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.....

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Show me the money!!

I have been confined to the house over the last few days trying to catch up on college work during the assignment week... Panic button firmly pressed and we are now on RED ALERT!!


 But today cabin fever descended upon me and I had to get out and head to the college to try some prints and scans in the darkroom and after another disappointing afternoon ( more frustrating then disappointing .. I do enjoy the work :-)  while driving the journey home in mild traffic gridlock I pondered the question "Is it all really worth all  the effort?" "What kind of photographer will I be at the end of the process?" "Will I be able to make a living from it?" All tough questions with no answers and no crystal ball to help either.


Is there any financial reward  to be had  in photography? Well .... the answer is YES!







Cindy Shermann- Self Portrait
Courtesy of Christie's











In May 2011, this single photograph sold by Christie's auction house in New York fetched the sum of $3,890,500 dollars, Yes I will repeat that again... $3,890,500 dollars. That's $109,500 dollars shy of $4 million. Hell, at this stage lets just call it  $4 Million, what's 100 grand at this point for a photograph? It is the most expensive photograph ever sold in  world history. The photograph is a self portrait by the US photographer Cindy Shermann taken in 1981 named Untitled *96. The buyer was a New York art dealer representing a private art collector. How this vast amount of money was achieved is anybody's guess. But it is alleged the sale had come down to two serious bidders wanting the same thing and of course in a bidding war... winning is everything! So.. do you think it's worth nearly $4 Million? If you do I might have a couple of images from my collection you might be interested in :-) 
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