Derek Henderson
Derek Henderson creates imagery of natural beauty and classical elegance, selecting bespoke photographic approaches for each of his subjects. Henderson is an impressively diverse photographer who maintains his vision across the genres of fashion, architecture and interiors, still life and landscapes, portraiture.
After spending 20 years living and working in London, New York and Los Angeles, he has been an important figure head of the Australian and New Zealand photography community.
Henderson’s editorial work is seen internationally in publications including: Arena Homme+, Holiday, I-D, Mastermind, Pleasure Garden, T:, The New York Times Style Magazine, American VOGUE, British VOGUE, VOGUE Australia, World Interiors and WSJ Magazine.
His advertising clients include: AESOP, BASSIKE, Dinosaur Design, Jurlique, Karen Walker, Le Vignerons De Champagne, Paspaley, Road & Gunn and Wrangler.
Derek has created major independent bodies of work that explore and narrate the rich natural landscapes and communities of Australia and New Zealand. His project Terrible Boredom of Paradise and Mercy Merca explore his New Zealand homeland, prompted by memories of his childhood. Both Projects have been exhibited internationally and are published in book form. Darkness of Noon is a book collaboration with illustrator Kelly Thomson and together they have created a compelling study of the New Zealand model Zipper Seven. He is currently working on several new book and exhibition projects in Australia and New Zealand.
Connect with Derek:
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/derekhendersonphoto/
Website – https://derekhenderson.net/
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Zoom Meeting #1-Derek Henderson
Derek Henderson held an open Zoom meeting to discuss his latest work. Amongst the attendees was Andrew Tiller who was the creative director for a Stella McCartney that Derek had recently shot. The two talked about how the campaign was pitched and won using Derek's personal work. They then talked ...
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ZARA-Fashion
We join Derek on set for international fashion brand ZARA.
Derek talks us through his unique approach to fashion and portrait photography. Including why he prefers to shoot on film and how he works with the model/subject.Derek Henderson BIO
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American VOGUE-Workshop
Derek Henderson recreates his iconic image of New Zealand prime minister Jacinta Arden for American Vogue.
Derek details the brief and how he technically overcame the problem of having to shoot during the midday sun.
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The Terrible Boredom of Paradise
Photographer Derek Henderson talks us through the inspiration for his first self published book. "The Terrible Boredom of Paradise" in which Derek revisits his childhood in New Zealand traveling with his parents in the back seat of their car. Shot on film with a large format camera.
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Darkness of Noon
Derek Henderson talks about his self published book “Darkness of Noon” on which he collaborated with Kelly Thompson and Zippora Seven. Shot on black and white film. Kelly made drawing from the photos of model "Zippy" and the photos and drawing where laid out together in the book.
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Mercy Mercer
Derek visits the place that his mother grew up, in New Zealand on the banks of the river Mercer to chronicle it's people and landscapes in beautiful large format, film images.
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Waitoa Slaughter House
Derek Henderson talks us through his project of photographing meat workers on a large format 5x4 film camera and why shooting portraits on large format gives the images such great detail that it unveils the truth!
