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About Aidan McCarthy

I am a London based photographer and film maker with a background in the fashion industry, working with avant-garde designers, editorial clients, and commercial clients.


Additionally, I have developed a series of  conceptual documentary portfolios in which I explores moods of mystery, beauty and the metaphysical.  I am interested in the transformational and metaphorical power of photography, and in particular, I seek to create sequences of layered works which demand measured contemplation in a world of fast moving imagery. My motifs are slowness, counterpoint and associative thinking.

I am a member of the Association of Photographers https://www.the-aop.org/find/photographers/profile/1881/aidan-mccarthy 


My first Book 'Circle of Confusion' published by Sutherl&Editions  is available from Foyles ,The Photographers Gallery Bookshop or directly from myself...please see Contact Page.

Sample images from Circle of Confusion can be viewed on this website under the Publications heading.

My recent publication 'Compartment Syndrome' is also available now from The Photographers Gallery Bookshop,The Serpentine Gallery and MagCulture, or directly from myself...please see Contact page.





EXHIBITIONS


Selected Works             November 1999     St John Gallery London

Dirty Washing                July 2001               The Design Museum

New Members               July 2002                AOP Gallery

Selected Works             September 2003    AOP Gallery

Circle of Confusion       July 2004                 DPG Gallery Glasgow

Circle of Confusion       September 2005    Lovells London

Carbon Footprints         September 2007    JWT Gallery London

Selected Works             June 2008               The A Gallery London

Keith Levene Artwork   May 2014                Ditto Gallery London

Circle of Confusion        March 2017            TP Bennett London

Circle of Confusion        December 2017      Salon 17 Photofusion

The Kindness of Trees   December 2018     Salon 18 Photofusion

Compartment Syndrome      April 2023      Fedrigoni Gallery London

Compartment Syndrome   August 2023     The Margate School

Photofusion Book Fair    March 2025          Photofusion



CLIENTS


Arte De Vivir -Blick Rothenberg -  Boulevard Magazine - Brett Lesage Design - Cog Magazine - Ectomorph London -  Euroman - Eurosport - Felton Communications - HCA Healthcare -Hungry Eye - Kit Design - Levantor- Lezley George - Lovells - Michael Van Clarke - Orchid Design - Pennington Robson - Selvedge Magazine - Sign Design -StudioSutherl&- TFL - Villeger-  X Height


AWARDS

Black and White Spider Award

Bronze Award  Brand Impact Awards


2. COPYRIGHT
The copyright in the Photographs is retained by the Photographer at all times throughout the world. This can only be varied by the written agreement of the Photographer. Acceptance of an official Purchase Order is not evidence of assignation of copyright by the Photographer.






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