Friday 25 February 2011

Anna Quigley, clothes designer


Had Q102's Anna Quigley at the studio this week for the Derry Journal's Hidden Lives feature. Anna, who started off her career working with us on our ID magazine a few years ago, is well-known in Derry as a radio presenter. In her spare time she designs and alters vintage clothes so we got her at the studio with some of her creations.

Friday 18 February 2011

Phil Cunningham, Painter


Had the pleasure this week of meet fellow photographer and Guildhall Press author Phil Cunningham. In between his writing Phil captures the landscape around Derry and Donegal on canvas. He first became interested in painting after retiring from Arntz in Pennyburn. Being a naturally creative man and with a lot more time on his hands he put his talents to painting, spending more than enough money on materials before settling with watercolours as his medium.
His work is stunning, and sought after around the world.
I captured him here at home, in a self portrait of sorts, surrounded by his paintings.

Friday 11 February 2011

Pat Ramsay, man of faith


Had the pleasure of meeting the SDLP's Pat Ramsey this week for the Derry Journal's Hidden Lives. Pat is a member of the Cursillo group up at Termonbacca and his faith is very important to him. I captured him in the chapel at Termonbacca in a brief moment of peace in his head-spinningly busy schedule. In a radical move, we steered off the black and white photograph road and went for colour this week, what do you think?

Friday 4 February 2011

Niall McCaughan, photographer


Photographed the Playhouse's Niall McCaughan this week for the Journal's Hidden Lives feature. Niall, who is a champion of artistic development in our city, has a passion for photography when he's not running the Playhouse. I captured him here, in the ballet room of the Playhouse... the man in the mirror.