If we go a little way back, some of you may remember Ginger and Pearl: the amazing couple I spent a few days with trying to tell the beautiful story (with my photographs) of a life they had built together. My time with them inspired thoughts for a new project. I am interested in documenting…
I have recently return from a trip to Hong Kong after photographing the dashing Leonard and wondrous Patricia. These two are remarkable human beings. I cannot wait to share their story with you soon. For now, just a few sneaky pictures (the rest to follow shortly)
Give me more.
Beautiful as always Dan, filled with mood and depth. Top work. x
Perfection! Not that I’d expect anything less from you :)
Beautiful work Mr O’Day!
You’re such an amazing artist Daniel. This series is glorious!
ahh, dan, you make it look to easy. i know it’s otherwise.
This is mega brother !!!
so good!!
Gorgeous. That last shot is immense. Look forward to seeing the rest :-)
just beautiful
Bloody nice stuff Dan
A real artist at work. Just so amazing brother.
Magical stuff, love them
You are one of my referent in wedding photography…your work is gorgeous. I hope to take pictures like you someday! :-)
So so so beautiful. You’re an inspiration !
Absolute amazing as always – your such an inspiration Dan, that last image is just class – thanks for the joy!!
Superb. With a capital S and all! Love it, Mr O’Day!
Top class, as always, B
you are just loco brother, love them all.
Killer shots :)
Epic dude
Freakin’ amazing, dude!
Fourth frame in, nice, very nice.
Where does your talent end mr O’Day…?
Excellent!
monster broccoli (last one) is my favorite, very nice!
This is absolutely amazing! One of your best! x
perfect man!
that last image is just bonkers.
Heavenly! Can’t wait to see the rest.
very romantic photography. thanks for sharing this.
Lovin’ it sir.
Simply Stunning.
A few months ago I spent an afternoon on a mountain with Dhruv & Darshana. It was pretty and they are awesome. I’m, shooting their wedding at the end of this month in Brisbane, exciting times ahead.
SIMPLY quiet & beautiful Dan. Love !
Beautiful my friend.
So sweet. Love seeing your work Dan, brings a smile to my face!
pretty pretty. :)
Beautiful work Dan. That B+W double with the wind catching her hair is superbly intense. Love it! x
Wow dan – stepping it up. Beautiful.
Stunning.
looove it man
such beautiful compositions and colours
gorgeousness.
breathtaking……….
dude that second last frames is money!
Incredibly Soulful…
Incredibly Soulful…
Beautiful!
Always so moving Mr O’Day
Always look forward to your posts Dan – great as always! Cheers for sharing.
Awesome frames Dan. Inspiration.
This is so beautifully captured – the love and bond between Dhruv & Darshana. Darshana has such pretty hair!
special !!!!!
Lovely editing, the black and whites look amazing.
The lighting and emotion in these blow my mind! <3 it. <3 it. <3 it.
some passion there!!! great work dude
Stunning images!
I feel them, love this set.
Pretty unbelievable – gorgeous photos Dan
Fabulous imagery from beginning to end!
Jayden and Caroline are not only lovebirds but they are also fantastic wedding photographers from the far away land we call America (you can view their work here). In November of last year during their visits downunder, we spent an afternoon out on Jaydens family property in a beautiful part of Victoria called the Macedon…
dan o’friggin’day. such a beautiful session.
I absolutely love the mood in these pictures. Antithesis of the cheesy engagement shoot. If I was ever to do shoots like this, well, this is pretty much how I’d do them.
This captures them so well! Love these two. Amazing photos. Gave me chills.
yep… awesome! Loving all the dark shots, so much mood.
yep. amazing.
beautiful man.
Love this soooooo much!!
Freaking AWESOME work as always Dan.
me rikey. a lot. :)
I believe you are one of my photographic heroes! I love the depth of your work!!!
These are beautiful, creates such an awesome feeling.
Dude, as always – fantastic. But I’m compelled to ask, did this dude borrow your shirt for the shoot? ;-)
bagnargnars.
DANNY! when i selflessly gave jayden MY dream pressie for his 30th (this shoot with you), i had a vision in my head of what the outcome would be, but this is SO MUCH BETTER than what i saw in my head. these are the once-in-a-lifetime shots that we’ll giggle and cry over for the rest of our days, and hope our future offspring will remember us by them; as eccentric, quirky, laughing, kissing lovebirds captured by you. we’re so over the moon you’re our friend. thank you, thank you, sir. we love you. xx
I want a forever session!!!!
