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Why Would You Do That?

Just because I post a photo on the Internet, it does not give anyone the right to grab a copy and use it on their own site.  It certainly does not give anyone the right to edit that image and remove it's watermark! Why do I say this?  Well, a Music, Art, Film and Food print/online magazine here in Ireland did just that with one of my images. Was I annoyed when I saw the image on their site?  Yes!  Was I even more annoyed when I realised just what they had done?  Oh hell yes!! I contacted the editor of the magazine and got the 'oh it was the intern' excuse.  That's not a valid excuse.  If they are an intern, they are there to learn under your guidance, you should have noticed the issue.  The buck stops with you, the editor. Back in 2018, the European Court of Justice ruled that you the consent of the photographer if you wish to use their work online. The judges said: “The posting on a website of a photograph that was freely accessible on another website with the consent

A Beautiful Affair

Back in May, I headed off to see Leslie Dowdall and Mike Hanrahan play a gig here in Naas.  I'd seen Leslie play on a few previous occasions, and I was a big fan of In Tua Nua.  I'd never seen Mike play before, but I was well aware of Stockton's Wing, so this had all the makings of a great night.

Over the course of the night, I took a few photos and, as normal, posted them on the #IrishMusicParty over on Twitter the following Monday night.  Somehow Mike saw the photographs and really liked the photo below.


He liked it so much that he ended up using it in his latest book 'A Beautiful Affair' (available from all good booksellers).


So yeah... That's the story of how one of my photos ended up in a book... Oh and the book itself, it's rather beautiful, a great read.  Check it out!

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