London's favourite queer colour photographer

Hi, I’m Dan!

I take fun colourful portraits, maybe you’ll be next?

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Three men laughing with bubbles

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Three photography prints in a sunbeam

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From club photography archives to 'too much for instagram' (a low bar)

After 10 years documenting queer nightlife & performers, I was inspired to take that vibe into portraiture: creating fun, fantastical spaces to celebrate my subjects.

200+ shoots later I still love making those connections; it’s always a thrill to show people themselves in a light they’ve never seen before!

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Letitia Delish in latex snarls at the camera

Letitia Delish

Turns out shiny latex looks great under my lights

Scrappy is suspended upside down in shibari ropes by Oka

Oka & Scrappy

To date my only on-site studio shoot, to capture this shibari collaboration

Den models discussing the shoot

Den Loungewear

An afternoon of brand shoot photography that fueled their socials a year

An array of drag queens side-lit in different colours on a black background

Living Vivid Exhibition

Drag Portrait exhibition at Dalston Superstore 2018

Miss Behave leads an invasion onto her own stage at the climax of her show

The Miss Behave Gameshow

Capturing this cabaret tour de force in 2014-16