Deasy Photography Studio

Padraic Deasy has been named as The Irish Professional Photographer of the Year.  The awards were held on Sunday night at a black tie gala ball at the Burlington Hotel and are dubbed as ‘the Oscar’s’ of the professional Irish photography world recognising excellence, creativity and innovation through the medium of photography.

Last year Padraic won several awards for his work including the prestigious title of European Portrait Photographer of the Year, this new accolade sees Padraic being declared the best photographer in the country across all category types, not just portrait photography. 2,000 pieces of work were submitted to the judging panel of The Irish Professional Photographers Association, but it was the striking and evocative work by Padraic which caught their attention.

Padraic was judged over various submissions he made over the last twelve months and featured a very comprehensive body of work.  Four stunning black and white portraits of four old people, shot by themselves in a classic, fine-art photography style were finally selected.  The subjects characters and personalities were captured beautifully in the photographs.

Padraic was not available to attend the awards in person as he and his wife Sonia were in Cabo, Mexico where they were guest speakers at a conference held by The Society of XXV, a group which represents the top twenty five portrait photographers in the world.  Membership to this elite group of photographers is by election only and to be asked not only to join this prestigious society but to present to them is a major achievement and a great honour.

Padraic accepted the award from IPPA President Garreth Byrne via a live Skype video conference. The winning images can be seen below.