John Donegan

At The Solstice 1/1
At The Solstice - 1/1, 2021
Before Summer 1/1
Before Summer - 1/1, 2021
Early Spring 1/1
Early Spring - 1/1, 2021
Late Autumn 1/1
Late Autumn - 1/1, 2021
In The Gloaming 1/1
In The Gloaming - 1/1, 2021
Deep Summer 1/1
Deep Summer - 1/1, 2022
Late November 1/1
Late November - 1/1, 2021
Early Summer 1/1
Early Summer - 1/1, 2021
Spring 1/1
Spring - 1/1, 2021
Approaching The Equinox 1/1
Approaching The Equinox - 1/1, 2021
Late Winter 1/1
Late Winter - 1/1, 2021
November 1/1
November - 1/1, 2021
The Broken Creek, Installation Image Front Wall, John Donegan, 2022, Stanley Street Gallery
The Broken Creek, Installation Image Front Wall, John Donegan, 2022, Stanley Street Gallery
Broken Creek
Broken Creek, 2021
Sydney 2
Sydney 2, 2015
Sydney 3
Sydney 3, 2013
Sydney 1
Sydney 1, 2014
Melbourne 1
Melbourne 1, 2014
Madrid 2
Madrid 2, 2014
Madrid 1
Madrid 1, 2014
Brisbane 1
Brisbane 1, 2014
Barcelona 2
Barcelona 2, 2014
Bondi 1
Bondi 1, 2015
Barcelona 1
Barcelona 1, 2014
Sydney 4
Sydney 4, 2014
Sydney 5
Sydney 5, 2014
Sydney 6
Sydney 6, 2015
After John Brack
After John Brack, 2014
The Volunteer
The Volunteer, 2013
Untitled
Untitled
The Cricketers
The Cricketers
Untitled, No 11
Untitled, No 11
Untitled, No 2
Untitled, No 2
Untitled, No 3
Untitled, No 3
Untitled, No 5
Untitled, No 5
Untitled, No 6
Untitled, No 6
Untitled, No 7
Untitled, No 7
Untitled, No 8
Untitled, No 8
Untitled, No 9
Untitled, No 9
Untitled, No 10
Untitled, No 10
Untitled, No 4
Untitled, No 4
Anzac 2 - Clunes, Victoria, 2006
Anzac 2 - Clunes, Victoria, 2006, 2013
Anzac 1 - Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria 2006
Anzac 1 - Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria 2006, 2013
The Cricketers - Point Lonsdale, Victoria, 2013
The Cricketers - Point Lonsdale, Victoria, 2013, 2013
Umbrella Crossing - George Street, Sydney, NSW 2012
Umbrella Crossing - George Street, Sydney, NSW 2012, 2013
Train Commuter - Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, Victoria 1999
Train Commuter - Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, Victoria 1999, 2013
The Kiss - Flemington, Victoria 2006
The Kiss - Flemington, Victoria 2006, 2013
The Footballers - Yuendemu, Northern Territory, 1997
The Footballers - Yuendemu, Northern Territory, 1997, 2013
The Bomb - Brighton Baths, Victoria 2005
The Bomb - Brighton Baths, Victoria 2005, 2013
Spindrift
Spindrift, 2013
Pedestirans - William Street, Melbourne, Victoria 1999
Pedestirans - William Street, Melbourne, Victoria 1999, 2013
Off Broadway Players - Broadway, NSW 2011
Off Broadway Players - Broadway, NSW 2011, 2013
Commuters - South Melbourne, Victoria 1998
Commuters - South Melbourne, Victoria 1998, 2013

John Donegan: Statement

John Donegan was once driven to make photographs by the chaos of his madness.

Now he is driven by a sense of peace, belonging and calmness.

John Donegan: Bio

John Donegan was moved as a child to observe the minutiae of suburban life by the writings of Australian authors like David Malouf and George Johnston whose ability to turn a tram journey; a bike ride or a swim into something magical was an inspiration. 

He sold his first photograph to a newspaper aged 14 and still pinches himself everyday that photography provides him with a living 40 years later.

John grew up in suburban Melbourne but his career has taken him to live on three continents, visit 20 countries, and to have lived in three Australian states. He is constantly humbled by the access into people’s lives he is afforded simply by dint of his photography.

John began his professional career as a cadet photographer at The Herald and Weekly Times in Melbourne in 1985 where he was promoted to Sport Photographer of The Herald at the age of 21.

In 1988, John relocated to London where he worked as a stringer for The Evening Standard, Associated Press, The Express, The Sunday Correspondent et al.

John moved to Jerusalem in 1991 on a retainer for The Guardian and stringing for Associated Press covering Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza.

Returning to Australia, John returned to the now-merged Herald Sun as a photographer and took over as Picture Editor in 1996. John won two Walkley Awards for his photography whilst at the Herald Sun.

John joined The Age in 1998 taking over as Picture Editor of The Sunday Age in 1999 and moving to the role of Chief Sport Photographer in 2006.

John moved to Sydney in 2009 for personal reasons, taking on the role of primary carer of his three young children. During this period he served on the Walkley Advisory Board and as a judge and curator for the Head On Photo Festival.

In 2012, John broke new ground as a multimedia reporter for radio station 702 ABC Sydney providing photography and reporting for the station’s website and live reporting on air.

John remains as enthused and energised by photography today as he was on the 19 August 1985 when he walked nervously through the brass and glass doors of The Herald & Weekly Times and, after 35 years as a  photojournalist, he has turned his camera to the native landscapes around the water ways of Yorta Yorta country.

John Donegan

John Donegan: CV October, 2022

John Donegan CV
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Education

1984
VCE
De La Salle College, Malvern

Solo exhibitions

2022
The Broken Creek
Stanley Street Gallery
2019
The Velvet Revolution
1826 Gallery
2016
Unguarded Moments
Stanley Street Gallery
2014
Fighting Fire With Fire
Stanley Street Gallery
2013
Witness To The Mundane
Stanley Street Gallery

Commissions

2010 – 2020    Creative Director, 1826 Photography

2015 – 2018    Head of Photography, Racing Victoria

2012 – 2015    Multimedia reporter, 702 ABC Sydney

2009                Consultant Editor, News Ltd Shared Features project

2006 – 2009    Chief Sport Photographer, The Age

1999 – 2006    Pictorial Editor, The Sunday Age

1998 – 1999    Senior Photographer, The Saturday Age

1997                Freelance Photographer, Darwin*

1996 – 1997    Pictorial Editor, Herald Sun

1993 – 1996    Photographer, Herald Sun

1991 – 1992    Freelance Photographer, Jerusalem*

1989 – 1991    Freelance Photographer, London*

1988 – 1989    Chief Sport Photographer, The Herald

1985 – 1988    Cadet Photographer, Herald And Weekly Times

 

* Freelance contributor to The Guardian, The Associated Press, The Evening Standard, Getty Images, Agence France Press, The Australian

The Broken Creek

John Donegan

October 19-November 12, 2022

Soupçon

Group Exhibition

February 9-March 5, 2022

Unguarded Moments - Head On Photo Festival

John Donegan

May 17-June 4, 2016

Portraits

Group Exhibition

August 4-29, 2015

Fighting Fire with Fire

John Donegan

February 25-March 15, 2014

Witness to the Mundane

John Donegan

January 31-March 2, 2013

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