Photography : Patrick McHugh www.patrickmchugh.com
Concept & Production : Eddie Shanahan
Model : Chloe @ Morgan The Agency
Hair : Bridget Haren (Assisted by Danielle Lundy) – Salon 087 4116428 bgthaen@hotmail.com
Make up : Miriam Garcia Mortell – 087 617 8048 info@miriamgarciamortell.com
All jewellery : rebeccadavis.com
Photographed at Moy House, Lahinch, Co. Clare. Tel. 065 708 2800 www.moyhouse.com
I was trying to buy his recent book Irving Penn: Small Trades over the holidays but it seems to be sold out already. I will pop in to see the show this Spring. There is already a great buzz about it. There is a £10 ticket price. If you would like a cheaper option you can pop in free of charge to the NPG before Valentines day to see the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize Exhibit. I believe it was won this year by Paul Floyd Blake.
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This should be very interesting, apparently Mr. Nick Knight in association with the venerable i_D Magazine is holding court at Somerset House in London for most of December. He will be shooting there live and as it is the uber cool fashion exhibition space at the moment tickets are on sale so the average Joe can watch the action. Sounds like an interesting afternoon out in WC2.
I believe there is also a book published in conjunction with the event, the event I believe is part of the ongoing work that Knight’s SHOWstudio website has generated. The site has been a canvas for him and is developing into quite a popular stop for fashion and visiual art. The show and all the guest portraits can also be followed on the SHOWStudio blog.
Photo: Patrick McHugh holding the image "Gerard" outside the Red Rua Gallery Dublin, Ireland.
An exhibition to celebrate the publication of Norman Parkinson: A Very British Glamour 
One of the great pioneers of fashion photography, and a decisive influence on subsequent generations of fashion photographers, Norman Parkinson is famous for redefining glamour in fashion as something far more spontaneous and modern than it had ever been before him.
Another excuse to visit London and buy another coffee table book, a portrait of his long career from the 1930s through the 1980s, Louise Baring’s Norman Parkinson: A Very British Glamour is being published by Rizzoli in October 2009. Link
| Address: | Somerset House Trust
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There are some interesting photography shows upcoming at the National Portrait Gallery, one such exhibition is celebrating Twiggy’s successful career to date.
To accompany the display, the National Portrait Gallery has published a hard-back book Twiggy: A Life in Photographs in September. Early vibes are that the book is great. You can buy it from the npg website.
The show runs in Room 33 from the 19 September 2009 – 21 March 2010
It’s that time of the year again, the venerable Paris Photo rolls around. November is always a nice time in Paris as Autumn has finished, the dull dreary muted cityscape appears which I find strangely fascinating. It’s quieter and usually mild as winter has not yet set in.
Dates: Thursday 19th November – Sunday 22nd November, 2009
Opening: Wednesday 18th November 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (by invitation only)
Venue: Carrousel du Louvre, 99 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France
I have a few pieces in the show this year. Former Prime Minister Bertie Ahern opened the show which certainly created a buzz on Francis St. Great opening night party with revelers spilling out on to the street. The show runs for a month.
If you can pop by and have a look – 79 Francis St. Dublin 8, Ireland.
The street has developed into the city’s art barrio, so you can see quite an variety of visual art, as there are several galleries.