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European Geophysical Services

David Oates July 13, 2021

Photographs for the new website of European Geophysical Services photographed by Manchester photographer David Oates.

European Geophysical Services established in 1994, are a leading borehole geophysical logging and video surveying company providing a large range of measurements and services to the water, environmental, mining and geotechnical industries.

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In Advertising, Commercial, Documentary, Industrial, Website Tags engineering photograph, editorial Photography, editorial, european geophysical services, geophysics, industrial photography, industrial photographer, British industry, British, land rover, defender, land rover defender, group shot, vehicle fleet, website design agency, website redesign, website photography, bore hole, geological testing, geophysics testing, calibration, Shropshire, shrewsbury, engineering photography, engineering, northern england, Northern Photographer, Northern Photography, bore hole testing, utilities companies, water companies, united utilities, staff photography, personnal photographs, staff portraits, washing landrover, physics, underground investigations, underwater investigations, engineers in the field, commission, commercial photographer, commercial photography, commissioned photography
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Cloud Studies by Forensic Architecture

David Oates July 12, 2021

Photographs from the excellent new exhibition Cloud Studies by Forensic Architecture currently showing at Whitworth Art Gallery as part of Manchester International Festival.

https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/cloudstudies

‘Cloud Studies’ was made for the exhibition Critical Zones: Observatories for earthly politics at ZKM Centre for Art and Media in Karlsruhe. Alongside the physical exhibition, our work is also presented on the virtual exhibition platform.

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In Documentary, Editorial, Event Tags MIF, MIF2021, Art gallery photography, Art, art installation, artist, art opening, Art in Manchester, Arts in Manchester, Manchester Art Gallery, Whitworth Art Gallery, university, University of Manchester, Cloud Studies, Forensic Architecture
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Sue Steer for the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

David Oates May 12, 2021

I was asked by London-based agency Sunday to visit Sue Steer at her home in Shropshire a few weeks ago to take some portrait photographs. Sue is a rural surveyor and the pictures were to accompany an article in the Royal Society for Chartered Surveyors’ Modus magazine.

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In Commercial, Editorial, Portraits Tags Sue Steer, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Surveying, Rural surveryor, rural surveyors, professional social media photography, Portrait Photography, Sunday agency, Sunday, Shropshire, Shropshire hills, Manchester Photographer, midlands photographer, midlands photography, commercial photographer, commercial photography, commissioned photography, Modus, Modus magazine, RICS
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Leeds City Station for Transport for the North

David Oates May 12, 2021

Another great assignment for Transport for the North this time at Leeds railway station.

Transport for the North exists to make the case to central government for increased transport spending in the North of the country and I’m proud to be able to contribute in some way to that necessary and long overdue aim. To use the existing infrastructure is to see it’s limitations, the age of the rolling stock, the lack of capacity a general sense of a system neglected and lacking the requisite investment over many years.

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In Advertising, Commercial, Documentary, Industrial Tags transport coronavirus, transport covid 19, travel photography, transport for the north, Travel, train, transport, face mask, facemask covid, face mask train covid, Leeds Photographer, Leeds Photography, leeds, leeds transport, leeds city station, leeds station, northern rail, transpennine express, empty public transport, deserted public transport, pubic transport coronavirus, public transport covid 19, public transport signage, masks public transport, railway, yorkshire photographer, yorkshire transport, northern transport, northern england, north of england
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Bradley Dreha for Dwell Magazine

David Oates March 4, 2021

When Bradley Dreha revamped his bedroom he decided to post before and after pictures on TikTok. The results were so good that San Francisco based design magazine Dwell got in touch to ask him for an interview.

Dwell then asked me to visit Bradley at his home in Walton, Merseyside to photograph him and his room for the latest issue of the magazine.

You can see more of Bradley’s work on Instagram @shitprints2

Dwell magazine can be found at dwell.com

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In Editorial, Documentary, Portraits Tags Bradley Dreha, Dwell, Dwell magazine, Interior design, design, interiors, design agency, american, dwell design, walton, merseyside, Liverpool Photography, Liverpool Photographer, decorating, painting, painting and decorating, Art, liverpool
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Luneside for U+I

David Oates February 17, 2021

It was a real pleasure to work for Just H architects again, this time on their latest project for developers U+I.

Photographing their Luneside student accommodation a few weeks ago was helped along by some gorgeous unseasonal weather and the presence of the beautiful River Lune.

