Donegal photographer hangs up his digital camera after 4 a long time – The Irish Times

After greater than 4 a long time capturing the very pulse of Donegal and its folks, photographer Declan Doherty has compiled a set of his work.

A photojournalist with the Donegal News regional newspaper, the Letterkenny native not too long ago closed the door on his workplace darkroom for the final time, having retired.

However, these not accustomed to his work now have the prospect to see it up shut and private on the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny.

Declan Doherty’s Donegal accommodates 400 pictures from the a whole lot of 1000’s of pictures he has captured throughout these years.

It is, no doubt, probably the most concise photographic assortment of the county, its folks and the occasions which have formed it over the previous half-century.

From gorgeous pictures of Hollywood actor Meryl Streep visiting Glenties on the premiere of Brian Friel’s movie Dancing at Lughnasa in 1998 to native elections, tragic occasions and every part in between, Doherty acted because the eyes of a era of readers.

His work has additionally appeared on the entrance pages of a lot of Ireland’s nationwide newspapers, together with The Irish Times, throughout these 4 a long time.

Curated by the cultural centre’s former director Shaun Hannigan, Doherty’s work is among the final true photographic compilations to cross seamlessly from black-and-white movie growth to digital images, all the time conserving the topic to the fore of his body.

It is properly price travelling to Co Donegal to see earlier than it closes on Saturday, March 14th.