
Sam Oster has over 30 years’ experience in photo-media as a freelance photographer, photographic educator and photo-media artist. She is based at her co-working studio at Cog Creative in Norwood, and specialises in photography for the arts & entertainment industries, commercial photography for corporate and government organisations, and headshots for actors and professionals.
Sam works in film and television as a still photographer and has worked on over 20 productions including feature films and TV series. Sam’s work using moving image technology has seen her working with contemporary dancers and choreographers on various projects, and many artist-in-residence programs and exhibitions. Sam also runs a mobile darkroom creating unique handmade images using the wet-plate collodion process from the 1850s, and teaches workshops in photography processes from Tintype to Photoshop and everything in-between. Sam is a professional, approachable, and engaging photographer with a passion for working with people and ideas to create stunning images.
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Silvertrace represents Sam Oster’s work in the creative industries. She has worked on feature films like ‘Red Dog’ and ‘Hotel Mumbai’, TV series like ‘Wolf Creek’ (Stan) and ‘McLeods Daughters’ (ch9), and with many actors including Hugo Weaving, Toni Collette, Eddie Redmayne, and Jack Thompson.
Your headshot is a critical, career-forming image that honestly captures your own individual character, look and presence. Headshot Laboratory by Sam Oster specialises in headshots for performers & professionals, offering exceptional headshots for a broad range of uses. Sam has trained with international headshot guru Peter Hurley and is a member of the international Headshot Crew.

Watermark Crossing is a brand-new custom-built photography studio on a 1-acre property in Macclesfield in the Adelaide Hills. The studio is named after the waterway that splits the property in two, with the studio only accessible via a boardwalk and bridge crossing in the wet season. The property’s 2 seasonal dams fill and empty with the seasons, with the water-level fluctuating in response to rainfall in the area. Macclesfield is a beautiful historic town with a village vibe, and is well known for its 2 pubs, one of which is the oldest pub in the Adelaide Hills.
Cog Creative Space is a co-working studio space with 12 creative professionals (plus many associates) representing all forms of photography and video production. The studio provides a friendly co-working space with shared resources. Our 2 studio spaces are available for hire by photographers and filmmakers, and are comfortable, well-resourced, and affordable. Our cyclorama and ceiling track lighting in air-conditioned and heated comfort offer an excellent standard of studio for visiting interstate creatives and South Australian freelancers. Cog Creative also offers photography workshop and professional development events.
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Sam Oster works as a commercial photographer for a variety of companies and businesses. She works with Universities, Advertising Agencies, Architects & Interior designers, Local Government, Wineries, Trucking Companies, Hotels, Aged Care Facilities, Schools and events, amongst others.

Sam has a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) from the University of South Australia. Her arts practice has evolved over 30 years to include a variety of solo and group exhibition, and artworks covering analogue photography, digital photography, experimental techniques and the moving image.
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The Tintype Traveller is a vintage caravan that has been lovingly converted into a mobile darkroom. The darkroom is currently based in Macclesfield in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, but it regularly travels out to events, shoots, workshops and on creative journeys.
