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A TRIBUTE TO 2012

So I am a little late to the party in celebrating 2012, the year that was. 2012 was one of the craziest years of my life, I got to do what I love to do all over the world thanks to my amazing clients and fellow photographers that had faith in me. 3 and a…

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Anya - No words can do these photos justice. Love Your Work Dan! x

anda - thank you for sharing your 2012 with us, dan! loved every single moment of it. and glad i got to meet you this past year as well.

JK Blackwell - Oh I love these! Just can’t stop looking at your work, Sir. Can’t wait to follow your journey in 2013 and beyond!

Nick - Killer 2012! May your free wi-fi be strong and stable in 2013.

Ben - This is insane Dan. No 2012 post has even come close to this one……..you win.

David Moore - Freak.

Joanna Brown - Holy moly and then some.. you are such an inspiration, such a good egg, and you give so much. thanks for sharing at the ‘Art and Heart’ this year, it was a game changer. f*ck wifi ditch the phone and enjoy the silence. xxx

Glenn Weaver - Sheesh, every one of them frame-worthy – amazing

Natalie Champa Jennings - Golly. I really enjoyed this collection. That woman on the train? bus?…a favorite. Be proud of this! Anyway, completely inspirational, thank you.

Mel Lawrence - WOW!

andrew - Amazing collection of images Dan – congratulations.

shane shepherd - Wow man, these are off the charts. What a year!

LoCo - I really have no words for you!

john benavente - off the hook dan!

ryan flynn - Dan O’Day – master of light

Amy French - Gorgeous collection of work Dan! Thanks for sharing so much inspiration at Art and the Heart in Ireland last year. I’ve no doubt your 2013 post will be even bigger and better.

Kirsty Aksentiew - A.M.A.Z.I.N.G like beyond and back and then beyond and back.

Zosia - Awww…I didn’t want that to end. So good. So, so very good, Mr O’Day!

Lauren - This is just so ridiculously good that I can’t even put it into words. So beautiful and so artistic. Love your work x

Christina - oh dan, you are awesome :)

Jody Ryan - Dan what an amazing body of work. You rock xxxx

Lisa - Wow! What a year. You are such an inspiration and such a beautiful storyteller. Thank you for sharing so much at Art and the Heart. You inspired and ignited my passion and I continue to put into place what you shared. Step by step I am getting closer to the photographer I want to be.

Jessica Fey - Dan. You’re pretty great. Did you know that?

Kylie D - Thanks for sharing your 2012! Totally amazing!!!

Lindsay Anne Dransfield - Just absolutely unbelievable. I adore your work.

Oli - You da master. Exhilarating.

Petreanu - What a great collection of feelings! Thank you so much for these stories!

Kate Holmes - you literally take my breath away

Seth - I’m speechless… absolutely fucking incredible….

Tam - WOW. What else is there?

Michael Ralph - I spotted the double…. LOL Awesome post

Emily Vermaat - you don’t even know how inspiring this post is! Worth the wait, and you kill your black and whites!

Hung - You have just got yourself another avid follower.

Siobhan Byrne - WOW. What a collection. Amazing as always.

Katelyn - Top Notch Danny boy!

Georgie - Dan! This just reinforces why we have chosen you for our special day- if ours are half as good as this I will be the happiest! Love your work! Xoxo

Len - You are just very good Mr. O’Day. Love them all. xx

Cinzia - no words. Pure Inspiration!

NabeelsCamera - Proper, proper amazing!

stephanie - I didn’t want it to end! (Especially love the ones of C+J)

Jazza Vock - I’m still very much a novice on my photography journey, but I’ve been following your work for a little while now and it never ceases to blow me away. The art you have for seemingly effortlessly capturing emotion in a photo inspires me beyond words. Thank you, Mr. Dan O’ Day.

Mary Hartman - 2012 was fabulous, sir. This post was so worth waiting for, love it all. xoxo

Sachin Khona - Excellent. You are a samurai with that camera. So damn good!

Xanthe - Amazingly gorgeous – a magician with light… plus you even make nose-picking look cool.
x.

jenn stark - thankful to have met you in 2012, dan! hope our paths cross again soon. xx

Geoff - Holy smokes! Incredible art from top to bottom! I can’t remember the last time I stopped to look at every phone on a photo blog.

