Shelley Horan
Photographer
6 articles · Apr 2021 — Dec 2025
Quotes
“It’s been an itch I can’t seem to scratch ever since.”
“There’s always an urge to disrupt anything that becomes too precise.”
“As a kid, they indulged all of my creative whims and this instilled a lot of courage.”
Articles & interviews
- Review of the Year 2025: Top 25 Photography
It's Nice That · Dec 15, 2025
It’s Nice That’s annual ‘Review of the Year 2025: Top 25 Photography’ highlights the most-read photography stories of the year, spanning music history, subcultures, and intimate personal projects. The feature celebrates photographers exploring nostalgia, community, and everyday life through documentary and portrait work.
BlurRadioheadeditorial - Shelley Horan's Stunning Shots Make Mundane Objects Supernatural
It's Nice That · Oct 6, 2025
The article profiles Melbourne-based photographer Shelley Horan, whose ongoing still life work transforms everyday objects into surreal, otherworldly compositions. Through careful lighting and arrangement, she explores the boundaries between the familiar and the fantastical, drawing inspiration from thrifted finds and domestic materials. The piece highlights her playful approach to studio photography and her evolving creative process since 2020.
photography - "A Friend of Mine Redefines Great Wrap with Fun, Sustainable Branding"
The Brand Identity · Mar 19, 2025
A Friend of Mine developed a vibrant, playful rebrand for Great Wrap, an Australian company producing compostable cling wrap from food waste. The new identity repositions Great Wrap as both a sustainable and science-driven brand, featuring whimsical photography, custom illustrations, and a witty hand-drawn monogram. The project highlights the brand’s innovative product design and fun, approachable personality ahead of its U.S. launch.
- New Logo & Branding for Wholesome by Universal Favourite
BP&O · Dec 7, 2023
BP&O features Universal Favourite’s branding for Australian online grocery brand Wholesome, which unites ethical and sustainable product categories under the concept of 'eco-health'. The identity uses a custom typeface called Gooper, a playful logo, hand-drawn iconography, and a bright pastel palette to convey optimism and approachability. The project includes a full visual and verbal identity, photography, and website design that balance character with clarity.
- Studio Sly’s confident identity references BASSANO’s Italian heritage and brutalist construction
The Brand Identity · Dec 17, 2021
The Brand Identity features Studio Sly’s branding for BASSANO, a boutique accommodation studio in Red Hill, Victoria. Drawing from Italian heritage and brutalist architecture, the identity uses Bianco Sans and Fulmar typefaces, a monochrome and claret palette, and tactile materials like embossed leather. The result is a confident, architectural identity that mirrors the building’s design and atmosphere.
Studio SlyTom Robertson ArchitectsBASSANObranding - Both embrace the natural environment in their muted identity for interior designer Bianca Sciuto
The Brand Identity · Apr 29, 2021
Melbourne-based studio Both created a muted, tactile brand identity for interior designer Bianca Sciuto, inspired by her focus on natural materials and the Brunswick environment. The identity uses Dennis Grauel’s Brunswick Grotesque typeface and incorporates photography from Sciuto’s work across print applications. Soft pink, brown, black, and white tones are printed on premium paper stocks to reflect the designer’s earthy aesthetic.