PATRICK REILLY
PHOTOGRAPHER

Began photographing in the 1960s as a boy, who caught the fever when he learnt how to develop film. A major turning point came in 1974.

“I was in London and I went to see a show at the Photographers Gallery it included work by W Eugene Smith and Don Mc Cullin and it really was inspirational to see work of the highest calibre.
That was it, I was hooked and I have been photographing ever since. I still work with film cameras and traditional darkroom techniques. I try to make images with impact that’s what is truly important.

I have photographed on my travels to Eastern Europe, Cuba, etc. I take pictures in my home town. The great challenge is to produce something interesting and take inspiration from the late JAMES RAVILIOUS, who said it is not ordinary, it is extraordinary. You can travel to exotic places and get good photographs, But the real challenge is to get pictures in your own backyard. It all comes down to your eye. To photograph your own country is a great challenge, but an exciting one.

Most of my photographs are made with Leica rangefinder cameras, with 24, 35 and 50mm lenses.I also use a hassselblad and a mamiya 7 and 400 asa tri x and delta 400 film.”

“PHOTOGRAPHY takes an instant out of time altering life by holding it still” - DOROTHEA LANGE

PATRICK REILLY.