Car editorial shots for Pop Magazine


Boys and their toys. Anyone else get the feeling these car editorial pages are gratuitous 'Top Gear' moments for Rick, Dave and Steve?? Or maybe it's just in their DNA - beautiful machine: must drive it, must photograph it.

Either way everyone's happy.

Lifestyle shoot on location with element advocates Brett Chan and Corbin Harris


Steve worked with the Element crew to create local imagery to tie in with Elements global creative. This is just a snapshot from the two-day skate and lifestyle shoot.

Packaging and principal photography of Corbin's book for Harper Collins Publishers Australia.


We worked with Corbin and the guys at The Skateboarders Journal to produce this book from start to finish/conception to print. It's the kind of book you wish your grandma had bought you for xmas back in the day instead of a soap-on-a-rope and a flannel.

Whilst timelines were tight, the finished product is packed with quality content, possibly even passing all our own expectations of what was achievable. As a bonus the book is also up for a publishing industry design award.

Corbin Harris' Ultimate Guide to Skateboarding published by Harper Collins Australia is in bookstores now!

To shoot a series of industrial and gallery style shots for See Saw Design for their client Cutting Edge Stone.


Stone cutting is big business and as we've discovered, the manufacturing process is as much a work of art as the finished product. The photography aimed to capture this and was used across the Cutting Edge Stone website and print material.

We were stoked to see out 2009 on a high note with the publication of Australian Creative Magazine - The Annual, which lists this very site among 8 of "the most effective websites and interactive campaigns produced by pioneering studios from around the country".

Shame about the typo, however it's nice to be effective. We like effectiveness. Thanks Creative! Thanks Swear Words!!

Steve was stoked for his work to be included in the photo annual edition of Staf Magazine, which is produced out of Spain, as an online publication as well as a limited edition print publication. It covers all things pop culture, with skate and surf influences, and an inspired splattering of art, design and photography. Read, bookmark worthy. You can access the mag and back issues via the link below...


Staf Magazine

Someone's excited. Definitely Steve. Probably Jose at Swear Words. Probably Scott at Swear Words. Possibly Steve's Dad. Maybe clients and friends. Some people might be unsure if they are excited or not, it can be hard to tell for some people. If you're a person and are either definitely, probably, possibly or maybe excited, or unsure, about Steve's new website then you might appreciate this sample of commercial and personal images which will feature on the new site.

We'll keep you posted on the new site and until then you can visit his current site here.
Steve Gourlay Photography

Location shoot at Wildwood Winery and product shots of McIvor Estate and Wildwood wines for design agency Swear Words.


We're proud to work with Swear Words and always look forward to seeing the end result of their creations. They have a nice sensibility with images, which always appear calm and in their rightful place. We all know how much work goes into the photography and design behind the scenes, so to see the end result look so effortless is bloomin brilliant.
Their work for McIvor Estate alongside some of their other work has just been published in Die Gestalten's latest publication 'Boxed and Labelled'. Props to the Swear nerds!!

Swear Words

Shot at various locations over a day and night for a somewhat quirky day in the life feel.


Another great shoot with the Kustom marketing team. The well produced shots keep coming together to create a strong direction for the brand season after season. The product, the styling, the photography just fits.

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