Rory O'Toole - Bloody hell Dan. Did you shoot any bad shots last year?! Brilliant work

john warren - 3 votes…….D. ODay

Jenny J - Oh YOU! Too many to count. Much love.

DANIELLE STAHL - Amazing work Dan. Thank god you left your office job!!

Rahul - Speechless.

ed peers - Bonkers Mr O’Day.

Gea - Amazing!

David - Mighty fine work, Mr O’Day.

dorothy huynh - I’ve looked through this blog post 4 times now.

Anna Turner - AMAZEBALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Katie Peters - So beautiful Dan! And very inspiring.

Kat - Pardon my French, but shit balls! These are awesome!

Linda - Oh my! The world should be thankful that you had the guts to walk out of that office Mr O’Day. No matter how often I see your photos they still blow me away. You are pretty damn exceptional.

Steve Gerrard - You give good photo.

PJ Photos - WOW!! A good year…

Joe O'Daniels - Got chills the entire reel. So good, and congrats on your journey thus-far!

Rik Pennington - Inspiring vision, composition and use of the light. The holy trinity.

Megan - Wow, love seeing a whole year of your amazing work! Just beautiful.

Phill - So full of pins, it’ll turn into a sieve (that is to say I’ve just Pinterested this to bits for future inspiration grazing; my well intentioned metaphors have gotten me beaten up in 17 countries).

james frost - This is of the hook !!! no words can express how rad this is !

dana curran - perfect. in every way. you have quite a talent – thank you for sharing it with us. xx

jess cudzilo - the way you arrange the pieces, use available light and time when to click the shutter is impeccable. these are some of the best images I’ve seen… quite possibly ever. bravo to you, my friend!

alyda - oh hey dan, this is your (funny) friend alyda. i firstly want to say how sorry i am for taking so long to look at this post. you are indeed an amazingly incredible photographer and I am so very happy we are friends and we get to share adventures with you. i wish you all the best in 2013 and hope we can hug soon (actually next week would be good)

Rebecca Dyson - Love love loved looking through these photo’s Dan!! You have been apart of so many awesome memories and we’re soooooooo thankful you were apart of ours! Thank you for including us in your year that was!! Stoked we made the cut! hahaha

Cours Dessin - Absolutely stunning series.
I especially love the forrest shot.

HayleyLane - Breathtakingly beautiful! What a year :)

Bettina Kingma - Wow Dan what an amazing group of photos, I just love your work so much. :)

Daniela Liska - Tu trabajo es increíble!! Sos un genio! Mi más completa admiración, sos una gran fuente de inspiración!

Sheridan - you truly make magic x

TARA & PAUL {MARRIED} AT ALDER MANOR, NEW YORK

Well, where do I begin… Almost a year ago today I received an email from the (then) excited bride to be Tara… She told me that my work moved her and asked me if I would consider shooting her wedding at an abandoned Mansion (Alder Manor) in New York. I took about zero seconds to…

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pen - Your work never ceases to amaze me. GORGEOUS.

Tyler - a beauty of a post. radical, dan.

Jessica Fey - well… shit. That’s pretty amazing.

isaiah - I’m pretty ok with long ones….ridic

Spencer Lum - Niiiice!!! Loved it, Dan.

Andy Gaines - Kaboom! Love the way you see things – and what a sweet venue!

Oli Sansom - What a trip. Inspirational mang. There needs to be some kind of wedding photography awards called the Giffys, where you submit that animated gif and win.

Ashley Dru - Holy crap…every image…every single image – stunning.

Karen - This is amazing ;)) such gorgeous photos!

Stewart - Wowsers! What a treat to wake up to!

Erica Margan - omg. wow

catherine - That place. That light. That couple. Your images. All amazing

Carlos Ferreira - Amaaaaazing!!!!

David - This is one of my all time favourite posts from any wedding photographer. Truly inspirational.

amanda vanvels - ridic.

Julian McGruther - Dan! These are amazing!!! Next Level out of this world crazy!!!

Laura Grace - So impressed and awed x

katie - i propose that this be an entire issue of Vogue. incredible.

James frost - Gob smacking ……. Stuff dan as always really really gob smacking !! That gif file !! Lol

LoCo - That is one of the sickest wedding venues I have ever seen! And you killed it.

