Bradley Quinn was born on 1976 and is a commercial photographer based in Holywood, Northern Ireland.
21 Facts About Bradley Quinn
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Bradley Quinn is the principal photographer of Northern Irish band Snow Patrol Bradley Quinn is younger brother to Jonny Quinn, the drummer for Snow Patrol.
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Bradley Quinn started his own business, Bradley Quinn Photography in 2005.
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Bradley Quinn was born in 1976 in Bangor, younger brother to Jonny Quinn.
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Bradley Quinn's aunt is actress Patricia Quinn and cousin Debbie Armstrong, wife of former Northern Ireland assistant manager Gerry Armstrong.
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Bradley Quinn was introduced to photography at an early age by his father, and started doing amateur work using the darkroom in their house.
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Bradley Quinn then attended Belfast Institute to study A level photography.
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Bradley Quinn had plans to attend university, but decided to take an opportunity to work under a commercial and advertising photographer.
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Bradley Quinn worked for ten years and finds the experience "invaluable"; apart from film developing and location lighting, he learnt to deal with finance and marketing.
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Bradley Quinn photographed bands like The New Brontes, Skintflint and Watercress, among other more major bands who were touring at the time.
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Bradley Quinn used to work for free, and sent his shots to the local press.
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Bradley Quinn has said its difficult to survive on music photography alone, as there are not enough music related publications in Northern Ireland.
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Lightbody was later in a band Shrug when he was studying in Dundee and Bradley Quinn had told Jonny about him.
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Bradley Quinn began shooting them and felt a "good feeling" about the band, and decided to "chart their history".
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Bradley Quinn photographed Jonny in five bands before Snow Patrol and worked with Northern Irish band File Under Easy Listening; one of that band's members was Nathan Connolly, who later became a member of Snow Patrol.
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Since the band is friends with Bradley Quinn, they are comfortable having him around.
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Bradley Quinn gets access to the stage when the band play, shoot the band relaxing backstage or working in the studio during album recordings.
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Bradley Quinn is trusted enough to edit and select photographs that are to be sent out or uploaded, without consulting the band.
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Apart from his work with Snow Patrol, Bradley Quinn is the principal photographer for Belfast band Cashier No 9.
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Bradley Quinn is based in Holywood, and started his own business, Bradley Quinn Photography, in 2005 where does commercial photography.
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Bradley Quinn intends to do the exhibition in more venues around the United Kingdom.