The Challenge

February 23, 2019 by Phil Kneen Photography

‘Tuesday 19th February – I slept through the steam down to the fishing grounds, and woke-up heaving. I only just made it outside, but while I’m feeding the fish with the two waffles I managed to grab on the way out of the house, I work out that we’re south; southwest of the Chicken Rock lighthouse, to be more accurate. Michael wants to play a game that he calls ‘The Wet Challenge.’ – the rules, as far as I can […]

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Slight to Moderate

February 17, 2017 by Phil Kneen Photography

Shipping forecast for the North Irish Sea Valid for 24 Hours Issued on Friday, 17 February 2017 at 06:50am by Ronaldsway Met Office Warnings – Strong winds. State of sea – Slight or moderate, becoming mainly moderate tonight, except in the south-east of the area. Visibility – Good, falling moderate or poor in rain and drizzle. Since I started shooting this project, about three months ago, I’ve been asked on several occasions whether I could work on a scallop dredger, […]

Categories: Photography, photojournalism • Tags: fishing, iphone 6, irish sea, isle of man, ocean, scallops, sea, trawler, vsco cam, VSCO FILM

Serendipity…

December 2, 2014 by Phil Kneen Photography

I have to confess that this image was the result of almost complete fluke. I was doing a shoot with the beautiful Fudge Plaatjies, mostly shooting digital, but toward the end of the session I thought I’d get a few frames on film, so out came my favourite 35mm camera – the Minolta Hi-Matic GF…which it turns-out, and not for the first time, I hadn’t loaded properly. Toward the end of the roll the film jammed, but I carried-on trying […]

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Changes

September 20, 2014 by Phil Kneen Photography

One of the things I love about portrait photography is the way people can look completely different in every photograph I take. There are so many variables that affect the final image – the sitters mood, my mood, how well we know each other, light, temperature…the list is endless. These portraits were made days apart, weeks apart, there’s a couple with a few years gap. One thing I noticed, straight away, when selecting these images is how the look of […]

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On The Cheap

September 8, 2014 by Phil Kneen Photography

I was talking to someone at a party the other night about film photography, she said she wanted to shoot film, but that the film and the equipment, even second-hand, is very expensive. Well, all the shots here were made on Nikon TW20 and Olympus Mju2 compacts, which both cost less than £30, using Agfa film which cost £1 a roll from Poundland… I’ve also just been informed that ASDA do a develop and scan for £2! I don’t often […]

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Sea Legs

September 6, 2014 by Phil Kneen Photography

I started shooting a long-term project this week documenting the Isle of Man fishing industry, I hope to be out with various trawlers over the next 8 to 12 months. I started the project by going out on the MFV Serpico, a small scallop dredger based in Douglas, skippered by Juan Canipa, it was an amazing experience, although I did suffer badly with sea-sickness (as you can see from the photo below, I spent a fair amount of time trying […]

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Good Times

August 5, 2014 by Phil Kneen Photography

‘I’ve been stood-up by a ginger man model. Are there any other pre-twenty-five year old ginger men in Peel? (willing to go in the sea fully clothed)….a ginger girl would also work’ Professional photographers aren’t entitled to bad days, we either have good days, or REALLY good days. Whether it’s paid shoot, or a personal project, professional photographers have to come-up with the goods after every shoot. For me, today was a really, REALLY good day. Today I’d organised to […]

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The Spice of Life

July 18, 2014 by Phil Kneen Photography

If variety is indeed the spice of life, then my working week has been like a delicious Vindaloo curry. I’ve been working as stills photographer on a production being shot on the Isle of Man, ‘Muck’, which is being directed by Sonya Quayle. It’s been a lot of fun, although I have experienced everything from cold and wet to borderline heat stroke! I also spent the day shooting promotional material for musician, Davy Knowles. I’ve worked with Davy a few […]

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St. Tropeel, Isle of Man

July 2, 2014 by Phil Kneen Photography

When I’m not taking photos or causing trouble in the pub, I love to kayak. We’ve had some amazing weather here on the Isle of Man, so I took my camera out with me last night  on a paddle down the coast from my home town of Peel. We had hoped to see Basking Shark and Minke Whale that had been spotted earlier in the day, however, all we saw were the usual seals…First World problems! I couldn’t find the […]

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That was the year that was…

December 17, 2013 by Phil Kneen Photography

Juan McGuinness & Orca – my favourite image of 2013. Below are my runner-up favourites. All made using film and digital, 35mm and medium format, compacts and iPhones. Thank you to every single person who has helped me out over the past year, both in front of and behind the camera. Happy Christmas!

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