{"id":135532,"date":"2021-01-14T11:51:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T16:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=135532"},"modified":"2024-11-13T13:14:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T18:14:04","slug":"behind-the-image-charles-dennington-on-purposeful-contradictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/behind-the-image-charles-dennington-on-purposeful-contradictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Dennington on Purposeful Contradictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Behind the Image is an ongoing MODELS.com series taking a more personal look at both established and emerging creative talent.<\/em><\/p>\n<style>\n.quote {\nline-height: 1.2em !important;\npadding: 35px 25px;\n}\n.wp-caption {\n    margin-top: 65px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135538\" style=\"width: 427px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/CharlesDenningtonPortrait.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"image courtesy Charles Dennington\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"image courtesy Charles Dennington\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/CharlesDenningtonPortrait-427x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-135538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/CharlesDenningtonPortrait-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/CharlesDenningtonPortrait-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/CharlesDenningtonPortrait.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image courtesy Charles Dennington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/charles-dennington\">Charles Dennington<\/a>, photographer<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia<br \/>\n<strong>Based:<\/strong> Sydney<br \/>\n<strong>Representation:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/map-sydney\">M.A.P Management &#038; Production (Sydney)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you get into your chosen career?<\/strong><br \/>\nI always wanted to work as far away from a repetitive full-time job as possible. During my foundation year studying design, I experienced photography as an art form for the first time. Prior to that realisation I was going to pursue illustration which seemed like a big mistake once I started playing with taking pictures.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>What other jobs have you had?<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been a clown for parties and a builders labourer. I prefer photography.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What have you watched\/heard\/read lately that has inspired you?<\/strong><br \/>\nI just read &#8220;The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War&#8221; which is an amazing true story of the biggest counter spying operation by the MI6 Intelligence service. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you love about what you do?<\/strong><br \/>\nI love that every day is different and that crew can really have fun as part of working. Traveling as part of working is also always a favourite part.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>What have been the biggest challenges you have faced professionally?<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are so many decisions to make as a photographer and sometimes these decisions can seem almost arbitrary. Trusting my judgment on many different choices for creative direction is super important but it is challenging.  <\/p>\n<h2>Selected Works<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135537\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-79439-h1400-q80-rz3-b75.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"image courtesy Charles Dennington\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"image courtesy Charles Dennington\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-79439-h1400-q80-rz3-b75-535x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-135537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-79439-h1400-q80-rz3-b75-535x640.jpg 535w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-79439-h1400-q80-rz3-b75-1071x1280.jpg 1071w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-79439-h1400-q80-rz3-b75.jpg 1171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image courtesy Charles Dennington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Adut Akech, Vogue Australia, December 2018<\/strong><br \/>\nI shot Adut and her family for Vogue Australia at her childhood home in Adelaide. The sun burst through the clouds just in time for this moment. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135536\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-55827-h1400-q80-rz3-b75.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"image courtesy Charles Dennington\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"image courtesy Charles Dennington\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-55827-h1400-q80-rz3-b75-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-135536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-55827-h1400-q80-rz3-b75-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-55827-h1400-q80-rz3-b75-1280x853.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image courtesy Charles Dennington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Oyster Magazine, Issue #108<\/strong><br \/>\nI remember checking extensively for snakes in the undergrowth by loudly stomping a path wearing a pair of gumboots before asking the models to form a line. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135535\" style=\"width: 534px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-83984-h1400-q80-rz3-b75.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"image courtesy Charles Dennington\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"image courtesy Charles Dennington\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-83984-h1400-q80-rz3-b75-534x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-135535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-83984-h1400-q80-rz3-b75-534x640.jpg 534w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-83984-h1400-q80-rz3-b75-1069x1280.jpg 1069w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-83984-h1400-q80-rz3-b75.jpg 1169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image courtesy Charles Dennington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Kendall Jenner, Vogue Australia, June 2019<\/strong><br \/>\nKendall started giggling while I had her doing backward somersaults over a giant sausage bean bag. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135534\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-60504-h1400-q80-rz3-b75.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"image courtesy Charles Dennington\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"image courtesy Charles Dennington\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-60504-h1400-q80-rz3-b75-640x418.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-135534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-60504-h1400-q80-rz3-b75-640x418.jpg 640w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/map-60504-h1400-q80-rz3-b75-1280x835.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image courtesy Charles Dennington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Adut, 10 Magazine Australia, Autumn\/Winter 2017<\/strong><br \/>\nI love it when fashion looks exist which are this fun. One of my Adut&#8217;s earlier editorials and my first time meeting her. I like how her hands appear to be floating amongst the fur.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135533\" style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/16_TULLY.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"image courtesy Charles Dennington\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"image courtesy Charles Dennington\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/16_TULLY-446x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-135533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/16_TULLY-446x640.jpg 446w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/01\/16_TULLY-891x1280.jpg 891w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image courtesy Charles Dennington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Tully<\/strong><br \/>\nA portrait of my friend Tully. I&#8217;m interested in experimenting with multiple exposures. In an abstract sense, there&#8217;s potential to record more detail of someone&#8217;s presence. It is also obscuring the likeness of that person. It&#8217;s a fun contradiction to work around. <\/p>\n<p><!--pp-thumb-start--><!--PictPress found no dir \/2021\/01\/135532--><!--pp-thumb-end--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Behind the Image is an ongoing MODELS.com series taking a more personal look at both established and emerging creative talent. Charles Dennington, photographer Hometown: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Based: Sydney Representation: M.A.P Management &#038; Production (Sydney) How did you get into your chosen career? 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