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)
Category Archives: TRAVEL
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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This is insane Dan!! Dude, you are on a roll and deserve every bit of the awesomeness in your life.
awesome Dan! congrats!
you. deserve. this. (and more) :)
You may be walking on water soon at this rate. Huge congrats mate. Well done.
Nice one dude. Delighted for you. B
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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Love seeing NYC through your eyes, friend. :)
wow.
I LOVE NYC!!!! and you captured it well… @ weeks. lucky you!!! Enjoy!!
Beautiful shots Dan, I particularly like the one with the sun setting over the girls head, lovely.
I L O V E LOOKING AT YOUR PHOTOS. You make me wanna shoot more DanO.
My favourite is 20. Spectacular!
wish I could unwind in NY :)
Great stuff. Glad you’re having some fun down time
Awesome set Dan!
Daniel darling…Absolutely fantastic imagery, love the the style and production of these images.
looks like you’re owning the shit out of NYC. awesome images my friend :)
Dan these photos are Amazing, what did you shoot these with? Love the night shots, beautiful.
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:)
Awesome as always brother!
You sure know how to work that Fuji!
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!
I was checking out the x100, but I’m completely sold now. Wow.
Wow. Love them
A couple of weeks back two very good friends of mine Todd and Alyda decided to renew their vows after 10 years of marriage, they decided to do this in Las Vegas at a tiny little chapel with a small intimate group of good friends. Elvis was also there. It just so happens that Todd…
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bonkers! so glad the shower scene of me didn’t ever make your blog! ;) haha! i have fallen in love with these 2 while in vegas and la. wish i could of known them on this day. such great photos. :)
ohhhhh dan!!!!!!!! they are amazing. you are amazing. So glad you were with us on one of the best day’s of our lives :). You captured it perfectly :).
*uncontrollable sobbing*..
*composes self*.. love your vision dan o’day.. you gots more vision than ‘vision street wear’!.. dude ‘thank you’ just doesn’t cut it here.. so so so privileged to have a friend with the rare combo of being a true sensei/master visionary AND really really ridiculously good looking.. see you soon brother..
Daneth O’day, brother, these are ripper :)
UMMAMAZING! How beautiful are Todd and Alyda, I love their genuine sincerity in their adoration for each other coupled with their fun loving spirit and I love your vision combined with that. Perfect pairing :)
I’ve been going up and down looking at these photos over and over and over again trying to find something appropriate to say, I can’t. Wow.
Totally awesome Dan. Congrats Mcgaws, it looks like a hilarious and amazing day!
Dan these are SMOKING!
Really Daniel, really? So easy to cry all over again! I love these two more than life itself…okay, not really but I think they are right up there and you have captured all the cute little quirky things that make Todd & Lades – and THAT’S why we love them!
so many cameras…so many photographers! i’ve really been enjoying looking at everyones photos of the same event and seeing how different all the shots are :)
dude you’ve absolutely killed it! the emotions and the connection are incredible.. you’ve told a beautiful story
uh hum, I was actually the only guest i.e. the only one not a photographer. Love them all ;)
Oh Dan…. seriously. Holy freakin’ crap!! I’ve seen a number of images from Todd & ALyda’s wedding now but these are the first ones that actually made me tear up (and laugh a lot too). Thats caused by at least 1 part being a soppy girl and 2 parts Dan’s brilliance. Love them!
oh wow! Dan your the man!! These are more then wonderful and make me wish even more that I had seen this amazing looking event!! So beautiful and so many fantastic cameo’s!! Your a legend!
So good, man!
how amazing! ive seen a lot of photos from this super special day now but i just love the wide perspective… seeing all the photographers there with an array of equipment… todd and alyda must have felt like movies stars! im crazy about the images taken during the vowels, through the round structure (whatever that is) and those close up ones in gorgeous light afterwards… amazing!
WHOA! just awesome.
The best Todd and Alyda photos I’ve seen so far!!! Love love LOVE these. :D Awesome Dan.
These are incredible!! Love your perspective.
Oh my. These are killer. As in Dan Make Killer Photo. I think I might love you a little bit, in my tiny photographic heart.
Ka-booooom! (that was my photo awesome radar – it just blew up)
boom shaka laka dizzle, boom shaka lala. i’m so proud that you’re my friend. and these two lovebirds: well, i’m so grateful that i could be there to witness one of the most BEAUTIFUL, heartfelt vows ever (and that says a lot given how many weddings i go to!). (okay i don’t go to that many. but still.) :) love you all.xoox
Freakin awesome dude! Lovin all the different takes on the day. Love your view of it all!
Holy amazing these are good! I am so glad I found your blog through Jonas’ post :) Maybe we even met in Vegas a few weeks ago, I am terrible with names! Really creative, fun, beautiful work.
