Brian Duffy

Originally from Glasgow, I am now based in Sawbridgeworth, a small town in Hertfordshire between Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford, approximately 30 miles from central London and a virtual stone’s throw away from Stansted airport, so I am ideally located to cover events in Hertfordshire, Essex and London as well as further afield.

My portfolio covers a range of genres, with experience in news, sport, events, portraiture and landscspes.

I have always been a keen street photographer, capturing moments in time and scenes that we may ordinarily just walk past. Documenting people, locations, times and events, led me into the world of photojournalism and I must admit that I get a kick from covering breaking news events such as protests and demonstrations as well as concerts and sporting events.

Working on local newspapers provided me with expereince and opportunities to develop my skills photographing news, sports, events and documenting local interest stories.

I have a passion for sport, particularly football and motorcycling, so the opportunity to photograph these and other sports is extremely satisfying and challenging in equal measure.

My experience as a street photographer capturing candid moments and my work with local newspapers documenting people’s stories generated an interest in portraiture, providing environmental portrsits, headshots and classic portraits.

My aim with my portraits is to capture the character of my subjects and have the viewer engage directly with the subject through strong eye contact.

One of my ways of “getting away from it all” is photographing landscapes, including city scenes and my favourite location - by the coast or the banks of a Scottish loch. This genre of photography slows me down considerably and I suppose the complete opposite from photographing live events such as news and sport where it’s all about quick reactions and pre-visualising a captured moment.

This website contains just a small selection of my work, which I intend to update regularly, but you can also follow me via my social media links at the bottom of the page.