Liam Murphy

THREAD

2011-09-29T15:53:00.010+01:00

Finally getting around to uploading images I took for the 1st issue of THREAD Magazine.

Here's a selection of images featured in the magazine and some extra bonus ones.

Styled by Angela Scanlon.

Make-up by Julianna Grogan.

Hair by Aimee Murphy.

What day is it?

2011-06-24T12:57:00.006+01:00

I was working in Kiev recently and our hotel had those Willy Wonka style glass elevators. They didn't fly out through the ceiling, but they did have carpets which told you what day of the week it was! Every day at midnight on the dot the carpets were changed, amazing.

A Love Story....in Milk

2011-06-24T12:36:00.005+01:00

If you ever doubted that you could get emotionally involved with a milk carton check out this new promo for 'Friends of the Earth'.

Directed and edited by the very talented all round good guy Danann Breathnach.

http://vimeo.com/23627164

Jamaica

2011-04-28T15:20:00.013+01:00

I was lucky enough to travel to Jamaica last month for an advertising commission. An amazing country, great people and lovely rum! Despite the fact that everything gets done in Jamaican time, (slow & steady like a good reggae tune), following lots of hard work we were all really happy with the results.

I've already uploaded some images from the trip on to my website. Here are some more which didn't have space to live there. I concentrated on taking portraits of the people we met during pre production and on the shoots.

Gilbert

Ridley Gibbs, Fisherman

Orwell

Kemar Reid, Fisherman

Brendon

Mr Joseph, Groundskeeper

Roger Wilson, Weaver

Winston

Ricky

Richard Phoenix, Boom box man

Nordell Levin, Fruit seller

Mr Wilson, Security guard

Carlos, Traffic policeman

Cleaner, Port Royal fire station

Traffic policeman

Roy Brown, Fisherman

Snoop

Stall owner, Coronation market

Shopper, Coronation market

Fruit seller, Coronation market

Spectator

Fisherman

Poda's legs

Baggot Street Bridge

2010-12-07T15:56:00.014Z

A selection of work from my ongoing project Baggot Street Bridge is currently on show at the Gallery of Photography, Temple Bar as part of it's Showcase Exhibition.
The project has been shortlisted for the Gallery of Photography Artist's Award. You can vote for the Showcase People's Award at the gallery and the exhibition will run until January 30th 2011.

Baggot Street Bridge is a long-term project that attempts to capture private emotions in a public setting.

It comprises a series of portraits of individuals caught in transit across Dublin’s Baggot Street Bridge. Shot from the four bases of the structure, subjects are seen in elevation on the crest of the bridge. The portraits are uncontrived and the subjects are, to the greatest degree possible, unwitting.

The bridge provides a constant and familiar place of anchorage, upon which a diversity of emotion is visible. It is through the juxtaposition of this typically crowded urban environment with the singularity of the individuals that Baggot Street Bridge finds the focus of its theme: the intrigue of impenetrable introspection.

Visible clues to the subjects’ everyday realties are intentionally avoided; their professions, destinations and more remaining unexplained; leaving the viewer open to query each untold story, and each personal emotion. These stories and these emotions are what we see and don’t see every day, with each of us acting intermittently as both subject and viewer.

Baggot Street Bridge, North

Baggot Street Bridge, East

Baggot Street Bridge, South

Baggot Street Bridge, West

UNICEF 'Believe in Zero' Campaign

2010-10-22T19:13:00.010+01:00

I've been shooting portraits for UNICEF's 'Believe in Zero' campaign since September last year.

Some of my images have just gone up on buildings all across Dublin.

They are Big!

Website Spring clean

2010-02-10T13:57:00.003Z

The good news is that my photography website has just been updated with new work and commissions.

The bad news is that some older work had to be taken off to make way for the new work.

But the good news is that these images have found a new home on my blog. Check out the last 3 posts. Enjoy!

Places

2010-02-10T13:44:00.003Z

These are some images of places I've been that have caught my eye.

