Margaret Keys, Stargazer

Had world-famous Derry-born singer Margaret Keys up at the studio this week for a shoot as part of the Derry Journal's Hidden Lives feature. Margaret loves old movies and spends her time, that is when she's not jetting all over the world entertaining thousands with her music, delving into the lives of 50s and 60s movie stars. Audrey Hepburn is her favourite starlet so we attempted to capture some of that old Hollywood spirit in this shoot.

Marie-Louise Muir, singer

Snapped the BBC's Marie–Louise Muir at Radio Foyle for this week's Journal Hidden Lives. The Derry-born girl spends most of the time in my home town of Belfast presenting Arts Extra on Radio Ulster, but heads down the road to bring it from Derry on Wednesdays.
Her hobby is singing and she spends her spare time raising the rafters with an easy listening group called the Swingals.
There's no doubt music is in her blood. I met with her Mum Carita Kerr, who was up at Radio Foyle during the shoot, who told me all about her days as an opera singer. Very talented family...

Martin McCrossan, tour guide, swimmer..

Had to get up early to snap Martin McCrossan for the Derry Journal's Hidden Lives feature this week. The man, who is without a doubt Derry's best ambassador, gets up at 6am every morning for his daily swim. His schedule is so packed that this was the only time I could catch him for a photo. So at an unGodly hour of last Sunday morning, while the rest of you slumbered peacefully in your beds, I met the legend that is Martin McCrossan at his local pool for a picture, and this is the result.

JR McLaughlin, Artist

Snapped Children in Crossfire's John Ryan McLaughlin this week for the Derry Journal's Hidden Lives. John Ryan, or JR as he is more better known as, fine tuned his artistic flair at St Columb's and art college in Newcastle and London.
JR realised on a trip to Mozambique a few years ago – where he taught art to street children – that he could combine his two passions to make a difference and turned his attention to heading up fundraising efforts at Children in Crossfire.
I got him to paint on one of the windows of his house for this shot. And we made sure to wipe it all before his missus got home!