Photo Society display their talents
ON Friday night I headed for An Tain gallery in the Town Hall where Dundalk Photographic Society were hosting their end of year exhibition and a huge crowd had turned out specially for the occasion.
I was only in the door when I met up Barry Kieran from Ravensdale who was chatting to Marie Berrill from Oaklawns. Barry is with the society and had three pieces on show and Marie told me she was just there to support the night and said the images were ‘just class’.
After this I got talking to Mark Conroy from Dunmahon and Jessica O’Malley from Forkhill who said that Mark also had three on show and was delighted that the club had won the international award for the Photographic Society of America earlier in the year.
Not too long later I met up with Peter Rowland from Marlmount with his wife Amanda and kids Dillon and Niamh. Peter also had three on show and was a recipient of an award in the non-advanced section in the club. He said he’d been with the club for a while, took a break, but was now back with a vengeance.
After this I had the pleasure of meeting up with Frances Flynn from Wolfe Tone Terrace who was there with her mum Frances Snr from Legion Avenue and Thomas Gray from Manydown Close. They were awaiting the arrival of her dad Charlie at the exhibition because he had a few on show too. Making my way over to another group I then got talking to club secretary Paul Marry from Knockbridge who was there with his delightful wife Ann and mum Brigid. Paul had four photos on show and told me the club really are on the up and up, especially since they joined up with the Photographic Society of America four years ago and since then have entered and won divisions 4, 3, 2 and 1, which is a major accomplishment. He also said that new members are always welcome.
Not too long later I caught up with Darren Watters from Bay Estate and Finn Conroy Helen, Caroline, Grace and Cillian Martin.
from Parnell Park who told me they were there to support Finn’s brother Mark and were very impressed with the quality on show.
I then headed over for a word with Tommie and Venessa Kelly from Ardee who told me that Tommie had five images on show and they were both thoroughly enjoying the launch night.
Under cover from the Tain photographers were Liam Duffner and Simon O’Neill both from Ard Easmuinn who told me they were intimidated by the quality on show!
I the caught up with pho-
tographer Peter Jasa from Slovakia who had a few images on show and was with girlfriend Tatanya Cirbusova who were very impressed with the exhibition.
Finally, before I departed I met up with photographer Arthur Carron from Market Street who was busy immortalising the occasion after returning home from his adventures in India, an image from which won him the best in show on the night.
The exhibition plays host to 98 excellent images and runs in An Tain until 27th of this month and is definitely worth a visit.