John Finn and Denis Barry
ECCG were delighted to welcome Carrigtwohill-based photographer, John Finn, ARPS, to our scheduled meeting at the Midleton Park Hotel on Tuesday 21/10/14.
Being a long-standing stalwart of the photographic community, John was long since on our wish list of speakers and, when he attained his Associate membership of the Royal Photographic Society earlier this year, it was definitely time to extend the invitation which he immediately accepted.
It is a pleasure indeed to listen to a speaker who knows his or her topic intimately, has complete command of the subject and can deliver the message with passion, enthusiasm and humour and this, in a nutshell, is what John delivered to us in his presentation.
He started with the trials and tribulations and eventual elation of achieving his ARPS Distinction and then moved on to show examples of his other work including the lighthouses of Ireland, art nude, travel, infra red, macro and street photography. All exquisite, all inspiring but none more so than the sight and sound of a person who has already spent decades taking photographs and still retains the enthusiasm to push on, try something different and see where the new roads lead.
Every now and then we photographers need an injection of inspiration to keep going and we thank John for providing it in abundance on this occasion.
You can follow John and see his work on his website, blog and Flickr gallery at the links below.
Website: http://www.johnfinnphotography.com/
Blog: carrigman.wordpress.com
Flickr Gallery: http://www.johnfinnphotography.com/section619148.html
