Douglas Abuelo has worked as a freelance photographer for the past 10 years. In 1999 he along with three other photographers founded the photo-collective Agentur Spot. In 2003 Douglas was awarded the German National Prize in the EU-sponsored Human Work photo competition and in 2007 an Association of Denominational Press Research Grant together with Journalist Mirco Lomoth. His photos have been published by Der Spiegel, Time, Die Welt, The Guardian Online, Geo Online, Le Monde, Newsweek, Neon, and The New York Times, among others. From 2004 to 2007 he was a contributor to Sipa Press. Since 2007 he has been represented by Polaris Images.
| 2008 |
Kunst Obdachlos group exhibition – Kulturing Berlin, Stadtbad Steglitz, Berlin Blocked Landscapes group exhibition – Kunstfertig Gallery, Leipzig Kunst trot(z) Armut group exhibition – Hanover, Cologne, Leipzig, Mainz Home2 group exhibition – Community Gallery, London |
| 2007 |
Aspects of Africa group exhibition - POLIS conference, London Home group exhibition - Cuming Museum, London How We Are: Photographing Britain - Tate Britain, London Kunst trot(z) Armut group exhibition – Berlin, Potsdam, Frankfurt am Main |
| 2006 |
Klienten solo exhibition - Notdienst fuer Suchtmittelgefaehrdete, Berlin Elefest group exhibition - South Subway Elephant & Castle, London, UK MAPJ group show - LCC, London |
| 2004 |
Hanoi in Leipzig solo exhibition - Leipzig City Hall, Leipzig Schoemberg finalists' group exhibition, Schoemberg, Germany |
| 2003 |
Human Work competition group exhibition, Germany, Romania, Italy, Spain Coal Men solo exhibition - Forum of Contemporary History, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2001 |
Agentur Spot Deutschlandbilder group exhibition, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |