PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
1991-present Commissioned by Irish and American Music Label for CD covers and posters including John Prine, Frankie Gavin, Peter Horan, Sharon Shannon, Martin Hayes, Joe Derrane, John WlIiams, Sean Smyth, AItan, The Lonely Stranded Band and Young European Strings orchestra.
1999-2002 Commisioned photography for Tourism Ireland, Duchas, Heritage services, and Designworks.
1998 Photographed and edited audio visual show on Lady Gregory and Coole Park for Duchas.
1997 Worled on book projects, corporate brief and photo-cd's for O.P.W and Shannon Development Authority.Briefs for O.P.W included the Burran National Parik and Wicklow National Parik.
1989-Present Member of RAPHO. One of the two major French Photojournalists agency.
Worlked worldwide on photo journalistic assignments. Editorial and Fashion worlk in Ireland, U.S.A, Ukraine, Moscow, Leningrad, Ecuador, Norway, South America, India, Thailand, France, UK, Germany, Holland and Belgium.
1987-1988 Freelanced for French Agency SIPA, mainly covering sports.
1985-1989 Ottpress Qnternational publishing Company in Bruxelles.) Covered major sporting events for their French, Spanish, English, Dutch, Belgian and American magazines. Followed Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche through their careers. Published three books on cycling with publisher; Ottpress.
1983-1998 Contributed numerous commissioned features for 'Ireland of the Welcomes' (Bord Failte) and 'Cara' magazine (Aer Lingus).
1983 Joined photojournalists agency GAMMA
in Paris and worlked as correspondent in Dublin, covering currant affairs for French press. Also freelanced for Sunday Tribune, Irish Times & the Sunday Times colour supplement.
1981-1982 Photographer Publications Department for Rajneesh Ashram, Poona, India & Rajneesh Times, London and Poona.
1976 -1977 Freelanced in Ireland for National Dailies, (The Irish Times), Hot Press, In Dublin and In the West.
1975 Assisted German Film makers Ed and Irrn Sommers and Klaus Wyborny.
1974 Assisted Japanese Sculptor and Film maker Shinkishi Tajiri in West Berlin and Amsterdam.
1970-1973 National Dutch Filmmakers cooperative. Assisted Robbie Mueller in MeMn Clay's award winning short film 'Tiger in the mud.' Worlked and assisted on various films as cameraman and stills photographer

Academic/Teaching Experience
2004 Ran Irish photographic worlkshops for professional Portuguese photographers.
2003 Organised and ran worlkshops for American photographers.
2000-1998 Photographic lecturer, GMIT,
Paint & Print, 2nd & 3rd years.
2000-1996 Led Several Worlkshops on Photographic issues in Irish and Belgian Art Colleges. (Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Dun Laoghaire and Castlerea Prison).
1995-1997 Led worl<shops in St Luc Institute of Fine Arts, Liege, Belgium.

Books
1977 -1980 Lecturer in Photography, Sligo Art College.
1978-1980 Lecturer in Photography, NCAD.
October 2005 The Islands of Ireland Thames and Hudson, London and Hoebeke, London and Paris.
2003 L'Etemellrlandais editions du CMne, Paris. The best of my Irish archives, spanning thirty years.

2002 La Chevauchee des kids editions Hoebeke, Paris.
2000 The Irish to-day Cadogan publications, DubIinlNew York. Featuring 250 profiles of exceptional individuals and featuring my panoramic landscape of the Burren.

1999 L'enfant et Ia Sorciere, Editions Gallimard, Paris. Text by Michel Deon of the French Academy.
Oct 1998 Blooming Meadows, The world of Irish Traditional musicians. Townhouse and Country House/Dublin.
1998/1999/2000 Ireland, a Photographic Joumey by Nutan.

Graphique de France. Boston,USA and Paris, France.
1987 Una Saison 4 etoiles Editions Winning Productions. Bruxelles, London and New York.
1985 The Great races Editions Winning Productions. Bruxelles, London and New York.

