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Pic by Daniel O'Brien.

Hi, thanks for taking a look at my site. I'm a freelance Melbourne photographer, videographer and photojournalist. I have strong interests in humanitarian field photography, aid and development, healthcare (particularly eye care and avoidable blindness, diabetes, NCDs, NTDs and surgical outreach), cultural identity, climate change, education, environment, waste management and sustainability with a focus on Pacific island nations and South East Asia. I travel regularly between PNG, Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu, The Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, FSM, RMI and throughout the Asia Pacific Region. I am passionate about photography and the power of images to communicate, inform and motivate. Images are powerful agents for change.

My clients include The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ, Cabrini Health, Australian Red Cross, Scope Global, Coffey International, Australian Volunteers International, The Royal Australian College of Surgeons, Australian Red Cross - Lifeblood, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Dementia Australia, The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, Melbourne University, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade MFAT, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade DFAT, Text Publishing among other NGO, aid and development and charitable organisations.

I pride myself on the quality of my images, post production and dedicated service. I’m experienced and comfortable working under pressure in challenging conditions. I have RedR training for working in hostile environments.

Acknowledgement of Country.

I live on the unceded, traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation and I acknowledge and deeply respect the traditional custodians across all the lands, waters and seas I visit. To elders past, present and emerging, I am grateful.

email: darren@darrenjamesphotography.com
phone: +61 412 078 186