Genius Loci ‘spirit of a place’

Last week we had a very special Guest Speaker in. Inaki Hernandes-Lasa. Inaki is a well-known Architectural photographer. Spanish by birth he has been living in Ireland for nearly 20 years now, originally in Dublin and for the last 10 years in Limerick. He is currently a member of Limerick Camera Club and was at […]

On The Podium for ‘The Shield’ 2019

Last week we celebrated the rather unexpected success of our 3rd place finish at the IPF National Shield in Kilkenny. The slide show attached has some great images from the day and after at the club night celebrating a great result. On the following club night we had a most entertaining presentation from the winning contributors […]

Blarney’s Henry Does the Business!

Fota Wildlife Park opens its first photography exhibition at Cork Airport featuring the winners and runners up from their summer photography competition• Best photograph by a camera club photographer- Winner – Henry O’Brien from Blackrock, Cork of Blarney Camera ClubRunner Up – Heather Rice of Mountrath, Co. Laois, of Mountrath and District Camera Club • Best […]

BPC Open Night

We had a fantastic “Open Night” on Thursday 19th with lots of visitors viewing the work of the members and adding some new names to the club. Here are a few shots taken by the in house reportage photographer Henry O’Brien…just a taste of the atmosphere. Thanks to all the members who showed up and […]

Blarney POTY 2019

Blarney Photography Club Photographer of the Year 2019 Winner Seamus Mulcahy · Runner up Tadhg Hurley · 3rd Des Daly Grade 1 – Best Colour Print Winner Tadhg Hurley · HM Seamus Mulcahy · HM Des Daly Grade 1 – Best Monochrome Print Winner Seamus Mulcahy · HM Fergal O’Callaghan · HM Michael Strapec Grade 1 – Best Projected Winner Tadhg Hurley · HM […]

Fergal O’Callaghan AIPF

As Blarney’s first ever Licentiate, Fergal presented his Associateship panel for assessment in Mullingar on Saturday May 11th and there was sustained applause from the audience when the panel was declared successful and this turned out to be the start of a very successful weekend for Blarney Photography Club. The panel is a fabulous and […]

The Rebels are 1st & 3rd!

A weekend to remember at the National Club Championships Blarney takes on the “Big Boys” at the National Club Championships and brings the Colour Title back Blarney for the first time in the club’s short history. The Colour Title has been the preserve of clubs who have won the FIAP World Cup for Clubs and to […]

Star of the County Down

A fabulous evening of wit, charm and oh yes….photography from Hugh Wilkinson. Now a Master of The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain since May 2018 ( One of only 4 on the Island of Ireland ) and previous winner of the Photographer of the Year from the IPF and Photographer of the Year from The […]

Club League – Round 1

Open Night 2018

Our annual Open Night last Thursday filled with photographs and members welcomed plenty of visitors to Blarney Photography Club. There were plenty of subscriptions forms taken and hopefully we will get a great crop of new photographers top the club. Special thanks to Henry for all the great images.