About the Photographer

Irish professional photographer Liam Lyons has worked all his life in the West of Ireland.  Aside from his commercial assignments he loves to photograph the Western landscape.  Living in a 200 year old stone cottage on the shores of Clew Bay, where Croagh Patrick, Ireland's holy mountain, comes and goes, forms and dissolves constantly in the sun and cloud, Liam is ideally placed to photograph his favourite subject matter.

Throughout his career, assignments by the Irish and International media have brought before his lens dignitaries such as Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Princess Grace of Monaco, Pope John Paul II, Nobel Prize and Lenin Prize winner Sean McBride S.C., Gene Kelly and many others.

He has had many successful exhibitions in the US and Europe.  His work has been published in international newspapers, magazines and books and has adorned many book covers.  Liam has made several TV appearances and given radio interviews in Ireland and in the US.  Last year he was appointed as an external examiner of the degree course in Photographic Studies by the Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland's college for photography students. Another special interest is his ongoing photo-safaris in East Africa to highlight the needs of the local people.

Awards include:  

• Fellowship in Landscape Photography (FIPPA)
• The Irish Professional Photographersí Presidential Honours  
• The Irish Professional Photographers' Associateship Award (Portraiture)
• Press Photographer of the Year (Picture Essay)
• Kodak Professional Awards  

Liam Lyons FIPPA, Professional Photographer, Rosbeg, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland

Email: info@liamlyons.com