Paul Gallagher

Paul Gallagher has been a fine art black and white landscape photographer for over 20 years, dedicating his photography to Northern England and the Scottish Highlands and photographing solely in medium and large format. He began his photographic career studying graphic and photography at Southport College of Fine Arts in Lancashire, England from which he gained a distinction in photography. This led him to work professionally at a commercial studio in Liverpool. Some years later Paul was invited to return to teach photography part-time at Southport College. He has been awarded an Associate from the Royal Photographic Society.

Recently Paul traded the dark room for the use of digital production of the fine art print. Paul’s techniques are very traditional in the field and he is adept in the use of the 5x4 view camera and the Zone System. The negatives are then scanned to produce high grade files and the darkroom work is now achieved digitally.

Paul is a regular keynote speaker to Photographic Societies throughout the North West of England regarding his work and techniques in both the use of large format equipment and fine art digital monochrome print production. He has recently been commissioned by the Environment Agency to photograph the regenerated landscapes of NW England’s industrial belt and he has also been commissioned by the BBC to photograph Glen Coe, Scotland.

Paul has been asked to write about his techniques, approach and the use of large format equipment and digital image production. He has had several articles published in national photographic publications. He has been featured in Best of Friends book published by Arem publishing and will be again in 2006. He was awarded the Bronze award for his Boat at Ardfern image and Arem Publishing is considered to be the selected excellence of monochrome workers from around the world. He is currently exhibiting and selling his work in seventeen galleries in the UK. He is in the process of completing his first book on monochrome photography which will be published in Autumn 2008.

Today Paul feels even stronger about his photography. He feels compelled to photograph and collect images; it is a way of life for him now. He finds himself constantly watching the light changing and visualizing pictures. Photography is intuitive to him. It is an intense relationship with the subject that drives Paul to seek out more of the infinite combination of subject and light. If he visualizes something that he feels is exceptional or unique then its’ capture is vital before the opportunity is missed.

Paul Gallagher has an Exhibition here.

Paul's Programnme

The SWPP 2008 Convention was an outstanding success,
we have 242 days to get ready for the 2009 convention - which starts on January 14, 2009

Photo Quote: Photography helps people to see. - Berenice Abbott American Photographer,