Daniel O’Reilly

Daniel O'Reilly is a Photographer who specialises in documentary based projects with a collaborative and humanistic approach to the communities and individuals involved to try and represent and understand them through his practice.

A student at The University of the West of England currently studying on the BA course in Photography, Daniel works in Bristol , London and around the South East of England.
 

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Boys Who Stare At The Sun

Boys Who Stare At The Sun is an ongoing body of work that is made in response to the idea of home, and how your relationship with your childhood home changes over time. Metaphor, suggestion and repeated motifs are used within the work to represent childhood memories in a way of engaging with a space that no longer exists as it once was.   2024 - Ongoing


Punch Drunk

Boxing at its very core is a sport centered around an act of organized violence, a civilized outlet of aggression based on strict rules. Historically boxing has been linked to ideas of traditional and toxic masculinity and while a lot of change has taken place in the world of Boxing it can still continue to perpetuate these ideas.

Yet in stark contrast to the spectacle of blood on the canvas and parading ring girls is the Boxing Gym. A Boxing Gym provides a place of sanctuary and security. It not only is a place to train and become disciplined but also fosters a place of community.

Punch Drunk is an exploration of how a place that has such a positive influence on its member's lives can be centered on this inherently violent sport.
2023 - Ongoing


Portraits

A selection of miscelaneous portraiture work. 2023 - Ongoing

Xeno, The Loco Klub, 2023
Soops, Bristol Boxing Gym, 2023
Ollie, Bristol, 2023