DJ Shelwell (b. 1976) is a South African photographer, curator and researcher living and working in Cape Town. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Media Studies from Rhodes University in 1997.  Working in a mix of digital and film, his photographic style combines traditional street and contemporary South African portraiture photography: compositional quirk meets real life documentary context. His practice relies on genuine curiosity and interacting and negotiating photographic moments with strangers. He is currently exhibiting a series called “White Dogs” at the Museum of Dogs in Cape Town.