Every 12 to 18months I like to try and create a new body of fine art work and follow it up with a solo gallery show . Well, that time has come again! I officially invite you to the opening of my next show “I closed my eyes and saw this”. I am currently represented in…
Well, not sure where to start with this. Since starting to shoot as a professional I have always set myself goals of achievement, both personal and professionally. After watching my first Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) Awards judging a few years ago I said to myself that it would be my dream to one…
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Congratulations, Dan. So very well deserved :)
Oh Dan….oh my word – these pull me in, they are so beautiful….. x
Love all that negative space!
well done dan! what you dream you can achieve and you have ;-)yay
keeping the bar high
Congratulations Dan, stunning work, well done.
Very well deserved. You’re pretty freaky yourself.
Much deserved Dan! Congratulations!
Money, money and money. Well done, sir.
So proud of you Daniel!!
Holy Moley. Very well deserved. Beautiful images.
daniel, when i first saw you, i knew that you had a flame in your heart.. And under our blue skies, marble skies, i found a home in your eyes.. we’ll never be apart.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ZHah-c0hQ..
dude.. i just got an email from your Mum.. the subject line is “my special little guy”..
ps.congrats big time on your accolades brother, you’re freakishly talented..
pps. please remember me when you’re famous ;)
ppps. absolutely!
so proud of you my lil daniel… it’s so amazing to see your journey. when i first met you all those years ago, i never would have thought you’d be the superstar you are today. after all, i was in my car, you were the derro offering to clean my windscreen… i didn’t realise there was such talent within this dirty homeless guy washing windows with his little squeegee. and now lookatcha! dan o’day is taking the world by storm. i’ll never forget what you told me that one day… “But I ain’t never crossed a man that didn’t deserve it…Me, be treated like a punk, you know that’s unheard of. You better watch how you talkin, and where you walkin, or you and your homies might be lined in chalk.” i didn’t want to be lined up in chalk. so i told myself to never forget that. :)
loves you daniel. SO proud of everything you’ve achieved. i hope i’m even 10% like you when i grow up. you’re amazing.
You’re awesome and you deserve every accolade. It was a thrill watching your images judged (and also watching you judge). Congrats.
A very huge congratulations to you – seriously awesome achievement, and I can’t think of anyone more deserving of such success.
Congratulation Dan! Such an amazing achievement xo
So proud of you dude!
Legend. A win for the good guys :) Look forward to seeing what’s next.
you’re clever :)
think Christine & Todd should have a comment off. Winner gets a hug :)
well done sir. i saw two of your prints come up in judging down in sydney… and i knew both would do well. talk soon!
too good dan!
dude… amazing! well deserved & well done.
your talent and hard work is rightfully being recognised. massive congratulations mate
just beautiful Dan, i so proudly looked at these images at APPA knowing some of these were yours, and guessing the others were too…i loved pointing them out to some people at APPA and saying they were yours… i love them all very much. congratulations Dan :-) You are an inspiration to me and so many others.
you are so talented Mr O’Day… you have an amazing gift of seeing the world in such a unique way. you have opened my eyes up to so much and have taught me so much more. so proud of you and all your achievements, this is just the very start. xoxo
these are seriously breathtaking. no words…
Congrats again Dan. So beautiful.. and mighty inspiring.
Inspiring Inspiring Inspiring. A huge congrats. You truly inspire me Dan.
Amazing work Dan. Truly inspirational. Love it.
Congrats!!
ya. really well deserved. you’ve got a great eye for life and that shows in the way you take pictures. congrats.
Congratulations! You are inspiring! I love your work!
Posting these superb images is not in any way self-indulgent. It encourages the rest of us inspiring photographer. Thank you for sharing. And why the hell shouldn’t you celebrate your hard work and creativity. It’s all good.
Congratulations Dan! These are incredible & you totally deserve the accolades.
Congratulations Dan, I saw your name in the email the other day. Well done.
Wow, super impressive!! Congratulations!
Just found these by accident … or did I. It seems I needed to see them. Really beautiful. And congratulations.
Hair of the Dog (HOTD) is a three-day AIPP event held in Brisbane each year and it’s all happening again from 5-7 Feb. It is full of all things awesome, with a fantastic line up of speakers and workshops taking place. I am extremely humbled to have been asked to be one of the speakers…
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dear daniel: i would so love it if you could please sit on the stage with a blindfold on, and a mic in one hand, whilst saying everything that comes into your brain. i need to know what goes on in there. only then will i truly feel like i “know” you better. love, your friend christine. (pobke) (remember? your friend you’ve been friends with for over a year now.)
I would like to learn more about your impending marriage to THM.
Sausages. Talk about sausages.
Hmmm sausages… and lamb handles!
I would like to learn about your advanced angry birds techniques. thanks in advance.
Talk about making pretty ‘pikchures’ and stuff and things. People like that.
I see you are getting some great responses to your request :) Gotta love it.
Very few photographers have an apostrophe in their name. Even fewer still have one so well positioned as yours. Please teach us 1) How to obtain an apostrophe and 2) How to position our apostrophe once we have obtained it. The people need to know.
Rub your belly and pat your head at the same time, or is it rub your head and pat your belly? Even better, rub Todd’s belly and pat your head.
Kindest regards
T
xo
Oh my goodness…. I feel ashamed and horrified that I haven’t been on your blog before. DAN you are not only one of the funniest people I have had the pleasure of meeting but your work is utterly amazing!!!! I have no words but to sit here gob smaackked at how frigin talented you are!!! WOW……WOW
On one fine morning out at Lake George, myself and my partner in crime Christine took some pictures of one another.. I shot film, Christine shot digital, I said potato she said potata ? You can see some of the images Christine took of me in the same session here. I love shooting film, I do…
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Lu just said to me “What is Christinepobke doing there in the forest?? Is she lost? With the ALPACAS????” Hehehehehe Beeeeeautiful series….love it!!!