ALMA // - Head Exploded!

Alex Vaughan - DanO, these pictures are absolutely beautiful. I love your quirky eye. This is one of the best weddings I’ve seen. VERY well done.

Natalie McComas - Looks like it was the most epic, stunning day!!!! Total Awesomness.

David Moore - Dan & Samm… Superb!

Christina - no words to describe how good this is!!

john benavente - dude. love this . incredibel
PS. lovvveee your tie shots :)

Jonathan Wherrett - Legendary.

Ben - Plain ridiculous. This is the best thing I’ve seen all year.

todd hunter mcgaw - dear mr o’day.. your skillz are like 9.something on the richter scale.. (ps.. D floor .gif of destiny!)

Nick - Hahaha. That gif – grinding the dancefloor. So great. The rest of it was very excellent too. Nice work guys!

alyda - holy shitola daniel. this is my fav ever wedding that you have shot. so many amazing amazing photos. goodness me.

Pookie - dude. you should TOTALLY think about doing this wedding photography thing full time… i mean seriously. i reckon if you really put yourself out there, you could easily book 10, 12 weddings a year! (love you dizzie! you rock.) :) :)

Myekie - Sublime! My new Fav of all time Mr.Dan. Love it brother so good.

eric - annoyingly great Dan.

JK Blackwell - Love, love, love so many moments!

Love the one-man band in the dried up poo; the wormy break dance, the facial expressions at the dance floor!

My favourite favourite of them all is the bw image of the little girl in the corner!!

JK Blackwell - er… oops, poo = pool!!!

Sorrie! Your system doesn’t allow me to go back and edit!

Benjamin - That groom has some awesome boots on. And so do you, Dan ;) Great work buddy.

Kelly Lee Tunney - Goodness me. You are the best, funniest, kindest, asshole I know. And that’s why I love you so xx

Jo - Love this Dan- amazing :))

Len - There’s only one word to describe this wedding, epic! xx

marina - take my breath away, amazing x

Emily Vermaat - I really love this post, like alot

Kirsten - This is the best wedding I’ve seen in a very long time. Stunning couple. Don’t we all long to shoot something like this? *tries to fight jealousy* ;)

joanna brown - ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR BOOM !!!! flippin off the scale…. too much, too good I can hardly bare it. AMAZING work xx

ed peers - This just made my Dan O’Day. Sublime.

Mathew Sacco - The BEST! WOW-WEE this is unbelievable :)

Gemma Higgins - CRAZY. unreal, beautiful, yet eerie at the same time. I almost had an anxiety attack looking at this. in a good way ;)

Marcus Bell - Splendid, gorgeous, awesome, beautiful. Heck words don’t come even close to describe your sheer exquisite talent. Your the man.

Philip Daly - Ridiculously Good!!!!!!!!!! Amazing work chief – I’m selling my cameras now! :)

Anneli Marinovich - Dan, Dan, Dan…..magic man. You and your incredible eye. Love everything about this wedding, really takes my breath away. Awesome work man!

Katie K - Freaking AMAZING.

Christina Brosnan - If I had to choose one word to describe these photos it would be intense. Very intense. But incredible.

the Hoffmans - amazing. stunning. don’t think this amazing wedding could have been captured any better. love following your work!

BT - Dan….mate!!!!!

michelle waspe - sublime. love it!!!!

marissa fleming - Love, love and love…i hope the dates work out for our wedding …toes and fingers crossed

James Melia - Just bloody awesome!

el - You made my eyes and heart happy on this rainy Saturday morning xoxoxo

Jonas Peterson - So good, my friend.

Bik, bluelawn custom artworks - The joy in these images is palpable. You have done an amazing job capturing that. Love love love your work.

samm blake - ah danny, such a pleasure to be your sidekick on this one. what a fucking amazing and intensely good day it was. love when we get to shoot together, seeing how you see and interact with the world, the lovely little perspective you have on it all..its beautiful. you have taught me a lot my lil dear friend. xoxoxoxo

Ariel - Your photography is one of a kind. Simply brilliant!

Melanie | The Woodlands Texas Photographer - I am speechless…. this is pure.

