Brenda Fitzsimons

Brenda Fitzsimons

Brenda Fitzsimons is former Picture Editor of The Irish Times.

My 42-year career as a newspaper photographer: Highs, lows and my favourite pictures

Irish Times Photo Editor Brenda Fitzsimons retires after more than four decades as a press photographer

2023 in pictures: A snapshot of a volatile year

Laura Hutton, Dara MacDónaill, Alan Betson, Bryan O’Brien, Tom Honan and Nick Bradshaw share their favourite shots of the year

The year in pictures: Capturing human nature at the best and worst of times

Laura Hutton, Dara MacDónaill, Alan Betson, Bryan O’Brien, Tom Honan and Nick Bradshaw share their favourite shots of the year

Monday's images of the day

Monday's images of the day selected by picture editor Brenda Fitzsimons

Shooting stars: Our astonishing front-page photograph, and the competition it won

A contest to capture Ireland’s night sky received a huge response. These are among the highlights

Photographs of 2018: Telling the year’s compelling story

These images speak eloquently of 12 months of change, challenge and celebration

'I TAKE A FEW PHOTOGRAPHS, TO CHECK MY EXPOSURES. MY CAMERA DOESN'T WORK. I CHECK MY OTHER CAMERA. IT DOESN'T WORK, EITHER. MY LIFE FLASHES BY'

It's the night of the general election, and I've been dispatched to the Marian Hall in Birr, Co Offaly, to photograph the rise…

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