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{{Short description|Irish photographer}}
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'''Paul Gaffney''' (born 1979)<ref>https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Paul-Gaffney/3E161986D584F4E0/Biography</ref> is an Irish [[Landscape photography|landscape photographer]] for whom long distance walking is integral to his artistic process.<ref name="aestheticamagazine">{{Cite web |title=Aesthetica Magazine - Paul Gaffney and Michal Iwanowski, Ffotogallery, Cardiff |url=https://aestheticamagazine.com/paul-gaffney-michal-iwanowski-ffotogallery-cardiff/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=[[Aesthetica]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Source Magazine: Thinking Through Photography - The Photography and Sound Issue |url=https://www.source.ie/sound/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=[[Source (photography magazine)]]}}</ref>
'''Paul Gaffney''' (born 1979)<ref>https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Paul-Gaffney/3E161986D584F4E0/Biography</ref> is an Irish [[Landscape photography|landscape photographer]]. His book ''We Make the Path by Walking'' was made on long distance walks across southern Europe.<ref name="aestheticamagazine">{{Cite web |title=Aesthetica Magazine - Paul Gaffney and Michal Iwanowski, Ffotogallery, Cardiff |url=https://aestheticamagazine.com/paul-gaffney-michal-iwanowski-ffotogallery-cardiff/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=[[Aesthetica]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Source Magazine: Thinking Through Photography - The Photography and Sound Issue |url=https://www.source.ie/sound/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=[[Source (photography magazine)]]}}</ref>


==Life and work==
==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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.paulgaffneyphotography.com/About |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Paul Gaffney}}</ref>
Gaffney gained a diploma in documentary photography from the [[University of Wales, Newport]] and an MFA in photography from [[Ulster University]] in Belfast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.paulgaffneyphotography.com/About |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Paul Gaffney}}</ref>


[[Long-distance trail|Long distance walking]] is integral to his work as a photographer.<ref name="aestheticamagazine"/> His first book, ''We Make the Path by Walking'' (self-published, 2013), is a collection of [[Landscape photography|landscape photographs]] made on walking trips through rural Spain, Portugal, and France. In total Gaffney walked more than 3,500 kilometres.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fussell |first=Genevieve |date=2014-05-19 |title=Paul Gaffney's "We Make the Path by Walking" |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/paul-gaffneys-we-make-the-path-by-walking |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Padley |first=Gemma |title=We Make the Path by Walking by Paul Gaffney |url=https://www.1854.photography/2013/11/we-make-the-path-by-walking-by-paul-gaffney-book-review/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=British Journal of Photography |language=en-GB}}</ref> 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.<ref name="photomuseumireland">{{Cite web |title=Gallery of Photography Ireland exhibition archive, Perigee, Paul Gaffney. Photography from Ireland. |url=https://photomuseumireland.ie/perigee |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Photo Museum Ireland |language=en-US}}</ref>
His first book, ''We Make the Path by Walking'' (self-published, 2013), is a collection of [[Landscape photography|landscape photographs]] made on walking trips through rural Spain, Portugal, and France. [[Long-distance trail|long-distance walking]], as a form of meditation and personal change, was integral to his creative practice.<ref name="aestheticamagazine"/> In total Gaffney walked more than 3,500 kilometres.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fussell |first=Genevieve |date=2014-05-19 |title=Paul Gaffney's "We Make the Path by Walking" |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/paul-gaffneys-we-make-the-path-by-walking |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Padley |first=Gemma |title=We Make the Path by Walking by Paul Gaffney |url=https://www.1854.photography/2013/11/we-make-the-path-by-walking-by-paul-gaffney-book-review/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=British Journal of Photography |language=en-GB}}</ref> 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.<ref name="photomuseumireland">{{Cite web |title=Gallery of Photography Ireland exhibition archive, Perigee, Paul Gaffney. Photography from Ireland. |url=https://photomuseumireland.ie/perigee |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Photo Museum Ireland |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
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*''Paul Gaffney/Michal Iwanowski'', [[Ffotogallery]], [[Turner House Gallery]], Penarth, Wales, February–March 2014. ''We Make the Path by Walking'' by Gaffney and ''Clear of People'' by [[Michal Iwanowski]].<ref name="aestheticamagazine"/>
*''Paul Gaffney/Michal Iwanowski'', [[Ffotogallery]], [[Turner House Gallery]], Penarth, Wales, February–March 2014. ''We Make the Path by Walking'' by Gaffney and ''Clear of People'' by [[Michal Iwanowski]].<ref name="aestheticamagazine"/>
*''Perigee'', Photo Museum Ireland, Dublin, October–November 2019<ref name="photomuseumireland"/>
*''Perigee'', Photo Museum Ireland, Dublin, October–November 2019<ref name="photomuseumireland"/>

==See also==
*[[Walking Artists Network]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 28 September 2024

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]

Life and work

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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]

Publications

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  • We Make the Path by Walking. Self-published, 2013. Includes the poem "Caminante no hay camino" by Antonio Machado. Edition of 1000 copies.
  • Stray. Self-published, 2016. Edition of 50 copies.
  • Perigee. Self-published in association with National Audiovisual Centre, Luxembourg, 2017. Two books in an edition of 750 copies.

Exhibitions

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Solo exhibitions or with one other

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Paul-Gaffney/3E161986D584F4E0/Biography
  2. ^ a b c "Aesthetica Magazine - Paul Gaffney and Michal Iwanowski, Ffotogallery, Cardiff". Aesthetica. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  3. ^ "Source Magazine: Thinking Through Photography - The Photography and Sound Issue". Source (photography magazine). Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  4. ^ "About". Paul Gaffney. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  5. ^ Fussell, Genevieve (2014-05-19). "Paul Gaffney's "We Make the Path by Walking"". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  6. ^ Padley, Gemma. "We Make the Path by Walking by Paul Gaffney". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  7. ^ a b "Gallery of Photography Ireland exhibition archive, Perigee, Paul Gaffney. Photography from Ireland". Photo Museum Ireland. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
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