Melissa Jane Ferrell - What a breathtaking event. Everything is just melting off of the page…

julie harmsen - wow! wow! wow!

JOdy - Oh My you just keep knocking me out. Amazing xxx

Brian Furbush - These are just insane man, gorgeous venue and I love the emotion that you captured in just about every frame.

tara treacy - dan o day, you are my world. this day will live on forever and ever, captured absolutely perfectly! just like i told you in our first emails, i knew, like i knew about my future husband, you were the ONE. ha! xoxoox t&p

Mercedes - I’ve looked at this post several times over now. I keep seeing things I missed the time before. It’s beautiful.

Karen - Dan – never have I EVER seen anything as amazing as this.. I wish the whole world could view these photos… X

Lisa Jay - Epic!! Such moving & intelligent & sensitive & humourous & beauitiful work.

Tina - its just inspiring, and i’m lost in New York City x thank YOU ripped one

Laura McCluskey - DAN!
I LOVVVVVVVVVEEEEE this.
In particular, the darker images after the first look. SO beautiful

x

Nabeel Khan - Very, very good. The couple must be so happy with these

Laurie Perez - Love all the emotions in this wedding. Congrats on the publication as well. Here’s hoping I can hire you for my revows.

Roland Hale - I can’t imagine a more complete visual story than this wedding. This is amazing!

Zosia - WOW! You just took photography and made it awesome!

Dee - These photographs are AMAZING! Love every single shot – stunning! Do you know if the bride is reselling this dress? I am extremely interested! If so, can you please pass my email along? dmj816@gmail.com. Thanks!

Travis Shumate - Man oh man. You did such a great job.

Luke Going - BRILLIANT!!!

Romain - You really know how to take amazing moments…
Beautiful wedding, thanks so much to share it with us!
Regards,
Romain

PJ - this is crazy, I do not know what to write..and how to say how much I am delighted with this post – this is THE best wedding coverage that I ever saw…you are THE man Dan….

Fred Courtois - Absolutely fabulous !

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Laura Calderwood - Amazing! Stunning venue, and I love that dress. Beautiful images x

Sam - What vision, truly inspiring work Dan!

Mark Creery - An amazing-looking wedding with lots of character and characters (you being one of those). It looked like a great playground for your creativity. Well done!

Sean - Awesome photos! Love it!

David Wickham - This is one of my fav weddings ever, anywhere- just love how you shot it

Rose Hewartson - Simply amazing – you rock big time!

Marko - Hands down one of the best wedding photographers in the world. Great work man, I really admire it! Cheers!

I CLOSED MY EYES AND SAW THIS {THE PICTURES}

In February this year I exhibited a new body of fine art work in Melbourne at the gallery I am currently represented by, Catherine Asquith Gallery. I wanted to then bring the show back home to canberra, back to the gallery that gave me my start in the fine art photography world, Photoacces {Huw Davies…

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alyda - so bummed we could not make the show danny. your images are just incredible. such a talented boy x

jeff marsh - ya, bro

sammy blake - it is so good to see all these images hanging all the walls. through all the resistance you made it through !!! so proud of you my dear! and so proud I get to be one of you muses and be one of the subjects in your art! hahaha ;) I’ll climb up another giant termite mound for you any day. see you sooon dannny! xoxoxo

chris prestidge - my favourite work of yours yet, absolutely love this series dan!

Justin - excellent work! are any prints available for purchase?

Lucky - So I guess this is more evidence that wedding photographers aren’t just hack photographers like some people would like to believe. :)

Amazing work Dan, I really love the consistent theme you have throughout the work. The 2nd picture down is my winner, but it’s not a competition so it doesn’t really matter. :)

Stew - Wonderous.

Kate Robinson - Beautiful, beautiful work Dan! Must be so amazing to see it in the gallery, off the computer and actually printed! Bit of a rarity these days.

Kirsty Aksentiew - AWESOME Dan. Absolutely amazing work

Chatti - You are amazing.

steve bebb - humbling, how damn talented you are. proud of you for taking this leap.

Josh Mikhaiel - So so impressive Dan, Love the fine art style coming through. Really really beautiful frames.

Bek - Hah! When I saw the title of this post I thought “fantastic, he’s going to post his collection of random sleeping people”!

Still…..not disappointed, not one bit! Well done, lovely work!

