Winter 2023/24 — “re:Placed,” PhotoED Magazine, pp. 53–56

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