Enda worked for over 16 years in architecture, working on several award winning projects during this time. In 2008 he became a full time professional architectural and fine art landscape photographer. One can see a strong architectural influence on his landscapes, where form and structure are very important factors. Enda utilizes his experience in multiple disciplines to celebrate the unorthodox beauty of the manmade subjects often present in his images.
They are displayed as evolving and almost living entities with their own personalities, where the past and present are unified. The results are wonderfully balanced images where the viewer feels they are truly part of the scene. The series consists mostly of images captured using a Hasselblad H3D39 digital Back on a Cambo View Camera to create images of exceptional clarity. Enda has always been very much influenced by cinema and he often uses the panoramic format to add an epic character to the image. He has spent much of his life near the sea and as a result water has become another major influence. It is where he feels most grounded and this is clearly evident in his images.
Exhibitions
2011 | Center for Photographic Art Juried Exhibition in Carmel California
2011 | The Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition
2011 | IEPA Photography exhibition in Niigata, Japan
2010 | The Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition
2009 | IEPA Photography exhibition in Sado island Japan
2009 | The Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition
2009 | A Visual Munch Exhibition 2009 No.1
2008 | A Visual Munch Exhibition 2008 No. 1
2008 | 5m2 Art Project
2007 | A Visual Munch Exhibition 2007 No. 1
Press mentions
Featured on RTE arts programme Nationwide.
Interview with Sean Moncrieff on his show on Newstalk.
Newspaper reviews and articles
Cavanagh is represented in the show by a superb landscape shot of the Dun Laoghaire shoreline. Cavanagh's photo has the care and balance of a classical landscape painting. It's bleached-out tones and grey light make the site around an old bathing place look like a classical ruin. It is a photograph of a specific place, but also of a theme: human impact on the world, only change is real and we are deeply impacted in the process he shows us."
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Aidan Dunne, Visual Arts Critic of the Irish Times
"Yet another coffee-table book of picturesque Irish scenes, you may think. Thankfully it's not so. Cavanagh sidesteps the conventional scenic approach, largely skipping the usual landmark sites and concentrating on expansive views that gain their tremendous impact from the accumulation of detail and careful composition."
"A welcome addition to its genre, one of its many virtues is that it's responsive to the breathtaking beauty of the Irish landscape, while also viewing it coolly, documenting the complexity of the country rather than reinforcing old stereotypes."
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Eileen Martin, Picture Editor Sunday Times Ireland
"Exploring the Irish Landscape - a beautifully composed collection of black-and-white and colour scenics from all around Ireland is both brave and successful in offering something technically strong and original in style"
"Perhaps the supreme test of landscape photography is whether it succeeds in making you want to be there. Cavanagh's Ireland is certainly wild, beautiful and inviting. He clearly loves it and few will be disappointed with this fine offering."
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Joe McNamee, The Irish Examiner
"Though a longtime city-dweller, this native of Skreen, Co Sligo, has always retained an affinity for the countryside; those contrasting aspects are very evident in his exquisitely produced book, Exploring the Irish Landscape"
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Ken Sweeney, The Irish Independent
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