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Two Mayo photographers took home awards at the 2016 IPPA Awards which were held in Dublin last Sunday. Ballina based photographer David Farrell won the Best Press and Photojournalism Photographer 2016 award, and Westport based snapper Michael McLaughlin took home the Best Landscape Photographer 2016 gong. McLaughlin also won the Single Image Award on the night at the ceremony which was held in Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin.

He has shot presidents; he survived an air crash, and has worked on projects ranging from New Orleans in the US to St Petersburg in Russia within the last year.

Two leading local photographers have joined forces as part of a major national fundraising drive for the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation.

The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation is calling for 4,000 people to put on their happy faces to raise €100,000 for home nursing care for sick children around the country.

To celebrate Ireland’s success in developing sustainable energy sources, An Post has printed 50,000 stamps focusing on this technology — and they have chosen Galway photographer Neil Warner to shoot the image.

At the Irish National Photographic Awards held recently by the Irish Professional Photographers Association, former Galway Advertiser photographer, Neil Warner won nine Gold Awards. In addition to this he received the supreme award Irish Pictorial and Travel Best Image Award 2010.

The Irish National Photographic Awards exhibition returned to Galway city last month and will be there until next Monday August 11.

The 2009 IPPA Happy Faces Day takes place on Wednesday April 1 with Athlone’s Corin Bishop Photography participating in the annual nationwide fundraising project organised by the Irish Professional Photographers Association benefiting Temple Street Children’s University Hospital.