Moscow International Foto Awards mifa

Moscow International Foto Awards 2015

Delighted to win the first place for Faces of Jerusalem in the Documentary Book category of Moscow International Foto Awards 2015. This year the competition received thousands of images from 84 countries. Entries were judged based on originality, creativity, composition and most importantly overall impact!
Moscow International Foto Awards mifa

Moscow International Foto Awards mifa

2015 NZIPP Auckland Photographer of the Year award

2015 Auckland Photographer Of The Year

Studio Photography - Davi Santos - Power Rangers

Davi Santos

Studio Photography - Davi Santos - Power Rangers

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Sky Tower

Auckland Photography New Zealand Sky Tower

Turkish Coffee

Bronze Award – Documentary category – NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Silver Award - Documentary category - NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Silver Award - Documentary category - NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Attitude

Silver Award – Portrait Classic category – NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Silver Award - Documentary category - NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Essential Oils

Silver Award – Travel category – NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Silver Award - Travel category - NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Silver Award - Portrait Classic category - NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Chemo

Silver Award – Portrait Classic category – NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Silver Award - Portrait Classic category - NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Silver with Distinction Award - Portrait Classic category - NZIPP 2015

Pukana

‘Pukana’ from the series ‘Bare Truth’, 2015 

Bronze Award - Portrait Classic category - NZIPP 2015

The Hand

Bronze Award – Portrait Classic category – NZIPP 2015

Bronze Award - Portrait Classic category - NZIPP 2015

Award Winning Photography

The Fish Merchant

Silver Award – Documentary category – NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Award Winning Photography
Award winning photography

The Souvenir Shop

Silver Award – Documentary category – NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Award winning photography

Award Winning Photography

Dome of the Rock

Silver Award – Travel category – NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Award Winning Photography

Award Winning Photography

The Paper

Silver Award – Documentary category – NZIPP 2015 Iris Awards

Award Winning Photography

Fine Art Photographer - Auckland

Doll Graveyard

Fine Art Photographer - Auckland

Fine Art Photographer - Auckland

Fine Art Photographer - Auckland

Fine Art Photographer - Auckland
Fine Art Photographer - Auckland

Fine Art Photographer - Auckland

Fine Art Photography - Auckland

Fine Art Photographer - Auckland

Fine Art Photographer - Auckland

Fine Art Photography - Auckland

Fine Art Photography - Auckland

Fine Art Photography - Auckland

Fine Art Photographer - Auckland

Portrait photographer - Auckland Studio

Tiffany with guns and rifles

Portrait photography - Auckland Studio
Portrait photography - Auckland Studio

Portrait photographer - Auckland Studio

Portrait photography - Auckland Studio

Portrait photography - Auckland Studio

Portrait photography - Auckland Studio

Portrait photography - Auckland Studio

Portrait photography - Auckland Studio

Portrait photography - Auckland Studio

Portrait photography - Auckland Studio

Portrait photography - Auckland Studio

 

2015 North Shore National Salon of Photography

Very honored to win a Silver medal in the prestigious North Shore National Salon of Photography for an image captured in the Old City of Jerusalem!

Established in 1995 by the North Shore Photographic Society, the Salon is aimed to promote the art of photography in New Zealand through a yearly national photographic event. Affiliated with the Photographic Society of New Zealand, it is part of a network of photographic clubs and societies across New Zealand.

Each year the Salon has run a competition with the 2015 Salon attracting more than 2,000 entries by 240 members from 45 photographic clubs or societies across New Zealand as well as overseas none-affiliated photographers. The Salon convenes independent panels of six selectors to judge entries in the various categories.

Come and see the beautiful prints and digital images which will be publicly exhibited at Mairangi Bay Arts Centre – opening night celebration is on July 1st at 7:00pm – entry is free!

Where: 20 Hastings Rd, Mairangi Bay

When: July 1 until July 19.

Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday-Sunday 10:00am-2:00pm

Silver Medal North Shore National Salon of Photography

Old City of Jerusalem - People photography North Shore Salon

Auckland glamour photography studio

Goosebumps

Auckland glamour photography studio  Auckland glamour photographer

Bare Truth

‘Bare Truth’ is a compelling collection of portraits of New Zealand men. The extraordinary photographs expose the men who are very humble, courageous and vulnerable. Their edgy portraits are presented in monochrome which emphasizes their shape and form. The simple background eliminates distractions so the viewer can focus on their bodies and facial expressions.