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In Architecture, Commercial Tags just h architects, Architecture, Architectural Photography, u+i, developers, student accommodation, lancaster, lancaster university, river lune, lancaster students, property developer, student flats, student union, student living, Manchester photographer, photography, photographic, Photographer in the North, lancaster photographer, lancaster photography, Northern Photographer, North west photographer, Northern Photography, building photographer, building photography, regeneration, regeneration photographer, regeneration photography

Fran Millar for Rouleur

David Oates February 17, 2021

It was great to photograph Fran Millar CEO of Belstaff and former CEO of Team Ineos for this month’s Rouleur magazine, an entire edition dedicated to and celebrating women and cycling.

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In Editorial, Portraits Tags Fran Millar, Rouleur, Rouleur magazine, teamineos, ineosgrenadiers, belstaff, rouleur, David Millar
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Travel in the time of Covid. An assignment for Transport for the North

David Oates November 25, 2020

Another great assignment for Transport for the North this time looking at the transport infrastructure in Liverpool and Sheffield and how it was dealing with the impact of Coronavirus.

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In Documentary, Commercial, Street Photography Tags transport for the north, Liverpool Photography, liverpool, Liverpool Photographer, Sheffield, sheffield photography, sheffield photographer, transport, train, bus, business photography, business photographer, covid, Covid 19, Coronavirus, transport covid 19, transport coronavirus, public transport, covid 19 cleaning, coronavirus cleaning, antiviral, liverpool lime street, lime street station, sheffield station, sheffield tram, supertram, face masks, face coverings, keep your distance, railways, station platform, public transport signage, pubic transport coronavirus, public transport covid 19, road transport, railway covid 19, health and safety, health and safety covid 19, health and safety coronavirus, stay apart, deserted public transport, empty public transport, cycling covid 19, cycling coronavirus, masks public transport, masks covid 19, masks coronavirus, coronavirus signage, covid 19 signage, bus station, bus station coronavirus, oap face mask, oap coronavirus, active oap coronavirus, train guard face mask, train guard coronavirus
Seashell Trust & Lauren Mullarkey Location: The Atrium, Library Walk (mixed media installation)

Seashell Trust & Lauren Mullarkey Location: The Atrium, Library Walk (mixed media installation)

50 Windows of Creativity. An assignment for Wild in Art

David Oates November 16, 2020

This autumn, Manchester is hosting 50 Windows of Creativity, a showcase of the work of artists and makers displayed in a series of windows, venues, businesses and spaces across the city centre.

The displays feature multiple art forms from fine art and photography to ceramics, crafts, mosaics and murals curated by well-known and emerging artists and collectives – all with a connection to Greater Manchester.

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In Documentary, Artists, Event, Editorial, Portraits, Street Photography Tags 50 Windows of Creativity, Wild in Art, Manchester, Manchester photographer, Manchester Photography, Manchester Photographer, graffiti, street Art, Art, Lockdown, Covid 19, Coronavirus, Manchester art, Arts in Manchester, Art in Manchester, Outdoor event, Walking trail, Urban walking trail, urban art trail
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Barnfather Wire for HTP Digital

David Oates September 30, 2020

Barnfather Wire is the UK’s largest independent wire production company. I was commissioned by long-time collaborators HTP Digital to visit the factory in Wednesbury to produce images for the company’s new website.

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In Commercial, Documentary, Advertising, Portraits, Website, Industrial Tags Barnfather Wire, HTP Digital, wednesbury, wire manufacturer, wire manufacturing, manufacturing, British, industrial photography, Industrial, Black Country, factory, metal working, British industry, commercial, corporate, corporate photography, commercial photography, commercial photographer, photography, photographer, Photographer in the North, Portrait Photography, midlands, midlands photographer, midlands photography, Manchester photographer, Documentary Photography, Documentary photographer, Documentary, website photography, website redesign, design agency, website design agency, product photography, product photographer, commercial product photographer, commercial product photography, commercial still life, Reportage, men at work, workplace, workplace photography, factory photography, freelance photography, freelance photographer, Liverpool Photography, Liverpool Photographer, birmingham photographer, birmingham photography, steel, wire, warehouse, steel warehouse, wire warehouse, bailing wire, anodised, anodised wire, wire products
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Phoenix Healthcare distribution for Fagan Jones

David Oates September 23, 2020

A shoot documenting the high technology pharmaceutical facility in Preston Brook commissioned by the wonderful Vicky at film production company Fagan Jones. I was once again shooting stills alongside the exceptionally talented film cameraman Dan Lightening.

