Writers tend to be very good company, which is one of the reasons I really like photographing them. I also know it how tough being a writer can be, so I do what I can to make sure at least they have a good photograph. Please click on any image to enter a slideshow.
Booker Prize long-listed novelist Elaine Feeney, shot for Literature Ireland as part of a series of portraits of great Irish writers.
She’s been described by the Guardian as “ the best female poet in these islands”. The portrait is part of a series of great Irish writers for Literature Ireland.
“This is by far the best photograph of me I've ever had. No surprise there, but it has a great sense of life to it.” Fintan O’Toole
When I met him for the portrait, I mentioned how much I'd enjoyed reading about his testicle in his stunning cancer diary in the London Review of Books. He smiled and reached into his pocket, saying he had it in a small glass jar if I'd like to see it?
I politely declined.
