An evening With Paul Killeen

On Friday 16^th January the first formal meeting of the new year, club members welcomed Belfast photographer Paul Killeen, an award winning fine art landscape photographer . Pauls work is exemplified with ethereal image made both at home and abroad. Paul is a fine art landscape photographer from Northern Ireland, and known for his atmosand emotionally resonant images of the natural world. Making images throughout Ireland and abroad passion is to capture ethereal beauty in his work . Paul has received international recognition and multiple awards including UK Landscape Photographer of the Year [collection 10],UK Landscape Photographer of the year [collection 15] -Black and WhiteCategory Winner 2022, World Landscape Photographer 2020- Shortlist listed, World Landscape Photographer 2022- Overall Winner. Pauls work has been featured in various photographic magazines and publications.

Rather than documenting locations Paul aims to to convey feeling and stillness ,inviting inviting viewers to slow down and form a deep connection with the landscape, and with a refined minimalist approach he continues to establish himself as a distinctive voice in contemporary landscape photography.

Paul is a purist at heart and strives to achieve results in camera preferring to be on location rather than at a computer doing post capture work in software .

What sets Pauls work apart is an ability to capture mood with soft light .mist and minimalist composition . Whether in a windswept shoreline or deep within a woodland environment, Paul captures fleeting moments which reveal a poetic interpenetration which he visualises in his mind before firing the camera shutter. This sensitive approach results in the presentation of each image with the dedication and care that reflects his relation with the environment he so ably captures .

Paul runs 1-2-1 workshops mentoring photographers of all ability and is passionate in helping others develop their photography, taking satisfaction in seeing others improve and progress.

Pauls outstanding work can be viewed online at https://linktr.ee/paulkilleenphotography on Instagram and on 500px.

Many thanks to Paul for a most entertaining evening, and for sharing his fabulous work .

Next Week Inter Club Round Four, the theme is Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) Photography

Edward McCavana BNDCC Information Officer

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