Michael O'Hara Photography

projects

Take a look at some of my ongoing projects, finished photosets, and previews of future projects!

 

Documentary

 

Refuge: Packrafting in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

This project would not have happened without the support of Alpacka Rafts, who generously sponsored two packrafts with which Joe and I rafted a stretch of the Chandalar River through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

 
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Itzá: a guatemala photostory

This is an ongoing project of mine that I’ve been working on with the Maya Itzá indigenous community in Guatemala alongside my dad and our friend Rob Green. See some of the photos I’ve taken over the past couple of years, along with a short clip of an interview with Don Reginaldo, the founder of BioItzá and one of the last native speakers of the Mayan Itzá language.

 
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Abattoir

Rob and I also worked together to document meat production methods prevalent across Ghana. The practice of singeing the fur from slaughtered cows, sheep, and goats is commonplace, and the products are visually indistinguishable from those produced by methods proven to be safe and those that follow public health standards and regulations. With our project, we hope to educate and inform the public as well as the Ghanaian government so that meaningful change can be made to preserve and protect public health in Ghana.

 

Events

 
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5 Photographers, 1 Model Challenge

For this project, I paired up with some wonderful and talented local Sioux Falls artists––four talented photographers, one incredibly skilled videographer, and one fantastic model––to create five of my own photos of our model in five different locations around the McKennan Park neighborhood each chosen by a photographer. See the video here to see the culmination of the project.

 
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That Sounds Decent 2019

See my photos from the 6th annual That Sounds Decent, featuring groups including Soleil Bashale, Denham, OK Parade, and Later Babes.

 
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Fernson Fest 2018

See my photos from Fernson’s annual event at their brewery in Sioux Falls.

 
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That sounds decent 2018

See my photos of Soulcrate’s final performance and more at That Sounds Decent 2018.

 
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The Gauntlet 2018

See my photos of The Gauntlet hosted by Circuit Fitness.

 
 
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