BIO
Finn is a photographer & director who believes in working hard and being nice. Driven by a passion for storytelling, Finn takes photos and directs films that are intimate, situational and visceral. Forever curious, Finn is constantly exploring new ways of approaching his work with a love for happy accidents and a passion for visual storytelling, texture, type and everything in between. Recently, he has been photographing and filming global campaigns for Adidas, working with some of the top athletes competing in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, as well as filming a young group of talented Dominican baseball players in a rural pocket of the country who are becoming world-class players with modest facilities and an immeasurable love of the game.
Over the years, Finn has become an established name within the photographic and film community with an impressive client list, shooting for such brands as Adidas, Nike, Coca Cola, Mini and Budweiser, and editorial clients including Esquire, Der Spiegel Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, and Vogue. Recently, he was awarded Sports Photographer of the Year by the International Photography Awards, and has been awarded by Communications Arts, American Photography, and has received a Gold Pencil and a silver Cannes Lion along the way.
Finn's photographs are held in the permanent collections of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro.
Selected art exhibitions include:
2018 "Giving Context", Winsor Art Projects, Vancouver, British Columbia
2017 "Size Matters", McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinberg, Ontario
2017 "Giving Context", Peter Robertson Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2010 "Slideluck XV" (Group Show), New York, New York
The biography of Finn O'Hara.