Wonderful World of Worder Jenni Doherty

This week's subject was wonderful worder Jenni Doherty. The poet, author and Guildhall Press gal is a keen fisher in what spare time she has. We both arrived at my Queen Street studio armed to the teeth with fishing paraphernalia – hooks, lines and sinkers. We hooked up one of my own Guildhall Press books and here is the result.
Disclaimer: No books were harmed in the making of this shot!

Cathal Breslin

This week I shot Derry concert pianist Cathal Breslin.
Cathal, who has performed the world over likes to learn languages in his spare time. Fluent in Spanish, Chinese and German he's had plenty of practice with them traveling the world. His wife is American born Chinese and they both speak the language to their son. The sign he sits beside at the piano says 'concert'.
The Journal subs chopped off the last symbol in today's paper so it now probably reads 'con'! Sorry bout that!

Oonagh McGillion, reflexologist

This week's subject is head of Derry's City of Culture bid Oonagh McGillion. Oonagh practises reflexology in her spare time. I managed to steal five minutes out of her hectic schedule for a quick snap at her office in Derry City Council offices, borrowing one of her colleagues as an impromptu foot model.

Art, cabinets, shoes...

Took this picture of the Void Gallery's Maolíosa Boyle with her china cabinets this week for the Derry Journal's Hidden Lives feature. Maolíosa has collected the cabinets for years, indeed her house is so packed full of them she has to store a lot of them in her art gallery. She packs her cabinets full of interesting artifacts from family life – from baby shoes to an old schoolbag her father had written her name on.
Like all ladies, I have discovered, she is a big fan of shoes. She packed this cabinet full of her favourites for this picture.