Photo Journal

  • 2nd Nordic Salon acceptances

    2nd Nordic Salon acceptances

    This year was my fist time to enter the Nordic Salon encompassing Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark.  I entered 8 images to this circuit, and had a total of 5 images accepted.  However, only two images out of eight were accepted in each leg of the circuit.  Lucky for me the judges found something worthy

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  • Club POTY October 2017

    Club POTY October 2017

    Earlier this year I was lucky enough to attain the title Advanced Photographer of the Year in Celbridge Camera club.  This accalade took me ten years to achieve, so was much appreciated when I finally won the title.   The POTY competition is somewhat of a numbers game.  6 images submitted in 6 monthly rounds, so

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  • Funding my passion

    Funding my passion

    Photography can be an expensive hobby, especially if you have diverse interests and less time than you would like to make better economic decisions.  Over the years I have balanced spending money on equipment, travel, models, and other project needs, with time available to research the best options.  Inevitably, I tend to try make informed

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  • San Gimignano, first impressions…

    San Gimignano, first impressions…

    We’re on a family vacation this week, our first ever visit to the Tuscany region of Italy.  Staying just outside the beautiful town of San Gimignano, I couldn’t help but take the camera out every chance I’ve had so far.  No point in describing it, I’ll just show some images in the gallery…

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  • ARTFOTO 2017, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    ARTFOTO 2017, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    I received good news today from my latest salon entry ARTFOTO 2017.  I was hoping my landscape and travel photos would have an impact but in the end only one image “Upper Antelope” made the acceptance grade.  On a positive note I received two awards for art nudes works: “Joy” and “Cresent Duet” both on

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