Shauna - Oh, Mr. O’Day…. beautiful.. breathtaking..chilling..inspiring..thought provoking. What a brilliant series.

kellie - d.o.d. you continue to continue to be such a incredible source of inspiration. thank you.

JK Blackwell - Wish I was there! Looks amazing man! Hope you get to show in Sydney one day :)

Scout - So awesome man, I will always love the beach shots.

MARSOTTO (THIS & THAT) - [...] Attimo stool by Maddalena Casadei 2010 and art by Dan O’Day. 2. Paris side table with handles by Jasper Morrison 2010 and art by Scott Peterman. 3. Tilt console [...]

Kristian Leven - What this proves is that you’re not just a very fine wedding photographer, but an incredibly talented photographer full stop. Love these mate.

ed peers - That room is now a holy place.

A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PICTURES FROM THE LAST 12 MONTHS (ISH)

Below are a bunch of different pictures from the last 12 months (ish). Some are from stories I have shared already other’s are from stories I am still to share. Enjoy! (it’s a big one)

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Igor Demba - This is the money Dan! Hoping an amazing year for you buddy.

coler - good lord man. this is ridiculous. human highlite real shit right there.

Ben Adams - easily the best ‘best of 2011′ I’ve seen! you win.

Phil Chester - No comment will do justice to those images. Speechless.

Katie K - Your vision and your execution are astounding Dan. Blown away, as always.

Nick Evans - So many fantastic images! What a year!

Beck Lutfi - Amazing….that is all!

michele bowman - just fabulous in every way. i just adore your work. i hope you have a fabulous 2012!!

Cam - Super work Dan….

nima - absolutely amazing set of images and yea! can’t wait to see what you capture in 2012!

john - Dude! seriously.

john warren - dude …… ROCK !

Sheye Rosemeyer - Looking through this post was like a really brilliant massage where you start thinking up all the things you’re going to say at the end about how utterly amazing it was but by the time you get there you’re just all slack jawed and speechless. I got nothin.

xx

MITCH POHL - Man…..that’s one heck of a post :-)

Julian - Oh Dan… what a year it has been! your work is so full of beauty and is simply breathtaking! Thank You

Emily Adamson - what a journey, I am a little speechless too. just beautiful.

Christina - Love it !!!

Ben Murphy - So immaculate…

joanna - Flippin heck! Speechless. Beyond beautiful. What a gift you have. WOW. Never stop. Roll on 2012

Myekie - I’m such a fan. Your artistic vision transforms my definition of what being a wedding photographer is and can be. Great work.

Kirra Cheers - Wow completely inspirational!

Bec - So much awesome. beautiful!

Tim - Not a bad portfolio ;-) LOL What a year – wow! I’d like to say onward & upward, but is there room to go higher? Inspiring.

julie harmsen - WOW. wow. w o w.

thestyleco - WOW – in love.

Kate - I do so love your work. That is all.

alicia price - Absolutely dreamy.

Doug Dobing - Dan. Absolutely gorgeous portfolio. The people. The places. The emotion. Beautiful artwork! Thanks for sharing. Cheers

Jenae - Wow – I really don’t have the words… amazing.

Zoe - oh oh oh – you do it for me every time – holy moley Dan – you are the Master of Light and all things great – I am head over heals in photographic love with your work – it makes my heart sing, and you always put a smile on my face when I see your blog posts. Thank you – ooh – and lovely to see Ginger and Pearl make a re-appearance :) xxx

Steve Gerrard - Terrible photos…. In OPPOSITE world!

Catherine Abegg - oh, dan. my heart is just bursting through my chest as i look at this… *sigh*

Bek - Wow what a year Dan – the third one down is amazing…they’re all amazing! You are so inspirational xx

Tate Needham - Love ‘em!

Sheridan - Beautiful :)

Kerryn Lee - Oh my.

aimee - I love your photos, Dan. Tim and I have great fun playing ‘spot the bride and groom’ :)

Vanessa - Amazing. Completely love filled.

michelle - moster post. thanks for pleasing my eyeballs so.

freedom - yay! what a feast for the eyes! loved it, thanks so much for sharing. always inspirational. bring on two thousand and twelve…

James frost - Your insane to good ! Biggest inspiration !!!

