I was born in Waterford, Ireland in 1986 and have lived here all my life. I’ve just finished a four year honours degree in Design in Visual Communications at Waterford Institute of Technology which I will officially be graduating from in October of this year. I was awarded the ‘Externs Award for Best Display’ for my graduation show which was held in the college from May to June of this year along with a receiving a 1.1 in photography for my project entitled ‘9-3198′.

The show was received very well in local press with Liam Murphy from the Munster Express expressing that ‘The centre of attention was a bright yellow Nissan muscle car decorated by Ferrybank student, Paddy McGrath. His excellent photographic studies of Shane Lynch and rugged sports stars were the most striking and commercial of magazine quality, that I saw and he has an assured future.’ Previous to my education at Waterford I.T., I completed a FETAC course in Media Production. The course entailed marketing, journalism along with photography and graphic design.

I’m currently working freelance with official affiliations with Prodrift Series, Touge Heroes, Speedhunters, Wexican Motorsport and Driver. Although motorsport forms the base of my work, I always enjoy working in other fields, especially in portraiture and fashion. I hope to spend the rest of 2009 expanding my portfolio and seeking out new experiences.

If you would like to ask me anything, please feel free to get in touch via the contact page.

Thanks for visiting,
Paddy