Ships and Figureheads
An exhibition of fine art photography celebrating the intersection of maritime history and the human form.
Featuring award-winning abstract nudes alongside legendary 20th-century yachts, Christopher de Doby’s stunning images evoke the ancient tradition of the ship’s figurehead – a guardian against the elements.
Featuring: Tuiga (1909), Hispania (1909) The Lady Anne (1911) and many more of the most iconic historic sailing ships ever built under full sail.
In antiquity, the bow of the ship was a place of ritual. Carved wooden figures, often open to the elements, were affixed to vessels to ward off evil spirits and guarantee a safe return. Award-winning photographer French-Australian Christopher de Doby reinterprets this ancient maritime superstition through a captivating series of black and white abstract nudes. And with grand portraits of historic yachts, this collection is a masterclass in elegance, heritage and the enduring power of the feminine silhouette.
Opening night on Wednesday 16 April from 6pm. RSVP essential to cd@cdphotoart.com
Gallery open Wednesday to Saturday 3-8 pm
Samples of the photographs on display here: https://cddphotos.zenfolio.com/p101355153
Christopher started his own photographic studio in Sydney when he was only 20-year-old, covering a broad range of fields from fashion, portraiture, commercial and industrial photography.
During the following decade, he developed one of the largest and most successful photographic businesses in Australia which included four studios, a commercial film processing lab, a chain of retail photographic stores and a model agency.
Christopher sold all his photographic businesses to pursue his dream of sailing the South Pacific on his 75' sailing yacht. After many adventures during the following 8 years, including luxury charters to well-known identities, surviving two cyclones and a sinking, he returned to dry land to create several companies in property development, travel, public relations and marketing.
