An image from a shoot with Clara Peters, Irish figure skater. Clara began skating when she was 7 years old, and moved to the US to train at the age of 17. She has been there ever since. Like all sports, skating requires serious dedication and it’s beginning to pay off as this year she is ranked 29th at Worlds. She is about to turn 21 and her aim now, as it has been since she was very little, is to become Ireland’s first ice skating competitor in a Winter Olympics – that of Sochi 2014. Let’s wish her some luck.
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Some still shots I also did when I filmed the mini-documentary of Simon Hutchinson which can be seen in the earlier post. Also a behind the scenes image. Simon is now travelling through the United States. Check out his website and facebook sites for more info. The race started in London on the 18th February last and won’t end until sometime in July. As of today, the 1st June 2012, Simon is currently cycling across the United States. It’s been a tough old slog at times with sickness in India that required hospitalisation, and a road traffic accident in Perth, Australia. BUT he’s still going and is making good headway. He’s totally on his own out there with no support other than the goodwill…
Here are some images of Madeline Perry, professional squash player. Madeline, from Northern Ireland, boasts at least 13 national titles. She also reached a career-high world ranking of World No 3 in April 2011…..and she’s still there. There are many reasons why squash should form part of any future Olympic programme so lets hope it’ll form a part of the 2020 Olympics.
I recently photographed Ursula Jacob, who as captain of Wexford’s Senior Camogie team, helped retain their All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Title. Not bad for a day’s work, and her efforts were rightly recognised in the Irish Times Sportswomen Awards of 2011. Images below:
Want to get fit? Dominic’s your man! Below are some images from a recent shoot with Dominic. He’s a busy man. An early shoot and I had less than 50 minutes to get the imagery and move locations and set up lights again. Phew! If you feel like getting fit Dominic’s website is here
Images of Jen O’Reilly, Irish track cyclist. Photographed recently in Ireland as part of a bigger project. Assisted by Hazel Johnston. Jen specialises in endurance which means that during the spring and summers she trains on the road. Shot using my elinchrom ranger rx speed as pack and A head. I didn’t get to photograph her on the track ( with the really cool helmet!). Another time maybe.
Shoot took place at White Park Bay near the Giant’s Causeway. We were going to do the shoot there initially, but this place was much better and beautifully inaccessible. I love the drama and beauty of the first and second shots. Easkey was a real pro! Here are some more images from my shoot with Easkey Britton, surfer champion. And check out Easkey’s blog.
Image from the shoot yesterday. Easkey Britton, champion surfer . Shoot took place on a remote beach near Portrush, Northern Ireland. Wasn’t a sinner there.
Some images below from a recent shoot with Alice O’Sullivan, Rower. Shoot took place at the state of the art boathouse at University of Limerick. Can’t believe the boathouse was largely funded by student donations as it cost a whopping €5 million. Some shots on the jetty and nearby and then we followed Alice in a separate boat. Clear skies and the river looked like glass at times. Beautiful.