Who am I / How did I get here ?
- I’m 100% from Dublin and lived for a while in the UK and US, before settling in Donegal, a mere 150 miles from home. The direct route would obviously have been quicker, but thankfully life is not straight-forward and predictable.
What do I do ?
- I’m self-taught and much prefer to stay in the background, to get a candid shot, rather than a pose. In the 90s, I started off with film cameras and learned the joys of Black and White printing while living in New York.
- I’m very lucky to combine a love of live music and photography and have been privileged to witness brilliant performances from gifted musicians of all ages, styles and nationalities. This has brought me to a variety of national venues, including the National Concert Hall, Vicar St, The Sugar Club and Electric Picnic.
- I’ve also covered numerous local events for Music Network Ireland, Earagail Arts Festival, Regional Cultural Centre, An Grianán Theatre, Donegal Music Education Partnership, Donegal County Council and the Balor Theatre.
- From 2011 to 2018, I worked on the brilliant and eclectic New Year’s Eve ‘Mix Tape’ gig in Vicar St, organised by Turning Pirate. An amazing way to end one year and start another.
Since 2018, I’ve worked with the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras at their annual festival, held every February in the National Concert Hall in Dublin. A fantastic day involving 8 orchestras over 2 concerts.
Exhibitions
- An exhibition of my work covering 10 years of music in the Regional Cultural Centre was held at the venue in 2017.
- Other exhibitions in conjunction with Trad Week (2019, 2020 and 2023) and the Earagail Arts Festival (2012 and 2014) have also been held at the venue.
Published Work
- RTE
- BBC
- TG4 / Aniar TV
- The Irish Times
- The New York Times
- Time Out New York
- The Irish Independent
- Electric Picnic
- Music Network Ireland
- St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Dublin
- New Years Festival, Dublin
- Irish Arts Center, New York
- Irish Association of Youth Orchestras
- Donegal County Council
- Earagail Arts Festival, Donegal
- Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny
- An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny
- Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey
- Turning Pirate, Dublin
- Bluegrass Europe
- Donegal News
- Donegal Democrat
- Derry Journal
- Sperrins Tourism