Love the ones of them lying down in the field – stunning
Beautiful people, beautiful images.
love love love LOVEEEEEE THESE!!!!!!!
I’m so in love with this. I also love that not only did my clothes make it… but my gorgeous Harper Lee saying hello from the old Merc. Gorgeous. I think I love you Dan.
It is like watching a romantic movie…
so much gold !
goodness gracious me, dan o’day.
Love this story, always sooo good Dan O’Day.
Beautiful, so beautiful :)
So very cinematic !
Oh I love these two so much Danny and you’ve captured them perfectly. Genius. Xxoo
Holy freaking goodness! Absolutely exquisite! :)
Love love love – amazing Dan : )
ballin’
Dan- these are great…so raw and fresh. just beautiful.
i love this couple. i love you.
DANIEL!!!!!!! Just stop it already. I can not wait for the day that you capture Roger and I. (ahhh, someday) These are stellar. And Caroline is beautiful beyond words.
You go girl!
So beautiful!!
So beautiful, you are too amazing :)
I love the feel of these images my friend. You rock my world Mr. Dan.
these are intimate, personal and just absolutely lovely in every way. i just love how you see things and use the light around you.
I love what you see! You are magnificent!
this is why you are the best! jonas who? sean who?
In france we said : “pétard de bon de dieu de bois que c’est beau !!”
pretty much mean : “i m in love of your work !!!!!”
Love the way you use black. I thought photography was all about light? ;o) And your editing is just beyond. Thanks for inspiring me while I’m editing a wedding.
I think I’m more in love with them than they are with each other after seeing this. *sigh*. you work blows my mind. xx
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I wish I was there too :)
crazy good my friend. Keep rocking.
the one-eye photo. unreal
the ones at the end, w the pipe…man. i’d like to see what you’re like on these, looks like a blast.
I love that your work always emphasizes that real life is beautiful. Your work is proof.
You are a master of capturing light. I’d pay good money for a photo lesson from you on light…absolutely stunning work!!!!!!
Hot man. Beautiful stuff head to toe. Hopefully see you Ms Blake for the Oct workshop.
I’ve somehow stumbled back for a third looksey.. months later.. the first time was I was in disbelief, shock, speechless. Second look, still haven’t figured out the words to tell you how good this is.. Dan’O the Man’O. I still don’t know what to say! :) *sigh*
You suck at this, you should quit while you’re ahead :D lol
PS. I wish I knew you when Bec & I got married. :)
PPS. Don’t tell our photographer. :)
I have only shot two weddings solo, but seeing your images is truly inspiring. You’re photos f***ing rock. They make me want to get better with my camera, and probably make me a better person by roughly 8%. Cheers!~Ryan
A few months ago I spent some time in New York, I have so much to share to from my stay there and will share MUCH more in the next few weeks but for now, I would like you to meet Tatjana and Charles. They are dear friends of mine and it just so happens…
wow! These are amazing!
These are amazing and so beautiful. I look at A LOT of wedding and engagement portraits and often they start to look the same but these just absolutely jumped off the screen. So different, so loving. Brooklyn looks good on you. :)
love! it’s awesome and so are these photos!
…..for a few minutes there, I totally forgot i was sitting in my living room, abc kids blaring in the background, three boisterous boys playing…..i was in Brooklyn…lovely:)
These are gorgeous. Love that last shot!
BRAVO!BRAVO!
Stellar work my friend! beautiful spread. Long live the Gourmet Deli :)
Why you gots ta be so good?
I want to see this movie!
love it dan o’day. and farewell my favourite tags xxx
Every shot a winner !!! kick ass :)
dan, these are super beautiful.
Seriously??!
I enjoyed these for so many reasons. I just love how so many photographers are worried about getting other people in their photos, but you choose to have them there and it works so well! I also love that last shot…amazing.
absolutely love these Dan! and I want to be doing yoga on that lawn.
Fantastic, mate. Just fantastic.
Yikes…!!!
