Luke David Photography

06/09/2026

I’m very pleased to have received Honourable Mentions in the 2026 Minimalist Photography Awards for two bodies of work photographed on opposite sides of the world.

Palácio da Justiça, Lisbon — photographed in black and white, exploring repetition, scale and the relationship between people and the imposing geometry of the building.

Kioi Seido, Tokyo (last post)

Different cities and very different architecture, but both spaces drew me to the same things: geometry, light, scale and the way a human figure can completely change our reading of a space.
It’s wonderful to see these images recognised!

06/09/2026

I’m very pleased to have received Honourable Mentions in the 2026 Minimalist Photography Awards for two bodies of work photographed on opposite sides of the world.
Kioi Seido, Tokyo (this post)— photographed in colour, where the monumental concrete architecture becomes a study of light, shadow and the small moments of human presence within it.
The Palácio da Justiça, Lisbon will the in the next post.
Different cities and very different architecture, but both spaces drew me to the same things: geometry, light, scale and the way a human figure can completely change our reading of a space.
It’s wonderful to see these images recognised!

21/08/2026

On the banks of the mighty Murray River in Echuca.

These views feel so quintessentially Australian. They bring to mind early landscape paintings with mighty gum trees lining the banks of untamed rivers. I loved getting away, standing here in the early morning listening to the sounds of nature as the first rays of the sun hit.

19/08/2026

As I was picking my way through country roads on a canola hunt I noticed the Campapse Weir marked on my map.

On a whim I stopped by to have a look and found this awesome stepped weir out in the middle of farmland.

I loved the geometry coupled with fast flowing water, and spent perhaps an hour shooting different compositions. My favourite is the first image in this set - distilling all the elements in the scene down to an absolute minimum.

17/08/2026

I spent this past weekend in the rural towns of Echuca/Moama, right on the border of Victoria and New South Wales.
I was up there to shoot some landscapes for consideration by a client. I was looking for three different scenes : the curves of the Murray River lines with beautiful red gums, canola fields in full bloom, and scenes from the water at Lake Barmah.

I rented a kayak for the day from Echuca Boat & Canoe Hire and drove it up for a 5-6 hour paddle on the lake itself, as well as exploring some of the gorgeous quiet side creeks.
The lake itself was quite high, with a lot of water released upstream, and parts of the national park flooded. This worked out so well for me as I could access far more of the lake and get into some of the creeks. Having the opportunity to shoot from the water gives such a different perspective to shooting from the banks, and meant I could go so much further. The water was so still that I could capture absolutely gorgeous reflections of the trees in some of the quiet creeks.

It was my first time paddling around by myself, and I was so looking forward to it. I didn’t quite know what to expect, and while I didn’t necessarily capture the images that were in my head, I’m really happy with the images I made.

16/08/2026

Who could resist tearing down country side roads with these stunning carpets of yellow canola fields?

I may have caked the bottom of my car with thick mud (phew didn’t get bogged), I may have turned a 2.5 hour trip into 5, but honestly who could resist this?

16/08/2026

03/08/2026

This past weekend I got to go to band camp with my band Melbourne Rainbow Band! 45 of us stayed at Y Discovery Camps and had a wonderful weekend working on music for our October show and getting some social time in.

On the way up I took some time to photograph the Maroondah Dam, which I’ll definitely come back to one day! Each morning before breakfast on the camp I hiked along the nature trails around the camp with my cam, just shooting whatever took my fancy. Nice and slow in nature.

18/07/2026

Shop fronts in the Old Quarter, Hanoi.

12/07/2026

Through the threshold in Vietnam.
Hue, Hanoi & the Marble Mountains.