Dan, these are just amazing. I keep looking at them over and over again, and yes they did bring a tear to my eye. Love your work Mr. O’Day. xoxo
Dan!!! these are utterly lovely and a perfect portrayal of the beautiful people in them. wow. love love love.
OMG how many cameras!! killed it dan, my fav wedding of yours!
go the volleys :)
OMG! I LOVE it! So much personality! They were very clever to invite all wedding photographers to their wedding! ha ha!
U.N.B.E.L.I.E.V.A.B.L.E DAN!
You’ve blown my mind into a million peices and then rearraged it 20 times better than it was before.
Dan this is a stunning set! The story is told so beautifully.
I can imagine you would have been a little nervous covering the event for such close friends but you definitely nailed it, well done.
every shot !!!
killer spread man!
How Cool!!!
SO great Dan! I second Leah Kua, i’ve seen this day portrayed by different (awesome) photographers, and this was the set that mad me shed a tear, even without knowing the lovely couple. Oh to have the eyes+mind of Dan O’Day.
I love it! I also love the design and style of the red shoes. They look so comfortable and fitting (that is fitting for the feet and for the celebration).
Amazing stuff, Dano! I love the last one as a stand-alone, but the whole thing is so much fun to look at. Holy paparazzi too!
Uh, yes. Just a little bit, or a lot, awesome.
xx
my favourite series!!
Oh Dan…!!!! I love so much!! I was just teleported back into that room.. that day.. looking through these. I loved that day so much and you took me straight back there.. I loved seeing the day through your eyes. Absolutely brilliant my dear friend. love. love. love. xoxo
ps. thanks for the showing evidence of mine and pobkes vegas leggings! LOL ;)
Damn man! These are freaky amazing photos. I shed a tear and I wasn’t even there. You captured our friends beautifully.
i love these. so much.
Simply Awesome, what a collection, thanks for sharing!
dan freakin’ o-day.. you gave me goosebumps of goodness, my boy! all around pure loveliness with a bit of daaaaaaamn thrown in, too. much love! xx
Wow. All good, as usual. But, that b&w tight shot with their eyes closed is just stunning.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!!
Dan, this is the best blog post ever.
So hilarious as what a scene looks like when a bunch of photogs are like at a photogs wedding! Awesome!
A friend told me to check these out and I am so glad I found the time to look…..Absolutely amazing images! I can’t pick my jaw off the ground. How have I never seen your work before???
Awesomeness full stop.
eeek! these are awesome!
so friggin brilliant! I loved looking at these,…twice.
Yep. These are the best. You made me feel like I was at the wedding. That’s what it’s all about. You are masterful with the wideangle.Awesome times infinity.
So amazingly wonderful Dan… Reminds me of when my dad got married in Vegas, by Elvis on Christmas day!. The last shot is gold – sums it all up perfectly.
It’s pretty obvious that these are awesome. But I have to comment on the amount of uncle bobs with cameras at this one. Man, you did well to keep them at bay :P Great set. Gorgeous couple. Wish I could have been there!
amazing!! that’s some killer work!!
how bananas is this? awesome.
that is awesome!!!! amazing work!!!! love it!
beautiful and FUN!! They are lucky you were there!
i just spit soy milk all over myself.
This is one of the most awesomeness things I’ve ever seen.
LOVE your style and the sea of photographers at the wedding. amazing. the end.
{megg}
I really love the way you’ve captured the whole gang. I laughed out loud seeing like 5 cameras pointing at the “poor” photographer. ;)
Good work!
Not sure where to begin with this one really… While in Seattle recently I got to spend some time with many amazing people, many of which were photographers and two of the many of which that were photographers, were Chris and Sarah (brain ouch)… Long story short, one afternoon my amazingly wonderful (almost) best friend Christine…
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Their love and your work are both radiating to the Nth degree. SO good.
Is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious really a word? Because if it is… these important, brilliant and loving images deserve it x
um. what do you mean “almost” best friend? hmmmm? i demand explanation.
until said explanation, all i can say is wow, my friend. you are my inspiration and i loved shooting this with you. i just felt like energy was bouncing off every which way, even though we were shooting in a vast open field where things had no place to bounce off of. thanks for letting me experience such an amazing shoot with you. and chris + sarah: the session would have not been this magical had it not been for the two of you and the love you share.
Wow Dan — love these!
p.s. Christine — maybe you’re not (almost) Dizzle’s best friend, but rather, (almost) wonderful? Like, she’s amazingly wonderful — almost. hehehe. juuust kidding. everybody knows you’re all-the-way wonderful.
Dan – inspiring work, love every single one
dude… your kungfu is strong..
just understatedly lovely.
triple rainbow!……what does this mean??????