Angie Baxter - Well… they’re ok, I guess…. :) So inspiring friend. x

tasj - freakishly amazingly stupidly awesome. can’t wait to see you in New York!! yay!!

Bettina - Dan love them all, colours, light you rock!

AmyPunky Photography - Amazing!!!

Andrew Cahill - What a treat, these are awesome.

ed peers - Unreal Dan. Your vision is incredible… hats off.

Bianca Kate - Wow,what an inspiration. You make me want to pick up my camera and start shooting this very second! Thanks for sharing…

Richard Ware - Love these Dan, you are rocking it. Loving the unusual composition….

Tenielle - Beautimous. I loved every frame. This post alone would make an incredible book!

Andy Gaines - Best best of post – EVER. Seriously, thanks for being awesome and inspiring. Great work. And on a slightly different note I’m absolutely gutted I can’t make your UK workshop.

Keep on keeping on mate

Lisa - Wow! I am speechless. Can not wait for the London workshop!

Felicia - such great work <3

Michelle F - Wow! Your images leave me speechless.

Colleen Conradie - I am also speechless…- Every image is like totally awesome..I think you should think about having some of your best photo’s made into a book – I will buy it for sure. Thanks for the inspiration Dan.

Bruce - MIND.BLOWN.

Andria Lindquist - man. how you do what you do. it’s an incredible thing with that camera. stunning.

Mark Creery - Awesome, Dan! A lifetime of great memories in a short time!

bryan - YES. INCREDIBLE.

Pobke - oh my… but you seem to have included a few out of focus shots, like the couple high fiving?

hehhehe. LOVE your work mr o’day. as always. :)

Alberto llamazares - Absolutely amazing. Love your work! Happy 2012!

Nani H - I’m hardly ever speechless.

No words.

These are beyond all of them.

Kirsten Mavric - Oh my. Oh my. I stopped and stared at almost every frame. Amazing work.

Jesse Pafundi - What a spectacular collection of work. You have the skills.

Lyndzee Ellsworth - Not sure what this says about me but my absolute favorites are the last few on the blog of the elderly couple. That post was the first time I ever saw your work and it just spoke to me. Rog and I were in awe. We are still in awe. You amaze.

geneoh - umm the 5th image down is one of my favorites. I HAVE to smile when I look at it.

Jenn Stark - Dan, this post is so good! Lovely to have met you, hope our paths cross again soon!! x

Mary Kathryn - come. on.

absolutely, hands down, best series of photographs – frame after frame. Publish a book.

marina - AH MAZ ING. That is all.

Travis Shumate - Dan. So ridiculous. You are full of true creative talent and this post illustrates that. So genuine. So honest.

francesca - i have no words..beautiful is nothing to describe this marvellous year of pictures!!

Samm Blake - What an amazing year its been lil danny! You are a truly talented soul. You see the world in such an unique and beautiful way. such beautiful work. cant wait to see where the next 12 months could possibly take you..! xxx

amber - SERIOUSLY GUY!?!?! i want to marry your stuff! ha! SOOOO INCREDIBLE!! blown away, AGAIN! :)

Tyler Branch - you should be incredibly proud of these images. always a fan.

David - Hey Dan. We’ve never met. I first came across your work a couple of years ago and I keep coming back every now and then to take another peak. It’s among the best there is.

Alex Dimo - Wow some truly epic images!

Paul - Insanely Great. Think you just smashed 2011!

Jason de Plater - The pure honesty and minimalism in your images is uplifting.
You’re living my dream Dan! I’m looking forward to admiring your work in 2012.

fi(lle)ancée - Sublime.

jason starr - Killer shots dude…Killer too many faves!

Jess - amazingly inspiring work – I was just drawn into each image – look forward to following more of your incredible creations!!!

Kimberly Geneviève - beautiful! fantastic! phenomenal! I’m such a fan! xo

Rog - I support it. I’m inspired by it. I don’t believe it. I can’t understand it. It is you. You are the jetpack of the photography world. That was code. Let it sink in.

Johnna Brynn - after scrolling through these images, i feel like i walked through an era of time that has and hasn’t existed, if that makes sense… it’s like Dan created an entirely exclusive distinct period of history… like the “Dan Era” or something. ;) One of the most astonishing creations I’ve ever witnessed. Bravo.

