Staff - MTU Crawford College of Art & Design

Philip Curtin

Lecturer

Media Communications

BIO

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM, MULTIMEDIA

Philip studied Graphic Design at Hornsey College of Art in London where he developed an interest in Photography. Following college, he assisted many of the top photographers in London on projects for Vogue, Tatler, Sunday times and New York times. And worked as Assistant Director on a number of commercials for TV and Cinema.

As a freelance Photographer, he has worked both nationally (UK) and Internationally specialising in both Editorial and Corporate work. Clients have included ‘The Prince’s Trust’, Silicon Graphics, Domovoy (Moscow), Tornado (Amsterdam), Businessweek (New York). Portraiture has been a central part of his work. Subjects have included Judi Dench (actress), Donald Pleasence (actor), Nikki Lauda (racing driver), Denis O’Brien (businessman), Bernard Haitink (conductor) amongst many others. Other work includes ‘The Creators’ a book on artisan food producers.

Philip was involved in organising an International Photography event, “Asia Europe forum for young Photographers’, which took place in Cork and Dublin.