1979 La Bretagna Ecitions Artis Historia, Bruxelles

Periodical and Newspaper
Geo, Sports International, Airone, Figaro Magazine, Time Magazine, Stern, Newsweek, Zeite Magazine, The Sunday Review (London Independent), The
Independent Magazine, The Observer Magazine, The Sunday Times, Country LMng, The World of Hibernia, Armen, La Chasse Maree, Food illustrated, The Irish Times, The New York Times.
Awards
2004 Biarritz: festival de I'lmage, second prize for Etemellrlandais.
1997 Eircel PPAI Awards Winner People Category. 1994 Eircel PPAI Awards Winner People Category. 1990 Winner Benson and Hedges Gold Award.

1969 Pentax Gold Award.
Photographicexhibitions
March 2005 L'Etemellrlandais, centre de la valee, Le Havre.
April 2004 Group show, Russell Gallery, Ballyvaughan.
March 2003 L'lrlande de Nutan, Athys-Mons, France.

2000/2001 Blooming Meadows, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

July 1999 Blooming Meadows, The world of Irish Traditional Musicians, Library, Drumshanbo, CO.Leitrim.
1995,1996,1997,1998 Force 10 group show exhibitions, Sligo, Dublin, Leitrim.

March 1999 Blooming Meadows, The world of Irish Traditional Musicians, St-Patrick Day Festival, Saint-8avinne, France.

July 1997 The TraditionaJs, WiUie Clancy summer festival, Miltown Malbay. co.Clare.
July-August 1996 The Traditionals, Galway Arts Festival, Town Hall Theatre, Galway.

1992.1993.1994.1995.1996.1997 Press Photographers of Ireland touring exhibitions.
1996 The Traditionals, The Temple Bar Music centre, Dublin.
1973 Art photographers of Belgium, Knokke, Belgium.

1970 Art photographers of Belgium, Muse des Beaux Arts, Bruxelles, Belgium.
1969 The Living Theatre, St.Luc, Uege, Belgium.
1969 The Living Theatre, L'Escale, Verviers, Belgium.

1968 Images, Musee des Beaux Arts, Verviers, Belgium.

Agencies
Rapho (paris). Eyedea.fr
Associated Agencies: Network Photographers
(London), Focus (Hamburg) Grazia Nari (Milano)

Art Education
1997/1999 Attended worl<shops on digital photography with Stefen Johnson (Kilkenny, San Francisco).
1969 Degree in Art Photography, A 1 (Distinction) St Luc Institute of Fine Arts, Uege, Belgium.

1966 Diploma in Fine Arts, Painting and drawing. Ecole Communale des Beaux Arts, Verviers, Belgium.

Printings Exhibitions:
2004, 2003, 2002 Group show, Kenny's gallery, Galway.
2004, 2003 Boyle Art festival.
2000 Solo Exhibition/Gallerie du Dauphin, Liege.
1987 Group show, Christmas Exhibition, Kilcock Art Gallery.

1969 Verviers: Oil Paintings of my home-town, L'escale Gallery,

Painting Exhibitions:
2006: Group show on animal subjects: The Russel Art Gallery. 2006,2005: cm Realaigh Art Gallery, Balynskelligs, co. Keny. 2004,2003,2002: Group shows, Kenny's Gallery, Galway. 2004,2003: Group shows, Boyle Arts festival.
1998, 1999: Christmas Exhibition, Kilcock Art Gallery.
1998, 1997, 1996, 1995: Force 10 Exhibition, Sligo.

Solo Exhibitions:
2002: " Carrots" , Gallerie du Rivoli, Paris.
2000: " Irish Bogs and Aerial Landscapes" Gallerie du Dauphin, Liege, Belgium. 1998: "Blooming Meadows", Drumshanbo library, co.Leitrim.
1998: " Blooming meadows" , Model Art Gallery, Sligo.
1968:" Oil paintings of my home town" L'Escale Gallery. Verviers, Belgium.

Collections:
Western Knit wear, Monasterevan, co. Kildare.
Design Works, Dublin.
Guinness Peat Aviation, Shannon and Dublin.
Board Failte, Dublin.
Cill Reallaigh Gallery, Balynskelligs, co Kerry and Harcourt Street, Dublin. Shannon Development, Shannon.