Paul Gaffney

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Paul Gaffney (born 1979) [1] is an Irish landscape photographer. His book We Make the Path by Walking was made on long distance walks across southern Europe. [2] [3]

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Life and work

Gaffney gained a diploma in documentary photography from the University of Wales, Newport and an MFA in photography from Ulster University in Belfast. [4]

His first book, We Make the Path by Walking (self-published, 2013), is a collection of landscape photographs made on walking trips through rural Spain, Portugal, and France. long-distance walking, as a form of meditation and personal change, was integral to his creative practice. [2] In total Gaffney walked more than 3,500 kilometres. [5] [6] The book Stray (2016) was photographed in a dense pine forest in almost total darkness. The book Perigee (2017) was also made in forests, photographed by the light of the full moon. [7]

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Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions or with one other

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References

  1. https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Paul-Gaffney/3E161986D584F4E0/Biography
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  6. Padley, Gemma. "We Make the Path by Walking by Paul Gaffney". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
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