Photography

I’ve been an active amateur photographer for the past 20 years. I began with a passion for street photography and photojournalism, and gradually moved more towards art photography. I have great admiration for photographers such as James Nachtwey, Philip Jones Griffiths, Stephen Shore, and Henri Cartier-Bresson among others, and I believe photography is an extremely important medium for fomenting positive social change.

Recent

Street / Architecture

Most of my street and architectural photos were taken in Thailand in and around Bangkok and Samut Sakhon. A number were also taken in China during my time working at the University of Nottingham, Ningbo.

A colour photo from outside a petrol station. — Scene from a petrol station in Samut Sakhon, Thailand.
This photo was very much inspired by the work of Stephen Shore.

A colour photo of a Chinese family portrait against a green background. — A hopeful portrait of a Chinese family.
I took this photo in Ningbo China, while working at the University of Nottingham Ningbo

Colour photo of several objects inside a shed. — A view of a shed.
I liked the arrangement of objects inside my shed in Cork, Ireland, So I recorded them with this photo.

A colow picture of the front of a McDonald's restaurant. — The McDonalds at Central Rama 2, Bangkok.
This is a symmetry photo. I liked the arrangement of squares and curves.

A colour photo of a building frontage. — The frontage of a building in the town of Mahachai, Thailand.
The combination of light and shapes made this building an interesting photographic opportunity.

Photojournalism

My photojournalism work was carried out in Bangkok, Thailand during the period of pro and anti-government mass demonstrations between 2006 and 2014. It was on the one hand an exciting time and on the other very disturbing. The violence I witnessed then has certainly stayed with me.

Art

I engaged in art photography first in Bangkok and, when I returned to Ireland, in Cork and Kenmare. Much of the work in based on juxtaposition and the triptych is a major form experimented with.