Joe Wigdahl Photography

Sep 29

by Joe Wigdahl in Uncategorized 0 comments

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes video

I didn’t shoot this video or have anything to do with it but I just love the photography and the simple visual storytelling of the “Man on Fire” video by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes. I found myself having a really emotional response to it and it’s a refreshing reminder to see how simple ideas and simple photography of something that is real can be great.

Sep 17

by Joe Wigdahl in Landscape, Lifestyle, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: beach, bondi, sydney

Bondi Kite Festival

Last week I covered the Bondi Kite Festival for a local Bondi magazine “Life in the Bubble” and had a great time getting my feet wet in the Bondi surf while shooting these amazing kites. More images and the story can be seen here: http://www.lifeinthebubble.com/issue/2012/may/windsofchange

Sep 13

by Joe Wigdahl in Video 0 comments

Everything is Incredible

This is a really beautiful short little documentary about how a man stricken with polio spent his life building a helicopter by hand.

Jul 25

by Joe Wigdahl in Editorial, Landscape, Lifestyle, Sports 0 comments tags: Monocle Magazine, swimming

Monocle Magazine: Sydney Swimming

Last month Monocle Magazine featured the most liveable cities in the world and of course, Sydney was one of them. They wanted me to travel around the Sydney area and document the people and places that makes swimming feature so strongly in the Sydney lifestyle. I traveled around the northern beaches like Balmoral and Manly and many of the eastern beaches like Clovelly, Maroubra and of course, Bondi. I'm a big swimmer myself so I was really looking forward to hitting the spots that I love and getting the chance to find some new ones.

Jun 30

by Joe Wigdahl in Aerial, Landscape, News, Store 0 comments tags: Chicago, clouds, copyright, facebook reddit, infringement, intellectual property, storm

Chicago Storm Pictures

I woke up this morning with an email from a friend back in Chicago warning me that several people were sending around a picture on Facebook that I took, claiming that it was theirs. Apparently there were some pretty ominous clouds over Chicago and someone either mistakenly (or intentionally) said that this picture was taken yesterday of the same storm and at some point, the image went viral on Facebook and Reddit with several people claiming they took it

Jun 05

by Joe Wigdahl in Editorial, Landscape, Portraits, Travel 0 comments tags: David Walsh, Hobart, landscape, MONA, Museum, Tasmania

Tasmania / Smithsonian Magazine

I was recently asked by the American publication The Smithsonian Magazine to shoot a cover story featuring Tasmania and Tasmania's world famous MONA Museum. I was asked to document Hobart, shoot the Mona museum and some portraits of its notoriously camera-shy owner David Walsh and then afterwards make my way up to the Freycinet Peninsula to document the award winning Sapphire Hotel, Wineglass Bay and the incredible surrounding landscapes.

May 16

by Joe Wigdahl in Editorial, Lifestyle, Reportage, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: beach, surf, surfer

Gorgeous weather

I’m currently working on an overseas editorial assignment that requires me to do a lot of traveling and shooting up and down Sydney’s beautiful beaches. After a wet, cold summer I couldn’t be happier to be out and about in this wonderful autumn.

May 01

by Joe Wigdahl in News 0 comments tags: portfolio, update

New Website and Portfolios

I’ve just done a big update / overhaul of my portfolio site joewigdahl.com with new galleries, lots of new images and downloadable PDFs of galleries for clients to use. I’ve also recoded the back end so that you can view my site on tablets and hand held devices without needing Flash. Check it out and let me know what you think. (Also, let me know if you run across any problems using it.)

Apr 24

by Joe Wigdahl in Auto / Cars, Editorial, Kids / Children, Landscape, Lifestyle, Reportage, TVC / Motion, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: auto, car, landscape, truck

Mazda BT-50 Shoot: Zoom Zoom Magazine

Last month I was asked by the UK's Redwood Media Group to shoot a story featuring Mazda's new BT-50 model for its award-winning online presence, Zoom Zoom Magazine. They wanted to tell a story about a day in the life of a BT-50 owner with a natural, reportage feel- showcasing its versatility by following the owner through rough terrain, a surf trip, a trip to the zoo "glamping" (glamorous camping) with his nieces and capped with a night out on the town.We had a looonngggg shot list for the 2 day shoot and I was working alongside Jefferson Grainger, from Corporate Video Australia, who was shooting the motion segment of the piece for the web.

Apr 17

by Joe Wigdahl in Business / Industry, Portraits, Reportage, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: annual report, Design

AFS Construction

I was contacted by the firm Strategy Design & Advertising about shooting some reportage-style imagery for a company profile booklet for their client, AFS Construction. The goal was to make an ordinary, heavy-duty construction site feel like something interesting and dynamic so that they could really showcase what was unique about the equipment and crew of AFS.