Whether it’s Kylie Minogue or the Dalai Lama, a plate of buttery tagliatelle or your newborn baby’s wrinkled feet, Jody D’Arcy will get the shot. With a seemingly-casual touch, which belies a fierce tenacity and determination to nail the assignment, Jody will draw on a nine-year, multi-award-winning photojournalism career to deliver beyond expectations. Sure, she’s a pleasure to work with, immensely professional, fun and engaging, but she’s always got one eye on the visual opportunities around her. Don’t be too thrown if, mid-sentence, she suddenly and quietly turns around, rattles off a couple of frames, and captures a remarkable candid image of your child, dog, or landscape. Jody specialises in securing those moments for her clients, just as she does for her own growing family.

“I guess other people may be watching a footie match or admiring a sunset, but I find I’m always looking at those scenes through different eyes. I’m observing the way the light falls, the expressions, the details, and imagining what lens, what aperture, what shutter speed I would use to make the most of this moment.”  

Jody has built up a formidable reputation and a photographic portfolio that spans everything from high-end home and landscape shoots, to fashion, food, portraiture, breaking news and an enviable collection of sporting assignments. She has been sideline for four AFL Grand Finals, six Hopman Cups, toured with the Western Force to document their international rugby union clashes and she covered the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne as part of NewsLtd’s team of top journalists. Jody’s portrait portfolio includes prominent Australians such as Kylie Minogue, Megan Gale, Melissa George, Tim Winton, Ernie Dingo, and Rebecca Twigley. She has also snapped sporting identities such as Olympian Steven Hooker, boxer Danny Green and Wallaby Matt Giteau, big-name international musicians from the Black Eyed Peas to Ricky Martin, and world figures such as former US politician Condoleezza Rice and the Dalai Lama.

Her photography can be seen regularly in both the Sunday Times newspaper, the STM and other News Limited publications. She is also regularly published in SCOOP magazine, INSITE, SILVER and GRAZIA. And her first photographic book, the popular DU JOUR was published in December 2008.

Jody is available for assignments big and small – and she has a special place in her heart for the most challenging and unusual of jobs.