Daragh Drake

@daraghexists

Apostle of Temperance. Irish photographer & curator based in London. @dluthphairtiocht_
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Selection of pics over the part year from some of my favourite gigs and events to work on. 1. Plans After at The Cause 2. Theo Crocker's Dream Manifest at The Barbican for Brick Lane Jazz Festival co-curated by Nicholas Daley 3. Sheila Maurice-Grey backstage for Theo Crocker's Dream Manifest 4. Idrîsî Ensemble at Union Chapel for London Jazz Festival. 5. Jam session at 91 Living Room 6. Cliche at Dalston Den 7. Crate Brewery 8. Vivid People Disco at Night Tales 9. Bare Knuckle Mother screening at The Black Horse 10. London Jazz Festival Launch Party 11. Brick Lane Jazz Festival at 93 Feet East 12. Tigran Hamasyan at The Barbican for Serious Summer Series 13. Aja Monet in conversation at The Barbican Conservatory for London Jazz Festival
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3 months ago
2025 round up of some different curation and photo bits including BTS, press and installation shots from being Head of Exhibitions for @dluthphairtiocht_ working alongside @seananseanchai Happy to have worked with so many incredible artists and galleries over the past year. What started out as a mad idea over pints of doing a touring charity exhibition without a budget turned into 4 exhibitions with a rotation of artists and curators in each location and each exhibition also having its own dedicated program of events. At last count, there were over 70 participants, all of whom donated their time and work to ensure that we could raise as much money as possible for those suffering during the ongoing gen0c!d3 in P@le $tin3. Thank you to the many volunteers who worked the doors, assisted with installations and ran around grabbing odd bits - without them this series of exhibitions and events would not have been the success that they were. A massive thank you as well to all of the galleries that we worked with who provided their space for free and did not take commission for any artwork sales.  Throughout the year my own photography work has been featured in some books and publications which for various reasons I felt a discomfort posting about and saying ‘hey I do this’, so here are a few of them. 1,2 - Dazed feature on Dlúthpháirtíocht @jamesduncangreig 3,4 - Dlúthpháirtíocht in District Magazine @izzyycopestake 5 - Guardian feature on Dlúthpháirtíocht @caomag11 6,7,8 - Dlúthpháirtíocht installation & BTS shots @metamorphika.studio 9 - @abu.clothing.ireland designed by @dave.ed.morrison (David is the brains behind Dlúthpháirtíocht’s branding) 10 - Dlúthpháirtíocht exhibition installation @lanewaygalleryireland 11 -@aoifecawleyart postcards on display in Cork 12 - Dlúthpháirtíocht Dublin exhibition set up @flux_dublin 13,14 - Dlúthpháirtíocht Belfast opening night and hunger strikers mural @arcadestudiosbelfast , (13 @vin_lincs.photo ) 15,16 - Feature and Interview @amber_sidegallery 17 - Feature & interview @hastemagazine 19 - Selected image featured in @rottenbooks Fantasy Island 20 -Fantasy Island interview in Irish Independent @tessa_ndj
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4 months ago
I have a bit of work featured in Rotten Books latest publication Fantasy Island - "a comprehensive exploration of the last 50 years of Irish photography, featuring the work of 70 Irish artists." Fair play to the people at Rotten Books for putting such an ambitious project together, happy to be a part of it. (3rd photo Looney's chipper of course) Coming soon.
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1 year ago
Squat Party, London '26.
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1 month ago
Paddy's Weekend, London '26. Series of photos taken at community meet ups, parties trad sessions and the Trafalgar Square celebrations. GRMA @kumarklub @croilondon @cvnticeili (IG needs to update their Irish music selections no Pecker in sight)
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1 month ago
London, April '25.
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4 months ago
NYE, London. Out: Gombeens, gomies and gowls In: Books and being offline (Bring back when people were shamed for being on MSN or Bebo all day)
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4 months ago
Cork, Oct'25.
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4 months ago
Tomás MacCurtains Camogie training, Sept '25. Part of an ongoing project documenting Irish sport in London. @tomasmaccurtainsgaa @britaincamogie
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5 months ago
We’re ending our 2025 tour at @arcadestudiosbelfast in Belfast. Guest curated by @jack_farrar_ and @thebelfastshooter launching on the 13th
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6 months ago
We’re launching tomorrow at @flux_dublin D2! Hope to see ye all there
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6 months ago
Over the past week I have worked with @londonlgfa on documenting training sessions of the finalists of the London Intermediate Football Final along with the match itself. These photos are part of an on going project that will document women's Gaelic football across Britain. Looking forward to sharing more details of the project in the coming months. Thanks to both @tcg_ladies & @hollowaygaels for allowing me access this past week. @britain_lgfa
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7 months ago