Currently travelling throughout regional and remote Western Australia, I'm a professional photographer who loves telling stories through photographs. You can follow our WA meander in my Travel Journal. Whether you’re after family portraits, photos to promote your station stay or small business, or you know of a fabulous character I should photograph for my personal projects, do get in touch and we can chat. Look forward to hearing from you!

"WA is fortunate to have a photographer the likes of Nic Duncan. A salt-of-the-earth photographer so adept at recording real people in their own environment and telling their story."    Fremantle International Portrait Prize

 
 
 
 

“There is something so deeply affirming and validating to have these parts of me captured in your photographs. I can see myself more clearly. I have tangible reminders of who I am. Thank you Nic, for your skill in capturing my essence and for the safe space you created for me to express it.” Kate Gillett, artist

“Denmark photographer Nic Duncan is a special breed. She doesn’t follow trends, she sets her own agenda. I’m privileged to call Nic a friend and colleague. Nic’s contributing more than almost all other Aussie photographers in preserving Australia’s visual history. More than anything else Nic’s photography is authentic. In this day, I can think of no higher praise.” Dale Neill, photographer & tutor

 
 

RECENT PORTRAITS

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Lifestyle family portrait session
Lifestyle family portrait session

We’ve been talking about doing a portrait session for ages and this weekend it was our last chance before Sarah takes down the canvas dome that has been home for her family for the last few years, and relocates it to another piece of land. Sarah made the dome herself, and her children made their own bedrooms…the structure, the windows…everything. I can barely get our kids to make their beds! They’re inspiring to say the least. We made sure we got some photos of Nutmeg, their jersey cow, and Banjo the dog was making sure he was in plenty of photos too.

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Keith and Donna {lives well lived portraits}
Keith and Donna {lives well lived portraits}

With both time and health on my side (no weddings booked for this year and now almost fully recovered from pneumonia and legionella), I’m enjoying catching up with a few of Denmark’s locals. I spent the morning with Keith and Donna this week at their home, meeting their much-loved dogs Bella and Chloe, and getting to hear some of Keith and Donna’s story.

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Portraits of an artist {a collaboration}
Portraits of an artist {a collaboration}

“There is something so deeply affirming and validating to have these parts of me captured in your photographs. I can see myself more clearly. I have tangible reminders of who I am. Thank you Nic, for your skill in capturing my essence and for the safe space you provided for me to express it.” Kate Gillett 2019

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Maternity session in the studio
Maternity session in the studio

I’d done a couple of mini sessions with Kirsti’s children before so it was a lovely opportunity to do a maternity photo shoot in the studio with her as she prepares to welcome Baby 3 into the family. Get in touch if you’d like to do a maternity session either in the studio, at your home or in the great outdoors.

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Breath - movie stills
Breath - movie stills

When Breath, the movie based on Tim Winton's book of the same name, was filmed in my home town of Denmark on the amazing south coast of Western Australia, I was fortunate to be involved in the stills photography.

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Weekend magazine photo shoot - Guardian (UK)
Weekend magazine photo shoot - Guardian (UK)

This week I combined a rigorous exercise workout with a photo shoot as I hiked to the top of Mt Frankland, near Walpole, Western Australia with all my camera gear, to photograph author Sarah Drummond for The Guardian (UK) Weekend magazine.

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Nic Duncan is truly amazing...she has a natural gift and has a way of making everyone feel relaxed, to enable her to capture the perfect memories!! Can't recommend Nic highly enough!
Ang & Silas

 
 

TRAVEL JOURNAL 2019

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Broad Arrow Tavern
Broad Arrow Tavern

As we strolled into the iconic outback hotel, Steve was telling me that the last time he was there was 30 years ago. He was playing pool when there was suddenly an almighty crash behind him - he turned round to see a donkey in the bar. With perfect timing, just as he finished his story, Bella appeared behind the bar…she’s a five year old great dane cross with excellent hospitality skills.

Hanging with mates in the Goldfields
Hanging with mates in the Goldfields

Apart from overnight bush camps on the final couple of nights of our road trip, we spent the last few days of it with our great mates, Tuck and Jenny. They’re gold prospectors with a lease in the Goldfields. Simple living at its finest…

Lazy Les in Kookynie
Lazy Les in Kookynie

Most of the characters I’ve photographed along the way have been discovered after we’ve arrived somewhere. Lazy Les was someone we’d heard about over the years and we had our fingers crossed that he’d be around when we visited gold prospecting friends of ours near Leonora.

Revisiting Lake Ballard
Revisiting Lake Ballard

In 2003, to mark the Perth International Arts Festival’s 50th anniversary, renowned artist Antony Gormley created 51 sculptures which were installed on Lake Ballard. I’d read a lot about it at the time and dreamt of seeing them for myself, but an hour or two north of Kalgoorlie, Lake Ballard isn’t really on the way to anywhere else…you really have to make an effort to get there.

I finally got to Lake Ballard in 2010 and walking out onto the salt lake, I had that feeling that I was meeting people for the first time that I’d heard so much about from a mutual friend.

Old Masonic Lodge in Cue
Old Masonic Lodge in Cue

If you’ve been to Cue in Western Australia’s Goldfields you’ll have spotted this quirky, some say spooky-looking, building. It’s ironic that it’s one of the few old building in town that’s not made of stone because from the late 1800s until 1979 it was the town’s masonic hall. Now owned by the National Trust it’s begging for some love and attention. We were lucky enough to get shown around inside when we were there recently.

Eric adding colour to Cue
Eric adding colour to Cue

Just a couple of kilometres from Cue we started spotting life-size metal cutouts of blue sheep, and red dogs on kayaks. A little further down the road we saw Eric, sporting a crazy hat and obviously trying to get some phone reception, as he paced around his quad bike complete with Aussie flag, proudly fluttering in the wind. I’d barely started asking the question, and Steve was already slowing down to do a U-turn!

 
 

If we could give six stars - we would! Nic went above and beyond to make sure we got the photos we wanted, and was both professional and fun in all aspects. We would highly recommend her to anyone seeking a skilled photographer.
Kelly & Jason