The combination of using a soft directional light while adapting a special post-processing technique, enables me to enhance their body features so the images are raw and crisp. It is important to me to capture a highlight in their eyes so they look directly at the camera – the eyes are the first thing we notice and must be sharp.

The idea of creating a series of photographs showing men who expose their bust evolved gradually. The biggest challenge was finding the first person to agree to pose. After a few rejections and setbacks, I created a portrait with a close friend and became really engaged with looking into his eyes.

At first I asked only close friends to participate. After gaining valuable experience and formalising a consistent look, I expanded the portfolio and became confident in approaching total strangers. Having a few examples helped me to overcome objections until the project gained a critical mass with dozens of portraits. I focus on capturing a variety of ethnic groups, poses, age groups and body sizes.

I gradually became more selective and started approaching people who looked more interesting to me – people whose face and body tell a story. I capture around 50 photos of each man and use a selection process in order to choose the image which best represents his personality. While some people are very comfortable posing without their top, others feel this is completely outside their comfort zone and a few view it as a therapeutic experience.

The project gained further momentum after winning prestigious awards and becoming a Finalist in the Portrait Classic category of the 2015 Iris Awards form the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography which then awarded me the title: ‘2015 Auckland Photographer of the Year’. The portfolio was first selected to be exhibited at Northart Gallery during Auckland Festival of Photography. It was later selected to show at the annual Head On Photo Festival in Sydney during May 2016.

Many thanks to Ron Brownson, Senior Curator of New Zealand and Pacific Art at Auckland Art Gallery, who critiqued my initial project during 2015 Auckland Festival of Photography and inspired me to continue and expand it.

Click here to order your Bare Truth coffee book today: 70 pages, 8×10 inch, soft cover, using beautiful luster paper.

William
Portrait Photographer North Shore

Gregory

Portrait Photographer North Shore

Andrew

Portrait Photographer North Shore

Ken

Studio Photography North Shore

Fraser

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Joseph

Auckland portrait photographer

Chris

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Alwyn

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Ross

Auckland Photographer

Yaman

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Nicky

Auckland studio portrait photographer

Grant

Auckland portrait photographer

Catalin

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Yusuke

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Tony

Auckland Portrait photography

Dave

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Vai

Auckland portrait photographer

Steven

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Bhima

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Toops

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Massimo

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Richard

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Hohepa

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Garth

Auckland Portrait Photography

Lance

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Lucio
Auckland Portrait photographer

Richard

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Alejandro

Auckland Portrait Photographer

John

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Tom

Auckland portrait photographer

Desmond

Portrait photographer Auckland

Glenn

Portrait Photographer - Auckland

Brian

Portrait Photographer Auckland #baretruth

Allan

Portrait Photographer Auckland #baretruth

Jared

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Kalev

Portrait photographer Auckland

Sean

Auckland portrait photographer

Tai

#baretruth Auckland portrait photographer

Alan

#baretruth portrait photographer Auckland

Travis

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Dean

Portrait photography studio Auckland

Adam

Portrait photographer Auckland

Sililu

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Neville

Auckland Portrait photography

Dave

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Martin

Professional Photography Auckland

Dion

Auckland Portrait photographer

Rodney

Portrait Photographer Auckland

Alen

Auckland Portrait photographer

John

Portrait photographer Auckland

Martin

Portrait Photographer Auckland

Alp

Portrait Photographer - Auckland Studio

Anil

Portrait photographer - Auckland

Matt

Auckland Portrait photography

Calin

Portrait photographer - Auckland

Terry

Auckland portrait photographer - North Shore City

Breen

Auckland portrait photographer - North Shore City

Jim

Auckland portrait photographer - North Shore City

Keith

Auckland portrait photographer - North Shore City

Ed

Auckland portrait photographer - North Shore City

Stephen

Portrait photographer Auckland

Gal

Portrait photography - North Shore City

Kahui

Auckland Portrait photographer

Jay

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Alan

Portrait Photographer Auckland

Toni

Studio Photography North Shore City

Tomer

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Stuart

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Perry

Portrait Photographer - Auckland

Glen

North Shore Studio Award Winning Photographer

Jeff

Auckland Portrait photographer

Sean

Portrait photographer North Shore Studio

David

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Omer

Auckland portrait photographer

Adam

Auckland Portrait photography

Jester

Studio photography - North Shore City

Larry

Auckland portrait photographer

Tony

North Shore Studio Award Winning Photographer

Steven

North Shore Studio Award Winning Photographer

Raanan

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Ofek

Auckland Portrait Photographer

Merchants of Jerusalem