Michael MacSweeney is a Photographer that defies categorisation. A visit to his website will quickly confirm this. Side Projects the new term, loved by our friends in the USA for doing interesting ‘projects on the side’ [It does what it says on the tin] is where he excels.

MacSweeney is our master of the Side Project. He has been doing Side Projects before we knew what they were –  these projects have seen him work all over the world making memorable images. He works in all areas; news and reportage, where he makes his living, taking time out to travel usually for pro bono charity work, to portraiture photography and pushing all these different genres to the limit. Here is a quick selection of his work that will make you want to see MORE. There is no text on his website, apart from captions, here you will see just images and you’ll find they speak for themselves.

The image advertising this post is a portrait of the Portuguese singer Mariza. All the images shown here are captioned on the website. If you are interested in buying prints, contact him directly at: mike@provision.ie