| Intro | Australian photographer |
| Is | Photographer |
| From | Australia |
| Type | Arts |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | Brisbane |
Dane Beesley (born 1978) is an Australian photographer. He has created a number of 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.
Dane’s work
Dane Beesley has been described as a “leading Australian rock photojournalist” by Melbourne street press Beat Magazine.
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.”
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.
In 2013 Dane cofounded the Brisbane street magazine Text & Image from the ABSOE Building in West End. The magazine showcased local photography and visual art with its first issue including local luminary and the fourth issue featuring legendary combat photographer
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