Wow. These are absolutely beautiful. Sarah and Chris are seriously the cutest. The up close shots on their faces are my favorites. Great job. :)
Beautiful stuff, Dan! Next we’ll have to get you over to Victoria for a wedding (i.e mine in June!).
I love seeing your perspective on this shoot. I’ve been to this park many many times, and to see the depth and magic you found there is breathtaking.
You’re going to have to slow down on the awesome, my keyboard can’t handle all this drool. Beautiful moments and those colours!?! They are off the hook!
wow….
OMG Dan – I love every single image! Absolutely magical. Don’t suppose you’re heading down to Tassie any time soon?? :-)
Magical!!
on fire again!
speechless. I LOVE these images so much !
you are the definition of talent. absolutely blown away.
Dan – I linked over from Sarah’s twitter feed and feel totally overcome – these are AMAZING. Your line “professional observer” totally clicked with me. That is what I am too – I can never stop observing people – it is my favorite past time. Thank you for these. Amazing vision and just oh goodness. Love them.
Stunning photos!!!! I can feel the love between these 2 beautiful persons!
It’s one thing to see Sarah and Chris as inspiring photographer’s…..in their professional state…..but it’s quite another thing to see them as…..people, a beautiful married couple who are very very much in love. What a beautiful beautiful way you have of telling a story….. these are blissful indeed.
AMAZING COUPLE – AMAZING PICTURES! GREAT WORK!!!
These have turned out amazing dan you must be uber happy with them. I really like the sense of place you have as well, it’s not even just about the couple but also what’s going on around them. bewdiful!! xx
Dan- I got here from Sarah’s blog post and I am just blown away! Your work is fabulous. I love the “professional observer” line, as I am also a professional observer. What a great way to put it.
Sincerely blown away by your work and your vision. Thanks for sharing it.
You gave us-the viewers a tangible feeling from these radiant photos of not only two amazing human beings but of three, yes three… very talented individuals. Thank you Dan!
Beautiful series Dan! Your work is just incredible, and so inspiring mate! Congrats on the Moran, and thanks for sharing you creative vision :-)
the first image was a wise choice for the first image… love.
These pictures are absolutely beautiful!! They depict what love between two people is truly about. Next to ‘relationships’, ‘love’, ‘soulmates’ and ‘respect’ in the dictionary they should put these pictures as that is what they convey to me. Thank you!
I’m in love. You are a true talent.
Ok, so I have just returned from the most amazing trip overseas. I spent some time in San Francisco and Seattle. I met so many amazing people and I can say without a doubt that many of them will remain good friends of mine (hopefully) for many years to come. Obviously I took lots of…
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Dan O’DAY!!!!!! Get out of town! these are beautiful my friend. We cannot begin to thank you and Christine enough for capturing us during this sweet season of our lives. we will cherish these for forever. thank you thank you!!
Hey Dan, these are great! I love the 4th one, in the grass with the purple flowers. Beautiful! was it a play trip or work trip? How beautiful is San Fran?!
Bro, These are stunning. I love the first and third shots.
Magnificent! I love the film shots in here. So lovely seeing Seattle through your eyes. Can’t wait to see more from your time on the West Coast!
Beautiful photography Dan #3 and #4 are amazing!
Beautiful work my friend. Can’t wait to see more!!!
WAHOOLES! :) you know me likey. me likey a lotz. :) (PS miss you.. sad face. see you in a jiffy!)
Seattle misses you!
that black&white one of S&C is gangbusters!
oh, I love that one of ocean beach!! That deserves to be framed and on a wall. My wall, preferably. ;)
cant wait to see the rest!
Hey Dan! Great to see you’re back. These are beautiful!! I love them. I especially like the first and the last one, you got style. Hope to catch up soon…
Fantastic Dan – LOVE them!
TOO MUCH gorgeousness for one blog post to hold.
These are lovely. However if you come back, you will put us all out of our jobs. You can still come back though.
Dan! These are great, looks like you had a ball. The walking through the street couple is my fav :)
AMAZING as always. I love looking at your work!
Dan! fabulous to see your work! i had the incredible pleasure of hanging and shooting with your buddy, christine, in connecticut this past wkend. She is fabulous! So.. i think i’ll meet u in november?! as i’ll join the Voice workshop as well. :) Great work, thanks for inspiring…
Dogfather grooming shot… Hands down, the best minimalistic funk on film, ever.
Every morning when i wake up for the past week my regime has been in order as this. Check up on little baby Emma, make a cup of coffee( beans first with a touch of milk then stirred till it becomes paste like then add water, my wife Karla thinks im a lunatic ), then hit the hyperlink to you and read and watch.
I love it and find myself getting more and more absorbed into your fabulous works ;~)
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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 [...]