Professional Photographer
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Architectural photographer at Michael O'Callahan Photography
- Past
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- Architectural Model Builder at Studios Architecture
- Composer, Guitarist, Vocalist at Paris, France
- Film Editor (Panavision) at "Roar!" Film crew
- American Film Institute Grant at Film Award
- Assistant Cameraman at "The Last Waltz" A Martin Scorcese Film
- Production Assistant at New World Pictures/Roger Corman
- Third Place, SECA Film Awards 1975 (SF Museum of Art) at Film Award
- Academy Awards for Student Films Nomination at Film Award
- First Place, Santa Cruz Film Festival at Film Award
- Education
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- University of California, Santa Cruz
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Michael O'Callahan’s Summary
Michael O'Callahan’s Specialties:
Architectural photography, portrait photography, time lapse photography
Michael O'Callahan’s Experience
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Architectural photographer
Michael O'Callahan Photography
(Photography industry)
January 1990 — Present (20 years )
Architectural Photography
Michael has been photographing architecture for almost 20 years, primarily large corporate and industrial projects, interior and exterior. While most of his work has been in the California, he has photographed numerous projects in France, UK, Germany, Switzerland and Ireland, and has also worked in Mexico, Malaysia and Israel.
From a tiny Airstream Trailer to the Petronas Towers, Michael has photographed almost every type of structure- law offices, federal prisons, residential and corporate interiors, airports, restaurants, architectural models, class 1 clean rooms, universities, internet startups and stadiums. He has documented every phase of the work of the architect, and his images have been published in twenty books and dozens of magazine articles, including the cover of Architectural Record.
Portrait photography
As well as architectural shooting, Michael does portrait photography, primarily of people in their work environment.
Time Lapse Film
Using a solar powered multi-camera system he designed and built, Michael has produced two high definition time lapse films of building projects, one for the San Francisco law firm Orrick and one for Genentech. -
Architectural Model Builder
Studios Architecture
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
1985 — 1992 (7 years )
Michael worked as a freelance consultant building architectural models in the San Francisco, London, and Paris offices of STUDIOS Architecture. He headed the 3D modeling on the design teams for all major projects including the corporate campuses for 3Com, Marconi(Fore) Systems and SGI, as well as the interiors for the Petronas Twin Towers. Ranging from rough design studies of paper and foam to detailed presentation models in metal, wood, and plastic, many of his models are still on display in the San Francisco offices.
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Composer, Guitarist, Vocalist
Paris, France
(Music industry)
1979 — 1987 (8 years )
Founded "Subway" with fellow musicians from the Paris Metro playing blues, rock, folk and reggae, later lead singer in rockabilly group "The Hucksters", then started British- AmericanNew Wave band "Cargo Cult", and was lead singer in french band "Stereo"
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Film Editor (Panavision)
"Roar!" Film crew
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
1977 — 1979 (2 years )
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American Film Institute Grant
Film Award
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 1976 — March 1977 (11 months)
Michael was awarded an American Film Institute Grant 1976 to direct and produce a 10 minute 16mm color film "The Lesson".
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Assistant Cameraman
"The Last Waltz" A Martin Scorcese Film
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
November 1976 — November 1976 (1 month)
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Production Assistant
New World Pictures/Roger Corman
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
April 1975 — November 1976 (1 year 8 months)
Credits: "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden"
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Third Place, SECA Film Awards 1975 (SF Museum of Art)
Film Award
(Photography industry)
1975 — 1975 (less than a year)
Dramatic short film "Don't Leave Your Heart Behind" (7 minutes, Black and White)
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Academy Awards for Student Films Nomination
Film Award
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
1974 — 1974 (less than a year)
Best Dramatic Short Film, Northwestern United States for " Don't Leave Your Heart Behind" (7 minutes, Black and White)
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First Place, Santa Cruz Film Festival
Film Award
(Photography industry)
1974 — 1974 (less than a year)
"Don't Leave Your Heart Behind" 7 minutes, black and white
Michael O'Callahan’s Education
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University of California, Santa Cruz
BA with Honors in Major , Filmmaking (Aesthetic Studies) , 1971 — 1976
Produced and directed a 7 minute black and white 16mm dramatic short film, "Don't Leave Your Heart Behind" in 1974, which received the following awards:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Student Film Awards-Finalist, 1975 Dramatic Category
First Place, Santa Cruz Film Festival 1974
Third Place, SECA Film Awards 1975 (SF Museum of Art)
American Film Institute Grant 1976 to direct and produce a 10 minute 16mm color film "The Lesson".- Activities and Societies:
- Aikido, Fencing Team (Sabre)
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