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Regular posts discussing recent projects and commissions.

Mark Radcliffe for the Daily Telegraph

David Oates July 28, 2020

Mark Radcliffe is as nice in person in real life as his radio persona would suggest. Music nerd, City fan, all round good egg.

I’ve photographed him a couple of times, here in Dunham Massey country park in Cheshire with a beautiful vintage VW Beetle for a motoring feature in the Daily Telegraph.

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In Editorial, Portraits Tags bbc, radio 6, mark radcliffe, Manchester photographer, Manchester Photography, Liverpool Photography, Liverpool Photographer, cheshire photography, dunham massey, vw beetle, volkswagen, beetle, Dunham Massey Country Park, Daily Telegraph, Telegraph, Motoring, vintage car, radio, radio presenter, marc riley, 6music, radio 2, pop music, folk music, editorial, election, Editorial Photography, event photography, Ecology, Helvellyn
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Paddy Wagon Removals

David Oates July 23, 2020

Paddy Wagon is a family run independent Manchester removals business run by my friends the Wagon family.

During lockdown I worked with them on a number of jobs, taking photographs along the way and finally designing their new website.

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In Documentary, Editorial, Website Tags commercial photography, commercial photographer, corporate photography, corporate, Documentary Photography, Documentary photographer, Manchester photographer, Manchester Photography, Leeds Photographer, Leeds Photography, website photography, business photography, business photographer, Paddy Wagon, Paddy Wagon Removals, Paddy Wagon Transport
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Documentary Photography for Buzzfeed News

David Oates April 3, 2020

Harassment Outside Abortion Clinics Is Still Happening, But Local Authorities Are Struggling To Stop It

The Home Office has rejected calls to put a national ban on abortion clinic protests, but councils are a long way off tackling the issue locally.

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In Documentary, Editorial Tags buzzfeed, abortion, abortion clinic, abortion protests, abortion protests manchester, withington manchester, Manchester photographer, Manchester Photographer, Portrait Photography, portraits, editorial Photography, Editorial Photography, documentary, Documentary Photography, Documentary photographer, Photographer in the North
People relaxing on their Honda’s outside St. Joseph’s cathedral, Hanoi

People relaxing on their Honda’s outside St. Joseph’s cathedral, Hanoi

Vietnam

David Oates December 19, 2019

In October I made my first trip to Vietnam, a country that I’ve been wanting to visit for as long as I can remember. I was attracted by the culture, the cuisine and the thought of getting away from this year’s dismally dreary ‘summer’ to a country that while it has its fair share of rainfall also has its fair share of heat. Oh and scooters…

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In Documentary, Editorial, Portraits Tags Vietnam, Vietnamese, Street Food, Bun Cha, Pho Ga, Hanoi, Tom Coc, Qui Nhon, Da Nang, Hoi An, photography, photographer, manchester, Travel, travel photography, Honda, South East Asia, Chanel
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Aaron Heinzelmann of Assa Abloy for Off the Wall, Stockholm

David Oates November 29, 2019

It was great to photograph Aaron for his employers Assa Abloy last week.

Aaron came to the aid of a mother and her seriously ill daughter while at work earning him a hero award and a feature in the company’s magazine. I'm glad to have been invited to be a part of it by Swedish agency Off the Wall. The final shot is a ‘behind the scenes’ for the rear cover of the magazine, thanks to Aaron’s Uncle Dave for sterling work on second camera duties.

The shoot was in Kenn, North Somerset so I had road trip and a stay in a holiday cottage the night before and a refreshing tea on the seafront at Clevedon before the long drive north.

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In Editorial, Documentary, Portraits Tags assa abloy, off the wall, Portrait Photography, portraits, Editorial Photography, editorial, magazine, corporate, somerset, commercial photographer, editorial Photography
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Francis Lung for Scandinavian Airlines

David Oates September 16, 2019

Photographs of Francis Lung, solo musician and former member of the Manchester band Wu Lyf.

A portrait photography commission for Scandinavian Airlines.

