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DPO.photos Photography & field notes
Helen lying upside down across sunlit, graffiti-covered steps in California.

Daniel O’Donnell · Lafayette, Indiana

What if?

A camera. A little curiosity.
A different way of looking.

With Helen Mills · California
Alyssa curled into a sculptural pose among luminous blue clouds.

01 / The person behind it

A little spare time.
A camera.
An idea that won’t
leave me alone.

Hello. I’m Daniel. I make photographs for the fun of seeing what might happen. Sometimes that means building clouds in a garage. Always, it means making something together.

With Alyssa Fenolio · Clouds in a Garage ↗
Helen framed by layers of vivid turquoise, pink and orange graffiti.

02 / A few good detours

It started
with an idea.

And went somewhere else.
The experiments, the people, and the stories behind the photographs.

Wander through the journal
With Helen Mills · Color, everywhere
Janel silhouetted against the golden sunrise over Lake Michigan.

03 / Your turn

Have something
in mind?

I make time for a small number of collaborative shoots, trading photographs for the time and ideas we each bring.

The best starting point is something we’re both curious about. A little trust, room to experiment, and no pressure to be anything but yourself.

Tell me about it
With Janel · Lake Michigan, at first light
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