A blog by Photographer Patrick McHugh

A pale wonderland at the Grand Palais in Paris. Marc Jacobs produced a beautiful show of crisp pastels. The models were placed on a carousel for a spectacular opening to the show. British Vogue’s Show report is HERE

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§105 · January 25, 2012 · fashion, Fashion Industry, Fashion Shows, Fashion Video · (No comments) ·


    A beautiful short film hosted on nowness.com by filmmakers Jamie Delaney and Keith Nally. The film was made in collaboration with heritage enthusiast and Acne Paper Editor Charlotte Rey. Molloys is one of the last remaining weavers of tweed in western Ireland. Their location is the windswept and barren hills of Donegal on the [...]

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§102 · January 17, 2012 · Art, Fashion Industry, Fashion Video · (No comments) ·


Someone asked me once ……what is art? The answer I gave “Art is something you appreciate over time, indeed, every time you encounter a particular work it has blossomed in your consciousness even more, it has become more beautiful than before.” Of course my friend believed I was talking about oil paintings, many people relate [...]

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§93 · December 14, 2011 · Art · (No comments) ·


The Chanel Spring Summer show 2012 was hosted on an incredibly lavish set. A undersea fantasy of giant sea shells and white seaweed, built downstairs in the Grand Palais in Paris. A full scale production, cost not a factor. There is no recession in Luxury. The Vogue report is HERE.

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§49 · December 9, 2011 · Fashion Shows · (No comments) ·


As a fashion photographer a conversation I have regularly with young women is ‘how to be a model’ ? Those aspiring models email or call me and I repeat the same information over and over again on the modeling industry and modeling agencies. Honestly  there is no easy answer on how to be a model. [...]

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§17 · November 15, 2011 · Fashion Industry · (No comments) ·


  The nice folks over at FashionServed.com have kindly featured a shoot we did some time ago in the big Apple. The site it self is a great place to visit for some inspiration when it comes to conceptual fashion photography. If you would like to have a look click here

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§14 · October 2, 2011 · fashion, Fashion Photography · (No comments) ·


  Worked with Eddie Shanahan and a great crew at Ballyfin Demesne recently. The buildings have been lovingly restored over the last decade and it is now open again. Eddie sourced some great Irish fashion, Ivey Sullivan as always was organising hair and makeup and Chloe Loughnane from Morgan was our muse for the day. [...]

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§10 · September 9, 2011 · Fashion Photography · (No comments) ·


I have some work featured in an Exhibition in

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§22 · August 1, 2011 · Exhibitions · (No comments) ·


We all remember ‘The September Issue‘, a very difficult movie to see as it was not a major release. ‘Bill Cuningham New York’most likely will be a movie you will have to buy to enjoy. The film released in March 2011 is an intimate portrait of Bill Cunningham, the 80 year old New York Times [...]

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§39 · May 9, 2011 · Fashion Photography, Fashion Video · (No comments) ·


A recent piece on the BBC with Anna Wintour commenting on the Global influence of the late Alexander McQueen. Anna Wintour previewed the upcoming exhibition at the the Metropolitan Museum in New York Summer 2011. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
May 4, 2011–July 31, 2011
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, 2nd floor

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§41 · April 9, 2011 · Fashion Industry, Fashion Video · (No comments) ·