Hugh Peachey shot the latest campaign for Origin

Agency: DDB
Art Director: Jake Barrows
Copy Writer: Crystal Fong

Janyon's photographs awarded at AIPP cannon APPAs

Janyon picked up a silver and silver distinction for his entries into the recent AIPP Canon Australian Professional Photography Awards.

The silver went to this portrait of his father:



And the silver distinction to his portrait of Garth Wood:

Hugh Peachey for TAC

Hugh shot these portraits off the back of the TVC for the TAC campaign called "Blood Oath" for Grey in Melbourne.

Sally Parker for Asian Home Gourmet

Funny – A personal project by Damien Pleming

Fiona O'Loughin

"This series was born of a need for me to express who I am through my photography. Humor and laughter are characteristics I inherited from my father and older siblings. I love to see the funny side of life and believe there is great therapy in a good laugh.
The ideas behind these photos had been floating around in my head for many years. They ended up making so much noise, I had to get them out! With the help of some fantastic subjects and crew members, I've been able to bring these conceptual dreams to life.
Matching my ideas with comedians was the first step. While most of the concepts were already formed, others sprung to life by watching particular comedians, and marrying them with a visual image. For instance, I have great respect for Fiona O'Loughin. She is a woman who has had a very public battle with alcoholism and has managed to incorporate her battle into her humor. Experiencing her performance led me to creating the shot of her bathing in Kahlua and milk. I love the comedy of things that don't belong together. For example, the character Mick Molly plays, dressed as a jokey riding a donkey.
The ability to play a convincing character is an important trait for the performer in each of these photos. I think they have all done a fantastic job in this regard.
As well as a beautiful, simple portrait which truly conveys a person's identity, I'm into theatrical, dramatic photography. Photography is about storytelling and generally the story is told in one frame. That's the photographer's challenge!
As a former actor, having worked with some great directors, I am able to use that experience to draw what I need from my subjects. Sometimes this involves me playing various characters myself from behind the camera to encourage the person in front of it!
I'm not sure when this series will finish, I still have so many ideas to shoot and so many amazing comedians to work with."
Damien Pleming


Mick Molly

Tape Worm Monstor shot by Hugh Peachey for Bayer

Hugh Peachey recently shot this campaign for Bayer's animal health care product Advocate. It was a real team effort with producer Penni working around the clock to track down the correct species of tape worms... who knew there were so many varieties... The fact that there are so few tape worm specialists is not as suprising but eventually Penni found the right Tape Worm Guy who could supply the worms for the shoot.
Hugh worked with retouchers Toby & Pete to create the tape worm monster seen in the ads. The results are appropriately gross.

Janyon for ING

It is always a challenge shooting alongside the filming of a TVC. Where normally the photographer controls the shoot, on TV filset the photographer has to conform to the schedule and hierarchy of the TV shoot, grabbing the smallest opportunity (as in seconds to minutes) to get the shots the brief calls for. Add to this the historical animosity of the film crew as they get their jobs done, and the overburdened talent who would rather take a break than get a lens in their face for the three hundredth time that day, and the chance of getting a bonus shot from a TVC day is slim.

However when Janyon was shooting a print brief alongside the filming of the current ING TVC, he and AD Ben Pearce saw this cool barbershop near the the location and thought "that might be a nice shot". When a ten minute window between filming presented itself, a quick negotiation with said barber and some very fast lighting and ten frames of shooting resulted in an image that the agency could present as a bonus to the client.

Client loved the image and decided to run it.

Doesn't happen often... But great when it does!