Fashion

2010-02-10T13:30:00.004Z

These are editorial shoots which were commissioned by Irish Tatler and The K Club Magazine.

People

2010-02-10T13:12:00.007Z

Some photos of people that used to be on my website

Snowy Pembrokeshire

2010-02-10T12:58:00.003Z

It snowed heavy one Saturday last month. Here's how it looked around my way...

Brilliant Newspiece!

2009-07-09T21:32:00.003+01:00

One of my images, 'CandleMan', is the overall winner of The Pictureworks Art Competition 2009. The image was shot in a church in Copacabana, Bolivia.

As part of the prize the image will be printed on 50,000 postcards which will be available at over 300 locations throughout Ireland from this week.

A very bad blogger

2009-07-09T21:28:00.004+01:00

Yes indeed, I have been a very bad blogger of late.

I was away in South America for 2 months over Christmas and only now (6 months later, I know!) am I getting round to posting the images. You will find lots of new work from my travels already on my photography website, I will post all the rest here.

I hope you enjoy!

South America - People

2009-07-09T19:47:00.013+01:00

Some images of people from my travels in South America

My Argentian counterpart

Bolivian women like their hats...

...and their pigtails and skirts

Salar di Uyuni, Bolivia

Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio di Janeiro

More Bolivian hats

South America - Places

2009-07-09T19:02:00.013+01:00

Some images of interesting places I came across in South America

This was taken from the side of a mountain in Bolivia. The woman just walked into the frame at the last second

I love the man on the anvil!

A village in Bolivia

La Paz, Bolivia. A fantastically hectic capital city, crammed into a valley

Three views of Cusco, Peru

All the above were taken in the Bolivian countryside around the Salar De Uyuni region, a magical place

A long and winding Peruvian road

The sky from Isla del Sol, Bolivia

Two views of Iguazu Falls on the Argentian/ Brazilian border. They are huge. You feel utterly insignificant beside them

Machu Picchu, Peru at dawn

View of Machu Picchu atop Wayna Picchu

South America - Random

2009-07-09T18:21:00.009+01:00

What follows are random photos from South America that I couldn't really categorize.

Liked all these textures and shapes..

Coming from a very Catholic family, I've seen my fair share of cribs. This one in Brazil is the weirdest/ ugliest I ever did see.

They love their classic American cars in Argentina, they're everywhere. I took lots of photos of them, this was my favourite car.

Some funny signs

A bored Brazilian dog

For all you fashion snobs...

A rather cool record shop in Buenos Aires. They stocked lots of 'Los Beatles'

Places

2008-10-07T13:16:00.010+01:00

As much as possible, I try and carry a camera around with me wherever I go. These photographs are of some of those places. Some of the images were taken with my digital camera, others shot on film.

Holga

2008-10-06T20:35:00.003+01:00

A Holga camera is a cheap plastic 120 film camera. Its a fantastically terrible camera, it only has two aperture settings, the body leaks light onto the film and the even the lens is made of crappy plastic. But all this adds to the unmistakeable quality of Holga images which are often blurred and vignetted. I love it, as you just never know what you are going to get. These are some of my favourite photos taken with my Holga.

Bikes

2008-10-06T20:20:00.004+01:00

When not falling off them, I like bikes. Heres a collection of photos of bikes, the majority of which were taken on a recent holiday around cycle loving Holland.

Animals

2008-10-06T20:01:00.008+01:00

Who doesn't love animals? The cat's name is Rocco, no idea about the rest of them.

Assorted

2008-10-06T18:18:00.014+01:00

An assortment of photographs that I can't really categorize into sections. Basically the fruits of always carrying a camera around with me.

Fashion

2008-10-06T17:14:00.013+01:00

Here are some of my fashion images which didn't make it on to my website. Some were shot here in Ireland, some from my time working in Milan. They are mostly commissioned work, a couple are tests.

People

2008-10-02T18:15:00.012+01:00

Generally I like people. Here are a collection of photographs of people. Some are family, some are friends and some are random strangers. Many of the images were taken here in Ireland, some on various travels.