Mark H Durkan, the runner

The SDLP's Mark H Durkan provided the third subject for my Journal Hidden Lives feature. Probably the tallest man in the world, this guy spends whatever spare time he has pounding the streets of Derry and beyond in pursuit of high-level fitness. It was a task trying to get him to stand still for the pictures...

At the beach...in October

The second installment of my Derry Journal Hidden Lives feature saw me at the beach with the BBC's Mark Patterson on an artic October morning.
Mark, best known for his work on Radio Foyle, has been a surfer for over 20 years and wasn't the least bit afraid of the bitterly cold Atlantic Ocean.
I, on the other hand, am keeping my feet firmly on dry land....

My Derry Journal feature

Caught up with best selling author Garbhan Downey this week as part of my new weekly feature in the Derry Journal called Hidden Lives.
In the next few weeks I will be snapping the artists, entrepreneurs, musicians, actors, writers, sports people, professionals, politicians, innovators, leaders, trendsetters and pathfinders who define and drive this city forward. I will be taking them out of the context of their normal public persona – picture a politician who races greyhounds or a boxer with green fingers – and give the public an insight into the real individuals behind the headlines.
First up with Garbhan Downey, best known for his fine literary works. When he's not producing best selling books you can find him in his garden growing fine fruit and vegetables.

October morning at Fahan

Caught this rather otherworldy scene at the graveyard at Fahan yesterday