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In Editorial, Portraits Tags Francis Lung, Scandinavian Airlines, Wu Lyf, portraits, Portrait Photography, Editorial Photography, Tom McClung
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Nick Freeman

David Oates January 30, 2019

It’s not everyday you get to cruise around Cheshire in a Jaguar XK120, let alone when its 28 degrees outside. Happily, they were the conditions when I photographed motoring lawyer to the stars Nick Freeman for the Sunday Times ‘Me and My Motor’ section.

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In Portraits, Editorial Tags sunday times, Me and My Motor, Nick Freeman, Manchester Photography, Manchester photographer, publication, Portrait Photography, Editorial Photography
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Ian & Andrew McMillan

David Oates January 28, 2019

It was a real pleasure to photograph poets Andrew McMillan and his father Ian for the Sunday Times ‘Relative Values’ feature a few months ago.

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In Artists, Portraits, Editorial Tags artist, Ian McMillan, Andrew McMillan, Sunday Times, Relative Values, Poet, Poetry, Manchester Photography, Manchester photographer, Editorial Photography, Portrait Photography
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Nadia Nadim for Scandinavian Airlines

David Oates May 31, 2018

It was great to work with renowned sports journalist Claire Bloomfield and Swedish design agency Off The Wall on this commission for Scandinavian Airlines.

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In Portraits, Editorial Tags Football, Footballer, Nadia Nadim, Manchester City Football Club, Man City, Manchester Photography, Manchester photographer, Portrait Photography
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Jimmy Banks for Royal Bank of Scotland

David Oates May 31, 2018

Portrait photographs of Jimmy Banks for the Royal Bank of Scotland magazine. Jimmy transformed his life through healthy eating and exercise. We shot these pictures at Worthington Lakes in Wigan, Jimmy's usual running route.

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In Portraits, Editorial Tags Manchester Photography, Manchester photographer, Wigan, Portrait Photography
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Sortimo for WirtschaftWoche

David Oates May 1, 2018

A recent assignment for German business magazine WirtschaftWoche (Business Week) looking at the effects of Brexit on German firms operating facilities in the UK. I visited van racking company Sortimo in Warrington shooting documentary photography to accompany Sacha’s editorial.

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In Documentary, Editorial Tags Editorial Photography, Documentary Photography, Manchester Photographer, Warrington, WirtschaftWoche, Sortimo
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Victoria Jordan

David Oates March 27, 2018

Victoria Jordan photographed in Greater Manchester for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester Metropolitan University

In Portraits, Editorial, Documentary Tags MMU, manchester metropolitan university, NHS, Pennine Trust, Manchester Photography, Manchester photographer, Portrait Photography
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Research Matters Magazine

David Oates June 1, 2017

As much as I seem to spend  my entire life checking websites to see if they've been updated since I last checked thirty seconds ago, and I've spent the last months square-eyed setting up this new website; it never gets boring to see your work printed on actual, physical, inky paper. Especially if that paper goes on to be published. So, I was delighted to pick up the latest edition of MMU's Research Matters magazine.

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In Editorial, Portraits Tags manchester, commercial photographer, documentary, editorial, photography, photographer, manchester metropolitan university, publication, magazine, commercial, Editorial Photography

The Right Honourable Jeremy Corbyn

David Oates May 10, 2017

Jeremy Corbyn was in Manchester yesterday for the launch of the Labour election campaign. I caught up with the campaign bus in my home town of Wythenshawe.

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In Editorial, Documentary Tags jeremy corbyn, labour, party, general, election, leader, documentary, photographer, photography, manchester, david oates
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Associated, Brooklyn
Associated, Brooklyn
Great to work with TOL Events, @adidas and @versus at @manchesterunited yesterday.

