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The Photographer
Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1978, Dermot O’Kane has had a passion for photography since he received his first camera as a gift at the age of ten. It was to remain a hobby for some time though, while Dermot acquired a degree in philosophy and classical civilization from University College Dublin, before traveling around the world. He then returned to Dublin to study for a diploma in photography and moved to Canada in 2005.

Originally based in Calgary, Alberta, Dermot began his photographic career creating fine art images of the Rocky Mountains and the prairies. Following a coast-to-coast trip across Canada in the summer of 2009 Dermot and his wife Kerri moved to Niagara Falls, Ontario, where they own a gallery selling large scale limited editions of Dermot’s best work, located in the Queen Street Arts & Entertainment district.

Dermot is an active member of the Professional Photographers of Canada, the Canadian Association for Photographic Art and the Professional Photographers of America. He has received awards from each of these organizations including a National Accreditation in Fine Art from the PPOC in 2009.

Equipment
Dermot uses specialist fully manual medium-format panoramic camera equipment with professional transparency film. Very big enlargements are possible from the 17 cm wide film with no compromise in detail or resolution. Selected slides are then printed on the finest quality chemically processed silver-halide photographic paper, ensuring stunning images of the highest possible print quality.

Artist's Statement
"My goal is to create exciting images that evoke a feeling or emotion in the viewer. While technical mastery of the medium is essential, I try to go beyond that to capture a mood - the spirit of the location I am photographing. For me the image must be more than just a simple record of the place; it must go deeper to convey the essence of the scene.

I hope that in viewing my artwork you can experience something of what it was like for me to be there, capturing the moment."


- Dermot