About

I took my first photographs in my early childhood on the schoolyard

at the age of eight. Through my teen-years I learned the workings of

my first Canon 35mm camera, photographing in black and white and

producing prints in the darkroom after school. In my final school

years I had started to play the guitar and dj but also made a decision

to follow on a path of photography at college. Leaving school I

received an award as the school photographer following a busy year

on the rugby pitch sidelines of a successful school team, with my

first press pass.

At seventeen, I developed a new and growing interest in audio-visual

with the introduction of photography and film history in my first

year in college. In 1997 I experienced my first trip to the ‘Big Apple’

where the Twin Towers of the New York skyline were now visible

through my lens for the first time. The camera bag contained four

rolls of black and white to capture ‘New York’ on its first impression.

Some of these images of the Twin Towers I captured would later

be more significant than I imagined.

On return to Ireland it was time for protest as my College had

went bankrupt overnight while I was away, with nothing but

hundreds of angry media students who had lost all their fees

and an education, with no government assistance. I completed

the course in the Griffith College facilities later that year and

spent almost two years working at one of Irelands largest

professional photographic labs and this is where I was during

the 911 attacks.

In the following years I gained work experience in community,

local, national, international and satellite radio while also gaining

experience as a television camera assistant on live television

broadcasts. Also, I studied ‘multimedia computers, ‘sound engineering’,

‘direction, production & presentation’ and returned to Griffith college

in 2002 to study ‘television & video production’. With the National

Boxing arena next to the college it wasn’t long before I was photographing

the boxers who later went on to claim Olympic and world titles

(Bernard Dunne, Andy Lee, and the late Darren Sutherland). I was

photographer in the Dublin 2003 Official St.Patricks Day Festival

Committee. That summer I succeeded in an internship at a Television

Company in New York, while doing some part-time photography for a

VIPs nightclub and camera assisting on short films in Manhattan.

On returning to Ireland I went back to my trusty 35mm SLR for a

while and produced some prints for the Peoples Photography

Exhibition on Stephens Green. Having never attended a wedding,

I made my first attempt at photographing a wedding for a friend.

Living in Dublin, I took an interview for a position at a cutting

edge portrait studio.

In the summer of 2005, I returned to the USA where I spent most

of my time in Santa Barbara photographing the fruit markets,

skaters, dogs and general life while doing some work at some

Santa Barbara weddings. Before my visit ended, myself and a

friend drove from the San Francisco to New York documenting

the drive.

Back in Ireland I now returned to my hometown of Newbridge

where I took up a position at a local photographic portrait studio.

In 2006, I began shooting weddings more frequently and converted

a room into a studio for photographing family portraits, actors and

models portfolios, fashion and commercial products, while also

working as the photographer for the Kildare Post.

In 2007 I left the Kildare Post as my studio work, press & PR

and photojournalism work grew to a more national level.

Now, I have designed and built a large photographic studio

in the country with changing room, a reception area and

parking which is open and welcomes all.

Looking forward to seeing you through the lens!

Michael