Miles and miles of robotised, computerised conveyors pick, sort and pack drugs for distribution to pharmacies around the country.

An enjoyable and very busy day that reminded me that running shoes are required equipment for photography professionals.

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In Documentary, Commercial, Advertising, Portraits, Social Media, Website Tags Phoenix Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, photography, Photographer in the North, photographic, Portrait Photography, photographer, corporate photography, corporate, commercial, commercial photography, commercial photographer, factory, distribution centre, Manchester photographer, Manchester Photography, Manchester Photographer, Runcorn, Preston Brook, advertising campaign, advertising, video, dan lightening, FJC, Fagan Jones, Documentary, Documentary Photography, Documentary photographer, documentary, Industrial, industrial photography, industrial photographer, best photographer, good photographer, workplace, workplace photography, corporate photographer, conveyor belt, high technology, engineering, engineering photography, engineering photograph, distribution facility, phoenix pharmacy, numark, numark pharmacy, phoenix medical, medical, medical supplies, pharmacy supplies, commission, commissioned photography, event photography, event photographer, Northern Photographer, Northern Photography, North west photographer, NHS, cheshire photography, Leeds Photographer, Leeds Photography, Liverpool Photography, Liverpool Photographer, David Oates Photographer, David Oates Photography, david oates, Yorkshire Phototgrapher
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BeClear Orthodontics for What Marketing

David Oates September 21, 2020

During the quiet times of our coronavirus disrupted summer it was great to get a call from the team at What Marketing to work with them on a shoot for cosmetic dentist BeClear Orthodontics.

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In Portraits, Commercial, Social Media, Advertising Tags BeClear, Dentist, Dentistry, Orthodontics, commercial photography, commercial photographer, commercial, social media, video, advertising, advertising campaign, campaign, corporate photography, website photography, website redesign, Manchester photographer, Manchester Photography, Manchester Photographer, BeClear Orthodontics, Ad campaign, viral marketing, social media marketing, social media images, professional social media, professional social media photography, professional social media photographer, Portrait Photography, Photographer in the North, Photography in London, photography, photographer, Leeds Photographer, Liverpool Photographer, Liverpool Photography, photographic, dentists, orthodontics, aligner, invisalign, teeth whitening

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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Provisional Arrangement

David Oates July 17, 2020

Kassel, Germany 2018

In Street Photography Tags Street Photography, Kassel, Germany
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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
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New website photography for Nufox

David Oates February 26, 2020

It’s long time ago since I finished my PhD in Materials Science, my subject was high temperature materials yet my office was not in the upper rooms with the furnaces and laser flash equipment but in the basement with the polymer engineers and the extruders and that weird persistent smell of all things rubbery. So it was with a feeling of nostalgia that I was once again amid the extruders and waterbaths at Nufox in Manchester to photograph their people, processes and products for their imminent website redesign.

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In Documentary, Website Tags rubber manufacturer, website redesign, commercial photographer, commercial photography, corporate photography, Portrait Photography, Reportage, industrial photography, Nufox, Manchester photographer, Manchester Photography, Industrial
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Photography of High Street Task Force

David Oates February 26, 2020

The High Streets Task Force was established to England's high streets and town centres to thrive - providing expert training, guidance data to the people who make them. Local leaders and partnerships are be able to access the latest data and evidence to inform their investment and regeneration decisions.

I was pleased to photograph the latest meeting of experts and representatives from the chosen towns at Manchester Metropolitan University business school. I was also able to photograph some portraits of the university staff at the conclusion of the meeting.

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In Conference, Documentary, Event Tags High Street Task Force, Government, MMU, manchester metropolitan university, manchester, photography, Photographer in the North, event photography, Conference Photography, Conference Photographer, Conference
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Documentary photography of Helen Knowles 'Trickle Down', Arebyte Gallery, London

David Oates January 27, 2020

Trickle Down, A New Vertical Sovereignty is a tokenised four-screen video installation and generative soundscape, which explores value systems and wealth disparity. The artwork is composed of auction scenes, performances and choral interludes by different communities such as prisoners, blockchain technology employees, market sellers, and Sotheby’s auction bidders.

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In Documentary, Artists, Event Tags Helen Knowles, Arebyte Gallery, London, Manchester photographer, Documentary Photography, Documentary photographer, documentary, event photography, event photographer, exhibition, trickle down, Poplar, Canning Town, Conceptual Art, photography, Photography in London, Art gallery photography, art installation, art opening
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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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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