How hot are those Llamas? Christine’s a bit of alright too :) seriously, that first frame is heavenly.
mr o’day, love your work brother.. 3rd & last pic = killers fo shiz!.. (nice modelling pobsicle)
LLAMAS!!! Awwwwwwww shaeeeeeeeeeeet. hehe. Oh yeah der…. Christine looks GAHORGEOUS :) Lovely frames!!
the first frame has this incredible feeling about it, beautiful
Seems like Christine has the wispy hair look down pat. Cool-looking alpacas too! Nice work!
I love the lamas!!! I want one now :) Christine is beautiful I just love her!
i love llama. :) thanks for being such an artistic friend. now would it be too narcissistic if i put up a frame on my wall? maybe not if you sign it first. :)
lovvvvveeee these Mr O’Day. That Christine girl is hawt!
can’t beat film. period.
such a hot babe you are Christine, and I just love that first frame to bits. Awesome work.
Really beautiful film work : )
Awesome, Dan!
those are some funny looking kangaroos! ;) lovely photos!
Do you mind me asking what film you used? :)
These last few days have been surreal to say the least. A couple of months ago I entered one image into the 2010 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize, not only the richest contemporary art prize in Australia but the world, receiving 238,000 entry’s this year across both the photography and painting category’s (so obviously I crossed…
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Kudos Dan. Huge.
That is some very BIG wow! Excellent and congrats.
Congrats Dan! What an AMAZING honor!!! I LOVE that first image – the story is beautiful. Well deserved :)
your awesome :)
Congrats on your great success, Dan!
So happy for you Dan! x
You deserve every bit of it and more Dan. Enjoy the high x
Congrats! Those are some beautiful images.
Congrats Dan. I keep getting lost in that first one especially. :)
Fantastic achievement for your stunning work. Congratulations, very well done. :)
You already know my words Daniel…. I have the highest praise & respect for you. I always have xx
Well done! It’s my favourite of all the entries. It reminds me of the show “Six Feet Under”
Crazy proud of you, little fukker!!
oh, and thanks for my new soundtrack for the evening (Neverending Story)
Oh my goodness that is HUGE! What an incredible journey… I love dupont, saw him talk once and have been an avid follower of his work since. Congrats dan
Ride the wave Dan, such a wonderful achievement. The image is stunning.
Congrats Dan. So well deserved !
Congratulations Dan!!! So totally deserved xx
killin’ them dude!
Congrats mate! That is awesome news – keeping kicking ass and putting yourself, and Canberra, on the world photography map :)
Awesome stuff mate, totally deserved!
Congratulations Dan, beautiful and well deserved
Look at you! Big guy on campus! I am so proud.
dizzle face. i’m so proud that i got to watch you accept your award that night. i can haz so many photoz from that blurry nite! hehehe. so happy that the industry recognizes talent when they see it. xoxox love you mucho.
Congratulations to you, Dan! I’m a huge fan of your photography. You kick ass!
Congrats Dan, well done and most of all well deserved!!
whoa. congrats dude.
WOW wow wow!!!! Truly awesome stuff Dano :)
Both such stunning images. Congratulations, well deserved!
I went to the State Library the other day, and I have to say, this photo was my favorite. The theme, framing, and mood just clicked!
Keep us updated on any future exhibitions you have.
Dan, You’re on fire man. Congratulations well deserved. Thanks for the info you sent back to me last month. I just received a small time award and I was happy as Larry I can’t image how you would be feeling with all your accolades of late. Well done. Thanks for inspiring me and many others.
Last year, I spent a couple of day’s down the coast at Guerilla Bay.. I was there shooting for an exhibition I was holding later that year. I took this pic of Bec on the rocks.. Aside from the boat and the birds, it felt like we were the only two people awake at that…
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Superb. Love those birds – my favourite bit. :-)
x60
what birds, kk?
hehehe. i adore the silhouette – you can’t tell whether they’re two people kissing or one big man pondering. (i’m choosing to ignore the fact that you said it was bec – it’s my own interpretation!) :)
dude, that’s so personal.
Love this man, nuff said
wow super nice =)
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gemma higgins-sears - how very very exciting! will be visiting!!
Kate - now this is exciting. Will be there!
Julianna - will your show come to Sydney too?
liz arcus - How very exciting Dan, I don’t think i will make it to the opening, but will still try, but i will do my best to visit whilst it is showing. :-)
Stew - Sweet, I’m down for a wedding during those dates, will have to pop in! :D
Tricia Itchy Eyes - Love your work so I wish I could be there but alas, different state. Hope you can pop some more up online after you’ve shown them so we interstate challenged folks can see.
Michelle F - I would love to see too but in a different country. Just love your work. Would be awesome if you could show some after the exhibition is finished.
john warren - yep – that’s the sh1t – I’m there !!!………..umm…….free booze??
Zach Hertzman - Looks great Dan – wish I could make it, good luck!
Amy - Awesome photo! Love your work.
Carolyn Wells - I love the title and this image! Exciting…I would love to be there.
Jody - Amazing – so moving I truly love it xxxx
bettina kingma - I would so love to Dan i’m sure it will be AMAZING. I will have to wait for the encore sadly, if there is one online :(. Love the title too, you are the MAN. x
fiona - f**king love this… oh shit am I allowed to swear on here? You really are really really good. It will be fantastic!
Bambino - Fabulous Dan! It’s such an accomplished feeling to hang your art on the walls of a gallery now and then and show the world your heart and passion. I wish I could get there to help you celebrate it. I’ll be with you in spirit (vodka perhaps) xx