Shayne Hood
(aka 25th Hoodlum)

25th Hoodlum is the photographic work of Shayne Hood - a filmmaker and documentarian whose images are shaped by lived experience and an instinct for what matters. His camera is a tool for clarity, not performance. No spectacle. No gloss. Just raw moments, steady observation, and respect for the people and places in front of the lens.

Shayne’s black-and-white photography is known for its restraint and presence. His work captures stillness in high-pressure environments—faces shaped by survival, spaces marked by stories most people don’t stop to hear. He doesn’t romanticise hardship, but he doesn’t look away from it either. What emerges is quiet, grounded, and real.

His work has been published in HuffPost, Capture Magazine, and Australian Photography Magazine, where he was named one of the top 10 black-and-white photographers in the country.

25th Hoodlum isn’t about image or persona. It’s a perspective. A way of seeing shaped by hard-won insight - and a refusal to compromise on truth.