About me..


Hi there!...
My name is David Kennedy and welcome to my photography blog.

My interest in photography was renewed with passion during an amazing trip which I undertook in 2007. I had purchased my first digital SLR camera in years while on a few days stop-over in Hong Kong en-route to Australia for a month.

I had left my "small steps first" policy at home and threw caution to the wind, jumped in at the deep end and purchased a Nikon D3 12 Megapixel camera. Since then I have become hooked on photography. Of course buying a camera does not stop here , being a tech/gadget must have victim, I succumbed early to the dreaded "NAS" disease (Nikon acquisition syndrome) and have... well let's say, spent waaaay too much money on Lens and stuff!!

To try and define my particular style of photography I would have to say that there is not any one specific element, just what my eye finds interesting and if there is a story behind the image.

So while I maintain a keen interest in photography, I also feel the need to improve my skills and understanding of the subject. Recently, with some nervous trepidation I have returned to education after a 31 year absence ...WOW!.. where did they go!.. that was way too fast for my liking. I am currently undertaking a Diploma/BA in photographic media at Griffith College Dublin. It has turned my opinions and understanding on photography upside down.
Photography now is more then taking a snapshot. I am now in search of the elusive artistic gene which I know is in me somewhere! One can learn a lot from photography's fascinating development down through it's history and of course the many famous photographers whose work continues to inspire the new photographers of today. Sometimes I have a tendency to think my photography is good and I am soon brought back down to earth by visiting the library to research some photographers that are on my reading list in college.

At least I getting the inspiration to improve!

My favorite at the moment is the remarkably talented and exceptional Mary Ellen Mark. Her style of black & white images recording many of the social issues faced by people who are left outside the borders of America's society are truly powerful and thought provoking. I look forward to this new learning experience ahead to improve my photographic ability and to find my inner artistry!

I hope you enjoy my "Random Image" from time to time

Thanks for stopping by.....

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Mount Everest and beyond...

                                                         Nikon D3 f2.0@1/1250 85 mm


So, I decided to play Jedward's latest CD for  them... not quite the response I had anticipated.


With current media news all about our continuing woes in the financial markets, IMF interventions, and threats to the stability of the Eurozone. It is relativity easy to believe our problems have or will become insurmountable.


This uncertainty can all too quickly lead to a sense of hopelessness in our everyday lives. In the picture above, I cannot help but see some glimmer of hope for the future. Ok... it is a bit of a cliche, but if a five and three year old can make the decision to approach an impossible climb with no fear and only a positive can do attitude, you have got to admire the effort and belief.


( A quick intervention for safety reasons took place immediately after image was taken! ) 


So, as adults have we lost these attributes? Has fear stifled our ambition and beliefs?


What we now require from our leaders and decision makers is an effort, decision, and belief for the future.


Sometimes, I think we should listen more to our younger generation, wisdom can be found in abundance here too.


Now... I know I have the best of the Bay City Rollers album here somewhere...


Kids ,come back, I've found it! 


    
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  1. Julia Gelezova25 October 2011 at 13:37

    Haha very good! I know I'm going to enjoy following this blog from a writing point of view as well as visual. Very clever!

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