• Oil Flare When oil is flared on an exploration rig the superstructure has to be cooled by hoses or some of the metal could melt. This image caught the light of
  • Timmy Burarrwanga Timmy Burarrwanga fishes the pristine waters around Bawaka, at Port Bradshaw in north eastern Arnhem Land. Timmy and other Yolngu are experts with p
  • Working dogs Sometimes it is hard to find stockmen for remote cattle stations and working dogs are coming into their own once again. A group of four or five do
  • Ringers at Dawn Ringers, or stockmen, wait in the dawn light for trucks to draw up to the cattle yards of an Outback pastoral station so they can begin loading; the c
  • Haul Truck Mechanics pose behind one of the gigantic machines used to haul ore at a north Australian mine. Many of the drivers are women who, reputedly, are be

Gallery Two Six - David Hancock Photography

Welcome to the home page of David Hancock Photography, Gallery Two Six and SkyScans Australia, all of which represent the work of one of northern Australia's leading photographers, David Hancock.

SkyScans Australia Photo Library contains more than 23,000 online images, with another 300,000 stored for immediate access. The library contains one of the best collections of contemporary and traditional Aboriginal subjects, along with stunning images of Outback life.

Gallery Two Six is where David Hancock exhibits a portion of his images and the fine art images of other photographers.

David Hancock is a photographer and writer who has published three books and, today, works primarily for Australian Geographic and Outback magazines, the European picture agency, Anzenberger, as well as a number of corporate, government and indigenous clients.

Enjoy the work.
 

Eye Contact Exhibition David Hancock

You can buy any of my three books online and a selection of images is also for sale.

The latest book TOP END is proving popular locally, interstate and overseas. Train buffs enjoy A Vision Fulfilled while Walkabout Chefs has developed a cult following among those interested in Aboriginal culture and bush tucker.

The images for sale are a combination of landscapes, wildlife and outback life. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did taking them.

Eye Contact Exhibition David Hancock

To celebrate the launch of his book, TOP END, david hancock is exhibiting 70 images of dramtaic landscapes, beautiful aerial scenes, majestic wildlife and people living simple but remarkable lives.

David has been documenting life in Australia's Top End for 25 years; his images and stories about the north have illustrated pages of newspapers and magazines throughout the world.