About

My fascination with photography began in childhood, leafing through National Geographic at a friend’s house. The vivid pictures of people and scenes from around the world captivated me.


After working for many years in finance I realised I needed to make some life changes. I left it to volunteer in Africa. While there I fell in love with the people and their surrounding environments. I felt a strong desire to document what I was seeing and feeling. To capture people in their own world and tell their story through photography.

I travelled another six years taking pictures in such places as Brazil, Russia, Mongolia and Ukraine before returning to Ireland to turn my photography into a career. In-between freelance assignments I work on my own projects. I like working with people the most. My goal is to make them at ease in their own environment so that I can tell their story through a picture. Printing is another passion.

A picture is not finished until it is printed.


Apart from being inspired by the work of National Geographic in the beginning, many photographers inspired me along the way and still do. To name a few: Evelyn Hofer with her calm, beautiful and telling portraits. Elliott Erwitt who captures the drama and humor of the street. Eugene Smith and Don McCullin for their revealing and powerful photojournalist work. Saul Leiter for his abstract use of colour and form. Ansel Adams and Todd Hido for their unique landscape work.

     Exhibitions

LOOK@me at the Palazzo Callas, Italy - July/September 2019
The Halftone Print Fair 2021 - Library Project - Dublin
https://2021.halftone.ie/
Hope and Joy - Wexford street Dublin - March 2021
Winner Asia Photo Contest 2021 - Tomsk - Siberia
Decisive Moments - Sept 2022 - Studio 10 Dublin
The Halftone Print Fair 2022 - Library Project - Dublin
https://halftone.ie/print-fair-2022/
Chaos/Order - June/September 2023 - Municipal Gallery Lexicon - Dublin
Racht - December 2023 - Studio 10 - Dublin 2
Ranelagh Arts Winter Show - December 2023 - Ranelagh Arts Gallery - Dublin 6
Home: Capturing the Essence of Belonging - December 2023 - Here and Now club - Dublin
Conversations with Trees - Walters - Dublin - December 2023
https://artnetdlr.ie/artnetdlr-group-exhibition-conversations-with-trees/
Night Life - November 2023 - Round Rabbit Studios - Dublin
Prism Inside - April 2024 - Ton Gallery - Temple bar - Dublin
RHA - 194th RHA Annual Exhibition - May/August 2024
https://rhagallery.ie/rha-annual/
RUA - 143rd RUA Annual Exhibition - Oct/Jan 2024/25
https://www.royalulsteracademy.org/
RUA - Winner of the 143rd RUA Annual Exhibition Photography prize
https://www.royalulsteracademy.org/artworks/categories/8/
Shortlisted AIB Portrait Prize 2024 - National Gallery of Ireland - Nov/March 2024/25
https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/aib-portrait-prize/kevin-sharkey
Echoes of Ireland - Reds Gallery - September 2024
In Between - December 2024 - Walters - Dublin - November 2024
https://artnetdlr.ie/artnetdlr-members-group-exhibition-in-between-1/
The Halftone Print Fair 2024 - Library Project - Dublin
https://halftone.ie/print-fair-2024/photography/
Ranelagh Arts Winter Show - December 2024 - Ranelagh Arts Gallery - Dublin 6
3rd Iova winter show - December 2024 - Shaku Maku - Rathmines - Dublin
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