About Me

Capturing mood and atmosphere

For as long as I can remember, images have been a huge part of my life. I can't help but process everything through an imaginary frame. What matters most to me as a photographer, however, is not only capturing the beauty of a thing or person, but also conveying a particular feeling. A pretty picture by itself is just that but when I can find a way to give it soul, then it's truly a beautiful thing.

I was born in Dublin, Ireland and moved to New York in 1987 with a rock band. Although we gave it a good go, rock stardom was not in my future. Next, I dabbled in oil painting before finding a brief calling in Web and graphic design. Static imagery led to an interest in video and I created Americonic Films with director/composer Glenn Scott Lacey. My interest in moving images eventually steered me to my strongest passion to date, photography.

I've been published in Britain's Black + White Photography magazine on multiple occasions including a two-page spread of my iPhone images. I've had my work featured in Digital Photographer Magazine, Fujifilm X Magazine and Escapees Magazine. I've received awards from Viewbug and been interviewed by 500px and was short-listed for Black + White Photographer of the year in 2016. Also, one of my images was chosen by IKEA for their art collection. Finally, my pinhole work is featured by fslashd.com, thephoblographer.com and Artmill.

I've self-published four books (all available from the book store);

In 2014, my wife and I sold our home and nearly all of our worldly possessions and began a life on the road in a motorhome. We spent 4 years traveling in the United States and then moved to Europe to do the same. Despite the current COVID situation, we have managed to visit many world class cities.

Filmmaking has been and will always remain a passion of mine and, when I'm not photographing, I'm creating moving pictures. I have been experimenting with a home made pinhole and creating footage of my travels across Europe. They have become narrative films and a vehicle for my thoughts on the pandemic and life in general. You can see them on my YouTube channel.