Geoff McGrath Photography

Geoff McGrath Photography Welcome to Geoff McGrath Photography (ABPA, ASWPP & ASINWP). I’m a Photographer, Writer & Digital Artist from Northern Ireland.

Award Winning Portrait & Landscape Photographer from Donaghadee, Co.Down.

Back doing what I love…
14/07/2026

Back doing what I love…

Back when I was leading iPhoneography workshops for Libraries NI, I created a series called "Heroes & Villains."I'm sure...
07/07/2026

Back when I was leading iPhoneography workshops for Libraries NI, I created a series called "Heroes & Villains."

I'm sure you'll recognise more that a few. In fact, some of my cosplay friends are among them!

In 2002/3 I took the kids over to Heaton Park in Manchester to hear WWMT, Tait and others.... There was a skatepark er...
30/06/2026

In 2002/3 I took the kids over to Heaton Park in Manchester to hear WWMT, Tait and others.... There was a skatepark erected for the weekend...

Recently, my father surprised me. A number of years ago, I took this image as part of a series around Belfast City Cent...
10/06/2026

Recently, my father surprised me. A number of years ago, I took this image as part of a series around Belfast City Centre at night. It formed part of a portfolio of work I did for an HND. The portfolio was full of landscapes which I had grown to love....

I recently took this set of prints to him and asked him to choose one to frame.... Surprisingly for me, he chose this.

Its one of my favourites too. Belfast Lagan River with the M3 Overpass.

Today I reworked another image I'd taken that same day of Slemish.. This was taken with the Fuji. Using a filter from "...
22/05/2026

Today I reworked another image I'd taken that same day of Slemish.. This was taken with the Fuji. Using a filter from "Pattakespictures." I caught myself thinking about what others would like to see and was reminded to process it for me. So this is it. As I like it. This was what it felt like on the day. A quite day of reflection, I just spotted this view of Slemish through the trees and wrestled the car to a stop at the side of the road.

Its not a view of Slemish I'm used to, but I liked it.

02/05/2026

So I’ve had my new camera a few months now and for the first time yesterday I have started to feel comfortable using it. I’ve always chosen well and also never felt the need for full-frame, but I was starting to think I’d bought a clanger this time.

I’m starting to think that as I get older it’s taking a lot longer for things to sink in lol 😝

I've just made this my FB cover image and I wanted to post the full photo as well.The very first landscape I ever rememb...
29/04/2026

I've just made this my FB cover image and I wanted to post the full photo as well.

The very first landscape I ever remember seeing was a photograph by local Ballymena photographer, . Jack was mainly known as a wedding and portrait photographer and he and my father were good friends for many years.

I only got to know Jack as he photographed me for a prayer card and then was my wedding photographer back in 1986. As my dad returned to photographing weddings, I assisted him and Jack (recently retired) would come along for a day out. I would later take over from my dad, and both of them would then accompany me. It was a great opportunity to watch Jack work and I learned a lot from him.

However, I remember seeing a photograph that he took of Slemish Mountain, famous as the place where Saint Patrick was a herded pigs while a slave in Ireland. Slemish was so often visible if you were driving around the outskirts of the town, a constant in your visage. And so through Jack's work, it stuck with me. When I moved overseas to work, I took a copy of his image with me.... to remind me of home.

I have since lost that old photograph, but I often thought about going myself and trying to recreate the shot. This was my best effort. And so I dedicate this to his memory. Hard to believe that he passed away some 10 years ago next month. Jack was always so encouraging and saw a better photographer in me that I did. I hope he would be pleased with this image.

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