Paul Gaffney

Paul Gaffney (born 1979) is an Irish landscape photographer. His book We Make the Path by Walking was made on long distance walks across southern Europe.

Life and work
Gaffney gained a diploma in documentary photography from the University of Wales, Newport and an MFA in photography from Ulster University in Belfast.

His first book, We Make the Path by Walking (self-published, 2013), is a collection of landscape photographs made on walking trips through rural Spain, Portugal, and France. long-distance walking, as a form of meditation and personal change, was integral to his creative practice. In total Gaffney walked more than 3,500 kilometres. The book Stray (2016) was photographed in a dense pine forest in almost total darkness. The book Perigee (2017) was also made in forests, photographed by the light of the full moon.

Publications

 * We Make the Path by Walking. Self-published, 2013. Includes the poem "Caminante no hay camino" by Antonio Machado. Edition of 1000 copies.
 * Stray. Self-published, 2016. Edition of 50 copies.
 * Perigee. Self-published in association with National Audiovisual Centre, Luxembourg, 2017. Two books in an edition of 750 copies.

Solo exhibitions or with one other

 * Paul Gaffney/Michal Iwanowski, Ffotogallery, Turner House Gallery, Penarth, Wales, February–March 2014. We Make the Path by Walking by Gaffney and Clear of People by Michal Iwanowski.
 * Perigee, Photo Museum Ireland, Dublin, October–November 2019