About the Artist - About the Photographs - Guarantees

About the Artist

I have had a lifelong love of imagery, particularly photography. I have been fascinated by the possibilities of imagemaking from the time I first held a camera as a child.

My enthusiasm for photography had increased steadily over many years, including ten years spent in America becoming expert in the field of computer systems. But my heart remained with photography. I experimented constantly and read voraciously. I was introduced to the works of master photographers such as Ansel Adams and Edward Weston; they opened my eyes to the possibilities of photography as art.

Over time, my mastery of the technical aspects of photography matured. I applied myself more closely to the artistic elements of composition, light, colour and tone, the essential components of any great image. It is a study that I find intensely rewarding.

My wife, Ann, and I made the decision to move back to Dublin where I threw myself into the business of making and selling my fine art prints.

I have recently moved to rural West Cork, and am busy making new images, as well as conducting my photographic workshops.

As Ireland is my home, it is my primary focus. I have many images from Dublin, Cork, Connemara and elsewhere. I also have many beautiful images from Scotland, Iceland and America. Please contact me if you don't see an image from your favourite location. My portfolio is continuously growing, and your favourite haunt may well be my next destination.

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Qualifications and Awards

I am a member of the Irish Professional Photographers Association (IPPA) and in late 2008 was given the "Associateship" award by them. This is the second-highest qualification in the association and has been achieved by less than 10% of the membership.

On top of that, I was named 'Landscape Photographer of the Year' in both the single image and portfolio categories at the National Photographic Awards in 2007. I have also placed highly in several international competitions.

About the Photographs

All my photographs are "real". They are the scenes I captured at the moment of exposure. Post-processing has been performed to correct colour saturation, contrast, tone and brightness. No artificial colours have been added. The techniques I apply are identical to those used in traditional darkroom printing, brought forward into the digital age.

All of my prints are original: they were printed directly by me. I don't use mass-production techniques, and every print is checked for blemishes before being sold.

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Guarantees

My goal is to create artwork that you will find both inspiring, absorbing, and which will become a part of your home.

I'm so confident that you will love your new photograph that I offer a one year money back guarantee. If at any time, for any reason, you decide you don't like the image, you can return it for a full refund within a year. The only restrictions are that it must be undamaged and it must be in the original frame or mount (depending on whether it was purchased framed or unframed). For more information on this and my other guarantees, check this page.

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