Podge who was born, reared and lives in Dublin, Ireland, has been taking photographs for the past twenty nine years and is an active member of Tallaght Photographic Society since 1983. He is a Past President of the Society and is also a Past President of the Irish Photographic Federation, the umbrella body for all photographic clubs, societies in Ireland. He retired after ten years service from the Committee of "Peoples Photography" of which he was a founder member. This is a unique annual outdoor Photographic Exhibition held on St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.
He judges and lectures in the Clubs around Ireland and has also judged for the Irish Professional Photographers' Association and lectured and judged in Northern Ireland. Podge also lectures and teaches on behalf of Fuji Film (Ireland) and has lectured in England at the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers convention.
Podge has received many awards in Irish exhibitions and his work has been accepted in numerous International Salons e.g. Argentina, Austria, China, Estonia, Hong Kong, Iran, Italy and Scotland, both as an individual and as part of the work representing Ireland in the Federation Internationale de L'Art Photographique biennials. To date over 70 pieces of his work have been accepted in salons.
He holds four distinctions. One is the Fellowship of the Irish Photographic Federation (F.I.P.F.). The second is Excellence of the Federation Internationale de L'Art Photographique (E.F.I.A.P.) the third is Licentiate of the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers (L.S.W.P.P.) and the fourth is Licentiate of the Irish Professional Photographers' Association (L.I.P.P.A.)
Podge Is a member of the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers and the Irish Professional Photographers' Association He knows the importance of being a member of organisations that keep you well informed about all the changes that are going on in the industry. The SWPP run lectures by some of the worlds top photographers and Podge attends these as much as he can and has attended two residential courses run by Bambi Cantrell and Monte Zucker - two masters in the trade
"Education is very important and I'm always learning"
