Fine Art Photography:
I am an emerging artist with years of experimentation and practice.
Starting in 2005, I began exploring art through photography, initially to record and document scenes and things I saw for my paintings and drawings because of my aphantasia. However, over time, I came to enjoy the process of rendering these photographs as works of art in themselves.
To begin with, my photography focused on landscapes and found objects. In the wake of the pandemic and following my introduction to the work of Saul Leiter in particular, I began to shoot street scenes and develop this practice while living in the UK, where I lived for 14 years, taking a break from my art to focus on being a stay-at-home father and home-educator.
Since moving back home to Ireland and engaging with my practice seriously. I am now an emerging artist who uses DSLRs, 35mm film, Polaroid, and drone photography to create striking images.
I have completed three serious projects over the years.
Eight Scenes Of Wessex (2015-2023)
What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? (2022-23)
Alone With Everybody (2025)
The two later projects were made available in book format bearing the titles of these projects, while Eight Scenes of Wessex is, I hope, going to be exhibited. The images from this project will not be displayed publicly to ensure their exclusivity, as they will be sold in a limited print run of 8 prints per image.
My main photographic influences are Saul Leiter, William Eggleston, and Martin Parr, all of whom pioneered the use of colour in serious art photography. Joel Meyerowitz influenced my street photography practice, and it is his idea of filling the frame with the full scene rather than focusing on a person or incident specifically that informs my street photography practice, while William Eggleston’s democratic process of shooting the ugly, the dully and the mundane informs my wider practice also.
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