David Creedon

Becky with her Bee Hives, 2025

Photograph on Hahnemühle Photo Rag | Unframed: 63.5 x 90 cm

‘Rebecca Newenham supplies to local shops honey made by the native Irish black bees that she breeds on her family farm. I first met Rebecca in 2024 at her workshop and was struck by the wonderful warm light that the hives gave to her workspace. I wanted to picture her working with those hives and capture the translucent properties of the Beeswax foundation frames. For almost a year I thought about asking Rebecca to sit for me, but finally in late April 2025 I returned to make her portrait.’ - David Creedon.

David Creedon is a Cork-based photographic artist whose work has featured in a range of international magazine and press publications. He has previously exhibited at national galleries and museums in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa. His portraits set out to capture the essence of his subjects and create a resonance with the viewer. The motivation behind Creedon’s portraits is the artist’s enduring interest in the human spirit and how, through life experience, some ordinary people can have extraordinary lives. In most cases, he makes his portraits in the subjects’ homes or environment where they are most comfortable and relaxed.

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