New Project-Beta
The very first and very much beta iteration of a new project. I’ll be keeping this one under wraps until it develops a bit more.
View ArticleIrish Times Feature- Faces of Carrick
At then end of 2013 I had been in a bit of a creative rut, and to get things moving I set myself a short-term project. I decided to spend 30 days documenting the faces of my home town of...
View Article#phonarnation #nationIreland
A few months back I had an interesting skype conversation with my friend Jonathan Worth . Jonathan heads up the groundbreaking #phonar (photography & narrative) course at Coventry University. In...
View Article#phonarnation #nationIreland week 2
This was the second week of a very exciting and engaging experiment. Last week, as previously mentioned I began delivering the #phonarnation photography course at Bridgewater House Centre for Aslyum...
View Article#phonarnation Final Class
So the time had to come. Five weeks have flown by and today was my last #phonarnation class with a truly great bunch of kids at Bridgewater House, Carrick-on-Suir, Ireland. Part of the ethos of #phonar...
View ArticleBBC News-in Pictures feature my #soundportraitsCarrick project
I’m very pleased that Phil Coomes, BBC Picture Editor, decided to feature my #soundportraitsCarrick large format portrait studio/storytelling house yesterday on BBC News-In Pictures. It’s always very...
View Article#soundportraitsCarrick-behind the scenes video
Back in May this year, I had the opportunity to set-up a community portrait house/storytelling hub in my hometown of Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary. The project was entitled #soundportraitsCarrick and...
View Article#phonarnation #nationIreland student interviews 02- Mohammed
Here’s the second of four interviews made as part of the #phonarnation online youth photography course. These interviews were directed and produced by students. They received a little assistance with...
View Article#phonar interview
My friend & colleague Jonathan Worth has been running an amazing programme called #phonar on the BA Photography course at Coventry University over the last few years. The course has a classroom...
View ArticleA crossroads
Photography has a been a great source of creative joy in my life. There have been peaks and troughs, prolific periods of creativity and development and long lasting furrows where it seemed like no...
View ArticleRethink- the next step
I blogged yesterday about my departure from professional photography, you can read that here if you wish. A confessional can be cathartic, putting words down on screen can be a way of admitting to...
View ArticleRethinking a bit more
This is a follow up to my previous post where i referred to adapting a “process” mindset. I’ve been playing with mind-maps, sketching out some possibilities. I’ll share those thoughts once they are a...
View ArticleNew site on the way & creative partnerships
It’s been a while since I posted anything. Work and life have been in a period of flux. I’ve finally started editing my archive & a long overdue site re-vamp is on the way. I’m currently using...
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