Doug is an ex professional photographer and retoucher with over 15 years experience. He is primarily a Canon shooter, although he would be shooting with a Leica given unlimited finances. Living in Auckland, New Zealand he enjoys getting out and shooting live concerts, mountain biking and hanging out at home binge-watching TV series' from the comfort of his bed. Also, snacks. All of the snacks.
Arrested Development 7th February 2009 Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua, New Zealand. It was my first Raggamuffin Festival, the weather was scorchingly hot and the festival lineup was even hotter. Amongst all the big names there was an act I didn’tContinue Reading
Motörhead 19th October 2007 TSB Stadium, New Plymouth, New Zealand If you speak to any music photographer and ask them what their dream rock gig (or best gig they’ve ever shot) is, Motörhead is always somewhere near the top of that list.Continue Reading
In case you’ve been living under a rock, or perhaps haven’t checked your social media this morning – Apple have announced updates to a few of their products, including the Apple TV, the iPad and the iPhone. While both theContinue Reading
The Red Paintings 20th August 2015 The Kings Arms Tavern, Auckland, New Zealand The Red Paintings were here as support for …and you will know us by the Trail of Dead, and as such didn’t seem to have much hypeContinue Reading
The Dillinger Escape Plan 25th August 2015 The Kings Arms Tavern, Auckland, New Zealand It was with a mix of nerves and anticipation that I found myself in the front row about to shoot Dillinger Escape Plan. The Kings ArmsContinue Reading
…and you will know us by The Trail of Dead 20th August 2015 The Kings Arms Tavern, Auckland, New Zealand It was always going to be a hard pull to get bodies through the door in Auckland when there wasContinue Reading
Good Riddance & Versus The World 6th August 2015 Galatos, Auckland, New Zealand I spent weeks being really excited at the prospect of shooting this concert. I spent a large portion of my youth listening to a lot of so-calContinue Reading
Two of the most fundamental tricks to understanding photography are aperture and depth of field. Put simply, aperture refers to the size of the opening on the inside of the lens (known as the lens diaphragm) through which light passesContinue Reading
Lydia Lunch Retrovirus 5th August 2015 The Kings Arms Tavern, Auckland, New Zealand Ever since I was given a copy of the compilation album ‘Hysterie’ by Lydia Lunch sometime in the mid 90’s I have been a firm Lydia LunchContinue Reading