Alice Dennehy is a professional photographer based in Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry, with over 35 years of experience working across Ireland and New York in photography, traditional darkroom practice and digital imaging.
Growing up in her family’s busy pub in New Street, Cahersiveen, Alice developed a deep connection to the people, places and traditions of South Kerry. This connection has remained central to her photography, documenting the character and changing life of the region, from local communities and sporting events to traditional farming and everyday life.
Alongside her gallery, Alice is currently digitising and preserving an extensive personal archive of original film negatives dating from the late 1980s, creating a unique photographic record of Irish life and the people and places of Uíbh Ráthach.
Is grianghrafadóir gairmiúil í Alice Dennehy, atá lonnaithe i gCathair Saidhbhín, Co. Chiarraí, agus tá breis agus 35 bliain de thaithí aici ag obair ar fud na hÉireann agus i Nua-Eabhrac i réimse na grianghrafadóireachta, an tseantraidisiúin sa tseomra dorcha agus na híomháithe digití.
Ag fás aníos i dteach tábhairne gnóthach a muintire ar an tSráid Nua i gCathair Saidhbhín, d’fhorbair Alice ceangal domhain le muintir, áiteanna agus traidisiúin Chiarraí Theas. Tá an ceangal sin fós lárnach ina cuid oibre, agus í ag taifead trína grianghraif saol agus carachtar an cheantair atá ag athrú, ó phobail áitiúla agus imeachtaí spóirt go dtí an fheirmeoireacht thraidisiúnta agus an gnáthshaol laethúil.
In éineacht lena gailearaí, tá Alice i mbun cartlann fhairsing dá cuid féin de dhiúltacháin scannáin bhunaidh ó dheireadh na 1980idí a dhigitiú agus a chaomhnú faoi láthair, rud a chruthaíonn taifead uathúil grianghrafadóireachta ar shaol na hÉireann agus ar mhuintir agus áiteanna Uíbh Ráthaigh.