Yira Designs / Photography & Film
Photography & Film
Commissions
Photography, project documentation and moving-image storytelling by Phil Sillifant, a Wadandi Pibblemen Nyoongar artist based in Boorloo (Perth).
Commission images that show the people, places and work behind your project. Enquiries welcome from councils, community organisations, businesses, creative partners and private clients.
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What you can commission
Cultural & project documentation
Document cultural practice, community projects, places and milestones. Agree the brief, participants, permissions, intended audience and use before capture.
Place, landscape & wildlife
Photography for publications, exhibitions, interpretation, communications and project storytelling, with an attentive eye for Country and seasonal detail.
Sport & action photography
Capture movement, atmosphere and moments within play. Event access, credentials, timing and deliverables are agreed for each assignment.
Film, footage & image licensing
Location footage, edited project films and licensing of selected existing images. Specify your output format, intended channels, duration and scope of use.
Selected commissioned work
Yagan Mia | Djinanginy
The City of Melville commissioned Phil to photograph and document Yagan Mia | Djinanginy at Wireless Hill from May to September 2026, capturing Country, cultural practice, wildlife and seasonal detail. Photographs from the project were exhibited at Yagan Mia, Wireless Hill Museum.
From brief to delivery
1. Share your project
Tell Phil what you need photographed or filmed, the location, preferred dates, intended use and indicative budget.
2. Agree the scope
Confirm capture requirements, access, permissions, deliverables, editing, licensing, timing and fees.
3. Capture & edit
Work follows the agreed brief, with review stages and output formats scoped to the project.
4. Deliver & use
Receive the agreed files with clear permitted uses, artist credit and any licensing conditions.
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Work with Yira Designs
Tell the story of your project.
Send a short brief, location, timeframe, intended use and indicative budget. Phil will respond to discuss availability and a suitable scope.
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