Absolutely stunning set of photos Dan. Such a lovely couple and you really nailed capturing their personalities.
what they all said + a little more cause I like you
Goodness! There is so much goodness in this thing Dan! A breath of fresh air and so freaking original. I think I love you!
Awesome Mr O Day
Really amazing ! Awesome artistic direction! Fantastic pictures of an amazing and tender couple: Charles and Tatjana . THANK YOU!
You are so fricken amazing dude. Your creativity blows my mind again and again
Oh bless. It’s just awesome.
i’m feelin it…oh yeah!
oh i miss new york…love
So inspiring man… this kicks ass.
You had me enthralled from start to finish. Amazing. Love it.
dude – that last frame makes me all gooey ! – great shot !
This is just beautiful Dan. That is all :)
Fabulous! Just fabulous!
Amaaaazing ! Love <3 !
It doesn’t get much better than this. Beautiful work.
Inspiring. Touching. Simple. True. Love it all.
Freaking awesome- especially the streets ones!!
amazeballs
You never fail to amaze me, definitely some of the best work I’ve ever seen, EVER! :) x
The goods, my friend.
apart from “himslef” :)
WTF?!?! These are freaking ridiculously amazing.
You, my friend, are amazing.
best. post. eva.
Ah…Fuck Yeah!!!
Yowzah! Nuff said.
Superfab in so many ways. Makes it looks like the sun sets just for you guys every day.
there’s so much eye candy in this, I just set up an appointment with my dentist. AMAZING work!
yum – o. you are awesome
dude.. this sh!t just got real! credits = RADness :)
One of your best yet
Love it love it love it!
so incredible
Well done Chief ;-)
BT
Dan. These are effin’ FIRE.
out of focus kissing set is top shelf.
Bugger me Dan. You inspire the hell out of me.
J’adore!
Awesome work as always mate! Loving the high five shots – and that film credit is genius!
Been a fan, following your stuff for a while but these shots are UNBELIEVABLE! Well done, inspiring!
Nice one Dan.
dude.i love this…
Thought you could not get any better but truly, you are the BEST!! These are amazing…
OHHHHHH! YEAH.
Great set. I love how capture the most precious moments.
I love your cheeky tags, Dan. That is all.
Just EPIC work man!!!
Dude, get the hell out. New level stuff right here. You killed this, man. Seriously beyond well done!
:-)
this is so good!! art!
Waaauw, just wAuW!!!!! ..x
Gorgeous:) I love them all!
Dan, just love the way you see things amigo!
What a poetry. <3.
Incredible. Again.
xx
pure art
Captivating…….
The perfect love story! Always amazing!
mmm love. :D Bam! you caught it. love your perspective. Top Notch.
you have completely outdone yourself danny. amazing work. these images make me incredibly excited for our NYC adventures this year!
Cool shoot and post stylin dude! You rock it ;)
Out of this world Dan. Over the moon and back!
oh my lord these two are so adorable i can’t stand it
Dude…. I must say – this is something extraordinary. I don’t know how I lived and how I got to your website, but at the moment I felt like there is something that just fulfilled me when I saw your photography – the one with hands and 4 portraits all together – simply amazing….
One of the best photography I have seen so far…
Adore, adore, adore..
i award thee an OSCAR!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Wow, great concept! Loved it.
Love these photographs! :-)
who are you and where has your camera been all my life? what flight do I need to hop on next to meet you and pick your brain? i love love love LOVE times a million this session and you JUST became my new favorite photographer that I will blog stalk. WOW, wow. Incredible emotion captured and in a fun, interesting way. SO WELL DONE brilliant one. Augh, only to be 1/2 as talented.
Blimey. So far above what everybody else does it’s not funny.
..sensational dude. BT
fanbloomingtabulous as always Dan!
incredible danny
Whoop. There it is.
A beautifully framed witticism :~)
Yup! …again!
Really dig it dan :)
nice
Love this.
i want to see this 3 meters wide. Most excellent
Gorgeous frame.
I love all of these! You have a fantastically unique composition to your photos.
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john benavente - epic friend, epic! congrats to you!!!
Cam - Beautiful work mate, you’re truely one of a kind.
Amanda - What an AMAZING album Dan! Honestly, it’s truly inspiring. Makes me wonder what the HELL I’ve been doing with myself. Certainly not reveling in the beauty that is life, that’s for sure. Love it love it love it. ox
Nick - What a magical little treasure you’ve made for these guys! Good on ya Dan!
