Monthly Archives: November 2009
Gooey
I’ve done quite a bit of food-related work in the past, and it’s something I enjoy. It’s also a business sector well suited to the documentary approach. I’ve just added a gallery to the new website featuring photographs taken at … Continue reading
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Homer and Me
Sometimes I feel like Homer Simpson. Not just because I could stand to lose a few pounds, enjoy bacon and drink beer, but because I sometimes do silly things. Not intentionally. They just creep up on me in moments of … Continue reading
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Come Rain Or … More Rain
Not to put too fine a point on it, but Ireland has had a rotten week. It hosed down out of the heavens pretty much 24/7 every day this week. Monsoon-like. Or in the Cork vernacular: monsoon, like. And there … Continue reading
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Dream Referral
At my Friday morning BNI meetings we spend a lot of time talking about dream referrals. The kind of referral that gets you excited, as well as swelling the bank account. For years, I couldn’t really tell you what that … Continue reading
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Colour
I get asked a lot whether I shoot colour photographs. It’s a by-product of showing a lot of black and white stuff. Actually, I really like colour. It’s just hard to incorporate it into a photograph properly. I’m no Jay … Continue reading
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Eileen & Eric
The weather was pretty shocking this year. Another suit ruined in the rain. Another imminent visit to the men’s wear department at M&S. Not every day was wet, mind. Take Eileen and Eric’s wedding day, mid-September. I’ve selected some of … Continue reading
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Childhood Dreams
At one stage in my life, for about five minutes, I wanted to be an architect. I liked the drawing tables that came with the job. For someone used to horizontal desks, the angled board of a draftsman’s table seemed … Continue reading
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Golden Feeling
The last preliminary judging for the 2010 National Photographic Awards took place in Kilkenny on Monday. 800 photographs were judged on the evening during a marathon session. I entered 12 images and picked up 7 Gold distinctions, my best return … Continue reading
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