Nancy - such an amazing collection, whatta year! cannot wait to see what 2012 brings!! rock on dan

Sarah Jane - Wow, these are some seriously stunning photos!
Love how you use lines & shadows so much, makes for such powerful images.

Shari DeAngelo - Dan, I love the way you see the world. It’s a really beautiful thing.

Jonathan Wherrett - Incredible work Dan, inspiring stuff. I hope 2012 brings even more adventure.

Julian Beattie - You win.

Nikki Bezel - Here’s one of my favorite quotes from a man who also has a lot of soul just like you.
” Hair is the first thing. And teeth is the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things, he’s got it all”. James Brown. Now I don’t know whether you still got teeth or hair, but I do know you got it all. Dan O’Day you’re amazing!

Deb - Dan
Another incredible body of work and a thrilling surprise to be included in your year wrap up. We are normal people made to feel special by you and your camera. We thank you for capturing our family and making us cry whenever we watch it and for allowing us to show the love and joy we have through your work.
xxx

George Conditsis Eurovideo Productions - Fantastic work Dan. You have a very unique style. Keep up the great work buddy.

ryan flynn - Unreal! Words are failing me at the moment, but these photos are what it’s all about. The song was wrong, it’s not all about the hokey pokey, it’s about this.

Jenny J - hope i don’t break your post w/ my millionth comment, but these are cray cray good.

ALMA // - Hooboy…Just perfect Dan!!!

Jazzy - <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 this post…

Why you should visit the 2012 Addon exhibition « The restless photographer - [...] me, one image that stood out was that of Dan O’Day. It was the only work that specifically considered the image size, a small 12cm x 12cm and because [...]

juanita - what an unbelievably inspiring collection of images! amazing work…

{Mexico} – The What If Conference

I am super extremely over the moon stoked to announce that I have been asked to speak at the What If Conference in Cabo, Mexico next year as one of “The Innovators”!!! (that’s better than a kick to the face right?) There are many reasons I am so excited about speaking at this conference. 1….

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nirav - This is insane Dan!! Dude, you are on a roll and deserve every bit of the awesomeness in your life.

bryan - awesome Dan! congrats!

Michael Wachniak - you. deserve. this. (and more) :)

Mark Dohring - You may be walking on water soon at this rate. Huge congrats mate. Well done.

Brian Terry - Nice one dude. Delighted for you. B

I’m in New York

I am in NYC at the moment and will be here for the next 2 weeks. Its down time for me so I have gone away to re-charge my battery’s for what is lining up to be an amazing 12 months ahead. I have so much news to share with you all and sooooo many…

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Pobke - Love seeing NYC through your eyes, friend. :)

michelle - wow.

Kirsten - I LOVE NYC!!!! and you captured it well… @ weeks. lucky you!!! Enjoy!!

Pat Polis - Beautiful shots Dan, I particularly like the one with the sun setting over the girls head, lovely.

Vaughany - I L O V E LOOKING AT YOUR PHOTOS. You make me wanna shoot more DanO.

Elisse - My favourite is 20. Spectacular!

john benavente - wish I could unwind in NY :)

Tim - Great stuff. Glad you’re having some fun down time

Kellee - Awesome set Dan!

hilary wardhaugh - Daniel darling…Absolutely fantastic imagery, love the the style and production of these images.

alyda - looks like you’re owning the shit out of NYC. awesome images my friend :)

Jazzy - Dan these photos are Amazing, what did you shoot these with? Love the night shots, beautiful.

Monika - I’m so in-love with your work. Always look forward to your images. And your person project is so inspiring. Hop you will get a chance to spend a day with another couple to document their story. I wish I would have someone for you, I live near by NYC. Have a great time in big apple:)

Thommo - Awesome as always brother!

You sure know how to work that Fuji!

t-bone - dude.. i am pickin’ up what you’re puttin’down.. i’m diggin’ it dogg.. you’re layin’ some tracks of glory brother D & i am there for the shread sister.. bring the noise girlfriend!

romin - I was checking out the x100, but I’m completely sold now. Wow.

Kirra Cheers - Wow. Love them

Jordy - Amazing. This makes me appreciate the X100 even more.