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FCC meet CCC at Titanic Commenerations

On Saturday of last week FCC were kindly invited by our freinds in Cobh Camera Club to the Titanic Commenerations.

This was Fermoy's second visit to Cobh in recent times and this trip just cemented the great camadarie between the two clubs.

Upon our arrival after a chat over coffee we split into various groups and were taken by our guides to the various sites and attractions of Cobh, as well as many areas where your average photographer would never be able to get to. This was a great opportunity to learn the history of the town as well as to access areas not commonly open to the public.

After an enjoyable mornings shooting it was time to regroup over lunch. Following lunch it was time to take to the high seas. Our generous hosts had laid on a number of boats to take us out on the harbour where we were able to get great close up sots of the Navy and Coast gaurd displays. Once back on terra firma we again regrouped over coffee before splitting into groups to see the areas we had not yet visited.

The next regroup was for dinner followed by a concert on the promebade which our host's told us was not just for us!

Eventually it was time to return home with memory cards full of photos  and our heads full of memories. Again a huge thank you to our friends in Cobh Camera Club who gave us a fantastic day full of Fun with Photography

Mark Condren – Author of “The Guards” Talks to Fermoy Camera Club


 

On Tuesday 10 April, Fermoy Camera Club was delighted to welcome multi award-winning photojournalist & author of “The Guards”, the best-selling book which provided a behind the scenes look at the work carried out by the men and women of An Garda Siochana from Dublin’s Pearse Street Station.  The book, which Mark self-funded and devoted many hours of his own spare time to, raised much needed funds for Temple Street Children's University Hospital and has since sold out, such was it’s success.  Mark is originally from Castletownroche where his father, Larry, was a Sergeant in the Gardai for 37 years. He went to school here in Coleman’s.
Mark presented an outstanding array of slide show images taken over the years as a photojournalist with the Sunday Tribune and, now, the Irish Independent, including photographs from around the world such as Haiti (after the earthquake), Ethiopia (famine), South America, Uganda & Pakistan to name but a few, along with others taken closer to home including those of politicians, celebrities, literary figures and people involved in some of the big news stories of the day.  The mix of images presented was incredibly diverse, some were haunting, some very poignant, others amusing.  However it is safe to say that every single one conveyed what all of us aspire to in our photography, which is the ability to tell the perfect story within a single frame.  Mark was kind enough to donate a signed copy of his book to our library.  We would like to thank Mark for his time and wish him every continued success in the future.

 

 

 

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