I bought my first camera for my 50th birthday and took up photography in 2008. It was the diminutive Olympus E510. It wasn't long before I got into bringing my camera to gigs. I kept struggling with poor lighting and kept adding new gear trying to overcome the shortfalls. With promises of better low-light capabilities, I bought an Olympus E3 in mid-2010 and then an E5 in 2011 adding new, faster lenses as I went along.

It wasn't until I followed Mick Flannery and his band up to the Olympia Theatre in Dublin in April 2012 that I decided that gig photography was where I wanted my life to go. While in Dublin, I ordered some serious gear in Conn's Cameras. I bought myself a Nikon D4 and a D800 to set myself up in a professional capacity. My troubles with low-light were over. As much as I loved my Olympus gear, particularly the beautiful glass, there was no comparison with my new Nikon gear. I didn't look back. I spent some wonderful years going from gig to gig. To be able to marry my love of music and my newfound love of photography was a true blessing.

I decided to try my hand at travel photography. To that end, I headed off to Morocco on the advice of the great musician, Dick Farrelly. It was an amazing experience. Such photography opportunities! I wanted to travel the world. As often happens in life, my plans didn't come to fruition.

Unfortunately, my new life was only to last a few short years. in 2018 I was diagnosed with cancer. As I was recovering from the cancer I was diagnosed with arthritis in my neck. This played havoc with my gig photography as my movement was severely restricted. I was then diagnosed with emphysema and diabetes. All conditions restricted my movement.

I am spending a lot of my time now going over my vast collection of photos. It really is a labour of love though. Such great memories. Sadly, I have difficulty remembering the names! It is my intention to go through my full library of photos and put them up here on Flickr as a means of cataloguing my work. So, if my albums seem a bit self-indulgent, it is only that I wish to put all of my work up here. I will thank you to bear with me on this. Thank you!