I come from a very artistic family. My Dad is an oil painter and sculptor, my brother Luke is an amazing sketch artist and painter and my brother Adam is a talented satirical cartoonist. Megan, my sister and Mum (my mother) do not have an artistic bone between them, however we still thank they are lovely and try to include them in family activities wherever we can :). Up until 2005, painting was also my major artistic outlet until eventually a camera replaced my paintbrush and creating art through photography became my primary passion.
It's been a few years now since I had the realisation that photography was going to be a huge part of the rest of my life and here I am, a full time professional photographer fortunate enough to be doing something I love for a living, specialising in Fine Art Photography and, of course Wedding Photography (with a twist).
Documentary could be described as the technique I use when shooting my weddings. I love to tell stories through imagery - to deliver a visual narrative. My influences in paint and contemporary art contribute to a smaller but just as important part of the capture process. I put everything I have into everything I do, simply because I don’t know how do it any other way.
I am a fully accredited Associate member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) and to date I have been fortunate enough to have my fine art Illustrative work exhibited extensively Australia-wide and held in collections as far away as London.
So that's my story, I would love to hear yours.
AWARDS
2011 - AIPP Australian Creative Photographer of the Year 2011 - AIPP ACT Wedding Photographer of the Year
2011 - AIPP ACT Illustrative Photographer of the Year
2011 - 8 Awards of Excellence - WPPI, Las Vegas
2010 - Voted Top 5 Emerging Austrlian Wedding Photographers - Capture Magazine
2010 - AIPP Ilford Trophy Recipient - Highest Scoring Print, APPA
2010 - AIPP ACT Professional Photographer of the Year
2010 - AIPPACTIllustrativePhotographeroftheYear
2010 - AIPPACTWeddingPhotographeroftheYear
2010 - AIPP ACT Highest Scoring Print Award
2009 - AIPP ACT Illustrative Photographer of the Year
2009 - Finalist in the National Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize 2009 - ACMP Trampoline Projections Finalist
2008 - ACT AIPP Runner up Illustrative Photographer of the Year
2008 - ACT/NSW AIPP Print Awards – 3x Silver and 1x Silver Distinction
2008 - Best Photography L’Oreal colour Awards
2008 - Selected as part of the Off The Wall ART08 Sydney Emerging Artist Showcase
2008 - Selected as part of the Off The Wall ART08 Brisbane Emerging Artist Showcase
2007 - Recipient of the Canberra Critics Circle, Photography Award
2007 - ACT AIPP Print Awards – Silver and Silver Distinction
2006 - City News, Solo exhibition “Still” Rated Top 5 ACT Gallery Shows of 2006
2006 - Recipient of the Huw Davis Photoaccess Emerging Artist Grant
2005 - Selected for the Avant Card, “Calling All Artists” Program
2002 - Placed 1st in the National Family Planning Photographic Awards
{The artist responsible for taking my dashing portrait is the wonderful Samm Blake}
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Ok, so it’s 4am and I need to get some rest so I will come back and say a few more words about this amazing couple in the next couple of days. If I were to some it up I would say the following words: cold, windy, amazing, film, car headlights and the dirty dancing…
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Zandra - wow, Dan, amazing. Love it.
Pobke - The lift! YES! The pastor in the church! YES! The little boy in aisle! YES! The frames! (That frame shot reminds me a lot of Christine Pobke’s work, do you know her?) HAHAHA. Love the frames. :) Loves!
Tenielle - DELISH-USH! Windswept photos…. are so very beautiful! Shadow and movement… light and love…. this wedding is so loverly!
Tim - Easy to see why you’re the “best”. I really love the very first photo. It is a beautiful and evocative piece of art.
Katie - Awesomeness + one billion.
Julia - AWESOME…..
Jeremy Beasley - Oh no you dideerrrrn’t *clicks fingers*. the black and whites are rocking my socks harder than the beastie boys right now. Nice work dizzler.
Jenny J - Oh you.
Michelle Moore - There’s an immediacy to these images that takes my breath away. I love the wind + the film.
John Benavente - dude..that second frame!
ryan flynn - so good. the headlight portraits are $$.
Gemma Carr - Oh My god, they ACTUALLY did the lift!!!! Nice.
Mr O’Day, you take wedding photos to a whole new level. Love ‘em all!
Kelly Tunney - oooohhh I see it now (checked it out properly). Always a lovely post from you buddy. LOVE IT xo
Amanda Thorson - these are hot….what a beautiful bride, always laughing and smiling.
Stewart Leishman - Shit hot! Love the blue.
Hannalee Photography - I’ll say it again: very different! Love it!