POTD – Flip off

Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North America and i had my first solo international exhibition in New Zealand. I have been the recipient of a number of grants from the …

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POTD – Here mate. Take my photae

How could i refuse? Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North America and i had my first solo international exhibition in New Zealand. I have been the recipient of a number …

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I understand the logic

Apparently Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North America and i had my first solo international exhibition in New Zealand. I have been the recipient of a number of grants from …

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POTD – Celtic Tiger Prawn

Found in a side street off Templebar Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North America and i had my first solo international exhibition in New Zealand. I have been the recipient …

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POTD – Marrow seller Iron Market Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Marrow seller  at the newly re opened Iron Market Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North America and i had my first solo international exhibition in New Zealand. I …

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POTD – Another scrawl

This appeared last week near the Connswater bridge after reports of suspicious activity As the linked report notes there actually haven’t been any abductions Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North …

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POTD – A is for….

Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North America and i had my first solo international exhibition in New Zealand. I have been the recipient of a number of grants from the …

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POTD – New Lawn

Rolls of turf prior to being laid in the grounds of City Hall.  The X-mas continental market (food and drink as culture) leaves the grass dead hence the replacement. Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and …

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POTD – Short Strand Mural

Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North America and i had my first solo international exhibition in New Zealand. I have been the recipient of a number of grants from the …

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One from every month

A mosaic of photographs to sign off this year. I’ve chosen them for a variety of reasons primarily because i like them and in the case of bottom left to remember a friend lost this year. By and large i have enjoyed my blogging here on slugger though the tedious whataboutery and shooting the messenger is…..well…… tedious. Thanks to Mick and Paul for having faith in me and giving me slugger as a platform to perhaps educate, entertain and illustrate …

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Photograph of the Day – You don’t say?

under a weeks accumulated snow,ice,slush,grit ,shit and litter. Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North America and i had my first solo international exhibition in New Zealand. I have been the …

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Photograph of the Day – David

I have seen David around and about, never managing to get his portrait for one reason or another. So when i saw him the other day i asked if i could get a portrait and he said yes…… Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here …

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John Harrison RIP

News of the overnight death of photographer John Harrison will have shocked everyone who knew him. He was a gentleman of the highest order and his easy manner and unerring eye ensured that he was able to capture photographs that will last long into the future. I always found John to be encouraging and thoughtful during our encounters and i can still hardly believe that i won’t bump into him again. My sincerest condolences to his wife Mandy and their …

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Photograph of the Day – who said white elephant?

Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North America and i had my first solo international exhibition in New Zealand. I have been the recipient of a number of grants from the …

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Photograph of the Day – Up for grabs

Last night of my exhibition tonight and all the 1500+  photographs are up for grabs. Yes folks it’s TtV Takeaway night. I’ll be sad to see the exhibition go but as i’ve said elsewhere it’s about the sharing nature of the internet hence the giveaway. The collaborative possibilities of social networking led to 27+ exponents of the Through the Viewfinder technique sending work from around the world, making this the largest exhibition of the technique to be ever held. For …

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Photograph of the Day – Base artists mosaic

Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North America and i had my first solo international exhibition in New Zealand. I have been the recipient of a number of grants from the …

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Photograph of the Day – Old friends

Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North America and i had my first solo international exhibition in New Zealand. I have been the recipient of a number of grants from the …

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Photograph of the Day – Let the hanging begin

For those interested i’m installing my exhibition today and tomorrow. I’ll be displaying 1050 portraits which hopefully will show not just the diversity of Belfast and it’s changing face(s) but also the people i photographed using the 2 camera technique ‘Through the Viewfinder’. There is also going to be a wall of TtV photographs sent by other TTv’ers around the world. At last count there are 18 packages waiting on me to open and display TtV photographs from as far …

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