Dane Beesley

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Dane Beesley
A self portrait by Dane Beesley, 2007.jpg
Born1978 (age 43–44)
Brisbane, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Known forPhotographer

Dane Beesley (born 1978) is an Australian photographer.[1][2] He has created photography books; exhibited widely; and his photographs are held in public and private collections. Using the family basement as a darkroom, he began taking pictures from an early age but when he purchased an enormous jumble of old cameras and photography equipment from a deceased estate, he started experimenting.[3]

Dane's work[]

Dane Beesley has been described as a "leading Australian rock photojournalist" by Melbourne street press Beat Magazine.[4][5][6][7] Marei Bischarn, photo editor at Rolling Stone Australia, described his work as "honesty in photos; nothing planned or fabricated – just pure energy and great times. It’s like having a drink while you’re getting ready to go out." Continuing to say of his book Splitting the Seconds: A Photographer's Journal "Flick through this book, grab your jacket and run out that door ‘cos something magical has to happen."[8][9][10][11]

Dane's second book "The Road" showcases his photos like soft punctuation marks – an exclamation that is quiet and yet not without a tension. There's the closeness, the fact of a steering wheel, or the cosy interior of a car eerily framing a misty countryside.[12][13]

In SHADES, morning seems to originate in the stillness of a parked car. A leaning smoking woman in a striped shirt has less a shadow more a shadow self – it's all in the texture of shades. Models clamber on a sand dune (or do they channel it?). A suited-up cowboy-man alights a shopping centre escalator while inky-dark ferns track him.[14]

Books[]

  • Splitting the Seconds: A Photographer's Journal (released 2011) ISBN 978-0-646-55215-6
  • The Road (released 2012) ISBN 978-0-646-58254-2
  • Shades (released 2016) ISBN 978-0-646-94961-1
  • Yelseeb Enad (released 2017) ISBN 978-1-366-06890-3

References[]

  1. ^ Katherine Feeney (28 June 2011) Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ Dane Beesley's Official Website
  3. ^ Lynette Letic (2 March 2015) Queensland Centre for Photography
  4. ^ Simone Z (21 July 2011) Beat Magazine
  5. ^ "Justin Edwards (19 July 2011) Rave Magazine". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  6. ^ Stewr (1 April 2009) Faster Louder
  7. ^ Mess and Noise
  8. ^ Australian Photography (10 August 2010)
  9. ^ Urban Outfitters Blog
  10. ^ Interview (27 October 2010) Soundjunk Blog
  11. ^ TripleJ UnearthedFeature
  12. ^ "Rachel Surgeoner (14 October 2009) New York Buck Exhibition Review)". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  13. ^ Lucida Magazine (1 May 2015)
  14. ^ BNE Artguide (10 June 2016)

External links[]

  • Official Website [1]
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