@adidasfootball @adidaswomen
Great to work with TOL Events, @adidas and @versus at @manchesterunited yesterday. @adidasfootball @adidaswomen
Pizza fire
Pizza fire
Robert Indiana, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, September 2022
Robert Indiana, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, September 2022
Buslingthorpe Works.
Buslingthorpe Works.
Manchester City Gallery

#manchester
#gallery
Manchester City Gallery #manchester #gallery
Barmouth beach 

#barmouth #wales
Barmouth beach #barmouth #wales
Amsterdam Noord

#amsterdam #amsterdamnoord
Amsterdam Noord #amsterdam #amsterdamnoord
#wales #beach #seaside #holidays
#wales #beach #seaside #holidays
It was a pleasure to photograph Ann Treneman for The Times recently, a shoot that resulted in my first cover for The Times Weekend supplement and my first image on the cover of The Times.
Until 2015, Ann was The Times' parliamentary sketchwriter and
It was a pleasure to photograph Ann Treneman for The Times recently, a shoot that resulted in my first cover for The Times Weekend supplement and my first image on the cover of The Times. Until 2015, Ann was The Times' parliamentary sketchwriter and then the paper's chief theatre critic. Ann subsequently retrained in horticulture and the article details her preparations for this year's Chelsea flower show for which she has designed a garden. @thetimes #thetimes #chelseaflowershow @timesweekend @the_rhs @show_chelsea @anntreneman1
Some highlights from my recent shoot at Adidas UK

#adidasuk #adidasxgucci #sport 
#sportswear #reebok #adidasoriginals
Some highlights from my recent shoot at Adidas UK #adidasuk #adidasxgucci #sport #sportswear #reebok #adidasoriginals
#britishrailways #britishrail #eastlancashirerailway #bury #train #trainspotting #heritagerailway
#britishrailways #britishrail #eastlancashirerailway #bury #train #trainspotting #heritagerailway
Frigates
Frigates
Some paper peeling off a wall in Marseille. I'm currently in Scotland, the light is inferior

#marseille #citeradieuse #southoffrance #suddelafrance #mediterranean
Some paper peeling off a wall in Marseille. I'm currently in Scotland, the light is inferior #marseille #citeradieuse #southoffrance #suddelafrance #mediterranean
I am shocked and disappointed to hear that Alastair Hudson has been asked by the University of Manchester to leave his post as director of Manchester and Whitworth art galleries.

Alastair turned the Whitworth into a gallery where diverse voices coul
I am shocked and disappointed to hear that Alastair Hudson has been asked by the University of Manchester to leave his post as director of Manchester and Whitworth art galleries. Alastair turned the Whitworth into a gallery where diverse voices could be heard, excluded groups were welcomed and important questions asked. I hope the university sees fit to reverse its decision and I look forward to continuing to photograph the exhibitions curated under his guidance. #manchester #whitworthartgallery #whitworthgallery #manchesterart #cityartgallery #forensicarchitecture #alastairhudson @forensicarchitecture #university @whitworthart @magwagdirector
In the spray booth

#carbody #manchester #bodyshop #spraybooth
In the spray booth #carbody #manchester #bodyshop #spraybooth
In Situ (formerly The Commercial/Turville) in Hulme (or as it's now known, Castlefield)

#manchester #castlefield #hulme
In Situ (formerly The Commercial/Turville) in Hulme (or as it's now known, Castlefield) #manchester #castlefield #hulme
Mam Tor. Mother Hill. The Shivering Mountain.

The base of Mam Tor is composed of black shales of the Bowland Shale Formation of Serpukhovian age overlain by turbiditic sandstone of the Mam Tor Sandstone F
Mam Tor. Mother Hill. The Shivering Mountain. The base of Mam Tor is composed of black shales of the Bowland Shale Formation of Serpukhovian age overlain by turbiditic sandstone of the Mam Tor Sandstone Formation of Bashkirian age. #mamtor #derbyshire #nationalpark #nationaltrust #peakdistrict #edale #hope #castleton #geology
Lockdown BMW

#bmw
Lockdown BMW #bmw

David Oates is a photographer based in Manchester, England.

Clients include Wall Street Journal, ESPN, The Financial Times, Art Fund, Transport for the North, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, BP, BBC, The Times, The Observer, UK Youth, Samaritans, The Whitworth Art Gallery, Asthma UK, Finisterre, 11 Freunde (Berlin), Scandinavian Airlines, Manchester Museum, OTW (Stockholm) and the British Ecological Society.

Exhibited internationally at Dallas Biennial, Recontres D’Arles, France; Festival Images, Vevey, Switzerland and the Dong Gang Photography Festival, Korea.


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