Julia - Bravo Dan! The greatest reason for doing this art distilled in one book. I totes love it.
michelle - holy crap.
Scott Surplice - Incredible Dan! Sad to hear about Pearl. Makes this gift even more special.
Kate Robinson - So beautiful!! A simple, meaningful, beautiful piece of art that will be treasured forever! I love how your photos are so honest, and your use of light is amazing. x
Tash - Magical and breathtaking….what a beautiful story you have told…and priceless images and memories for their family to treasure…thank you for taking us on the journey into the lives of Ginger and Pearl…..So sad to hear of her passing
Will Kim - This is beautiful. Simply beautiful
Tess - aww! I love this beautiful story so much! Congrats Dan!
anthony hoang - What an amazing gift.. Love is something that should be treasured forever. Beautiful and congrats!
Kirsty Aksentiew - AMAZING on so many levels Dan
Christian Pearson - Thats magnificent Dan. Congrats and bought tears to my eyes. You’ve beautifully captured the passage and ultimately the passing of time in such a tender artistic way. Well done.
Darren Van De Wint - In the hands of the right person picture and story making is a powerful thing. You have showed that with this beautiful body of work. Congratulations not so much for winning the award which is of course great too but for actually doing it in the first place.
rowe - i adored these images when i first saw them and the book is beyond beautiful… the wooden box, the typography, the layout… the paper ~ its all AMAZING! congratulations dan!
Alyda - What a gift you have daniel. These images are an amazing legacy for this family that will be treasured forever.
Oh and awesome work ‘other Todd’. You’ve got the skillzzzz
Janet - I still remember seeing Ginger and Pearl for the first time almost 2 years ago… still one of my favourite “stories” and collection of work of yours Dan, love love love…
Jenae - Speechless. The book, the images are all very deserving of the praise they have received. Truly heartfelt work.
Nick - Incredible. You are a photo god!
Glenn Stephenson - A stunning document Dan O’:)
Jules - Killer as always, dude. I remember seeing this way back — still awesome and moving as ever!
Suzie - Beautiful Dan. And lovely work Todd and Jo! x
Jonathan - Beautiful Dan, what a gift. Congratulations!
Mary - Wow Dan, what a wonderful gift you have given this family.
tanya tindale - i have the hugest lump in my throat.. simply beautiful………
Bettina Kingma - Beautiful Dan, so much heart in this.
Reni - How incredibly beautiful! What a great project.
joanna brown - Be still my beating heart…
Truly beautiful in everyway. x
Robyn - This project is so phenomenally beautiful. This was how I discovered your work. I love oldies and I love what you do. Hopefully it’s now on sale and it can take pride of plac on my coffee table.
Jodie Chapman - Sheesh. Pass the tissues. In the words of Rose Dewitt Bukater, “you see people.”. (Yes, I just quoted Titanic.) Absolutely wonderful, Dan.
Seth Carnill - I’ve said it before and I will say it again Dan… this work is incredible… stunningly beautiful and so moving. I’ve haven’t yet been able to look at these images without shedding a tear or two. Congrats, not many people make me cry ;)
Libby - Ginger & Pearl stood out from the moment I saw the beautiful box, the gorgeous end pages, and their effortless, comfortable love a few year’s ago. Your win is even more amazing when you consider that in the Photojournalism & Documentary category it was up against photo books portraying war torn and disaster ravaged countries. Just goes to show that intimate, observational photography of ordinary folk is equally worthy. I imagine Pearl would be chuffed. Congrats to you and a hug for Ginger!
rich - well deserved! congratulations dan – amazing … absolutely amazing work
Claudia Rose Carter - This is so well deserved. What a beautiful story, a beautiful ethos, a beautiful album and a beautiful blog showcasing it.
Madeline Druce - Amazing work Dan! It’s so inspiring to see stories like this told. We often focus so much on the early stages of a relationship. It’s so lovely to see, years down the track, the strength of a bond continuing. Love this.
Kristyn - oh my, this makes my heart ache and smile in the best of ways.
Kathryn Jolly - Beautiful and inspirational. I think I will do this for my parents and pass it onto my kids. Great idea. You got me thinking! Wonderful photography, really enjoyed seeing this.