Eileen Counihan’s photography has been featured in many online and print sources including: NationalGeographic.com, Photographic Magazine, Encylopedia Brittanica and Provincetown Magazine. Counihan’s images of Boston Mayor Tom Menino were widely used in his campaigns, most notably in a highly acclaimed television advertisement as well as his official portrait.
Today, after many years in the commercial world, Eileen now focuses on creating fine art photography. Her work is currently exhibited in Provincetown at the A Gallery. Eileen donates her photography services to many of the non-profit organizations in her home community on the Outer Cape. Eileen loves to travel throughout the world in search of the perfect combination of clear, dark nights and bright stars. Most recently, she found that combination in Alaska, along with the Northern Lights. She lives in Truro, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, with her partner. They have a 19 year old son in college.
Artist Statement
With my night images, I constantly search for new ways to incorporate the paradox of darkness and light into my work. First, I look for the perfect canvas: the blackest night sky, with little or no moon. Then I literally “paint” the night by illuminating the landscape that is hidden in the darkness, while simultaneously capturing the distant stars. My photographs are pure, not digitally manipulated. What we see is what my camera captured – the real night around us. I hope that as people see the world through my photographs, they feel that “realness” and see how the darkest nights can give us the brightest moments.