Eric O' Leary (b. 2000, Co. Tipperary) is a photographer, music producer, and DJ living and working in Tipperary, Ireland. Through photography, he seeks to capture the layered, poetic moments of everyday life. Images that carry weight, tell a story, and make you feel something.
At the heart of his practice is a belief in the power of presence. Street photography, for O' Leary, is closer to poetry than documentation, a single frame holding the complexity of a whole world.
This sensibility runs through everything he makes. As a DJ and producer working across UK Garage, Speed Garage, Hardgroove, and Hard Techno, he has spent years crafting sets and records that move people, building tension, shifting energy, and taking listeners on a journey. Photography, though newer to his serious practice, draws from the same instinct: the desire to create an experience, to layer meaning, and to leave something that resonates.
O' Leary has been drawn to image-making & image-editing for most of his life, returning to it with renewed intention and focus. He is currently developing his photographic archive and practice.