A documentary approach to adventure-travel and outdoor lifestyle photography; capturing authentic moments as they unfold, in remote and wild places.
Hello, and thank you for wanting to find out more about me!
I am a London based Lifestyle photographer. My love and obsession for photography roots from a love to travel and explore, to document authentic moments, and to tell my story and other’s. Over the past 6 years my clients have ranged from lifestyle brands, to automotive brands, to luxury hotels, to tourism boards and outdoor-wear brands.
My approach to photography is to use as much available and natural light as possible, although will happily work with additional lighting (continuous or flash) when needed. I aim for my work to be authentic and truthful, with a polished edit aesthetic influenced by 35mm film tonal range and grain, giving the images a soft, honest and timeless feel.
I feel no more alive than when I am in the thick of an adventure, wherever that may be, camera in hand, creating images :)
My Journey:
In 2009, I took my big first trip outside of Europe to India; I spent 3 months with my best mate, followed by 3 months in South East Asia. This trip and time away from Europe meeting new people, with new perspectives, from different backgrounds taught me more about life and the world than any books or lessons. Travelling since has become a huge part of my life; initially I picked up the camera to document, preserve moments and inspire friends and family to travel and experience more of what the world has to offer!
Over the past 10 years I’ve travelled the world; Europe, Asia, North Africa, Central and South America. The more I travelled, the more I experienced remote and wild places; hiking more and living mountainous adventures I once saw in magazines as a teenager. Slowly my hobbies of travelling, photography and hiking all met and turned into a career.
In early 2017 I left my job in recruitment to start my photography business. It’s now been 6 years of hard work and graft, taking adventures near and far, working with brands, and telling their stories through engaging imagery. While I enjoy these incredible wild places and stunning landscapes my natural response is to point the camera towards the people I am with to show their experience. I find this creates authentic and truthful moments, with the belief we will remember and connect with the moments shared with others.
Working with David:
Whether you’re a small start up, a global brand or marketing/PR agency I’d love to hear from you and find out more about your project. I’ve worked with all kinds of companies and can scale a project from as little (super skeleton team; sometimes just myself) to as large as the budget can afford (myself, assistant’s, stylist, hair and make-up, model/s, etc). I am experienced in working closely with or under the direction of a creative/art director, or I can work from the concept up, creating a narrative, sourcing talent, props and locations.
Ping me an email with some details of your project and let’s talk! contact@davidmcconaghy.com