WISHFUL THINKING… Marmy’s photo on lower Lough Erne at Sunset
FOR Enniskillen-born photographer Marmy Nagi – seeking out top locations to photograph is all in a day’s work.
The 35-year-old currently lives in Perth in Australia where he has set up his own photography business. And his travels have taken him and his lens far and wide.
Marmy explained: “Everyone loves a good photograph, don’t they?”
“It might be a black and white image or a waterfall with silky smooth water. When I returned to Fermanagh to live (the first time) I got back into running.
“So when I’d head out for a run I’d see loads of magical places and wonderful light so I kind of got annoyed with trying to explain to my wife or family what I’d seen and I decided to do something about it.”
Marmy has lived Kentucky in the USA, Lisbon, Portugal, Belfast – and in Brighton. He has worked as a teacher locally, a business consultant and as a Careers Guidance Officer.
He’s been living in Perth with his wife and two sons since 2012, where his online photography business has taken off.
“For the first few months I worked as a business lecturer but I resigned just before Christmas as the opportunity to run www.nagitography.com was too much of a lure.
“Working with international staff has its benefits too and it now means images of Fermanagh hang in the living rooms of folks from New Zealand and Mauritius and further afield.”
And Marmy enjoys the contrast between photographing back home in Fermanagh, and at his current location in Australia.
“The number one difference is the weather. If I head out at dawn in Fermanagh, it’s sometimes a case of not even knowing whether I will be able to see the sky because of overcast clouds and rain.
“Here, has its challenges too! As it’s summertime here currently there’s very little cloud cover which is a ‘no no’ but landscape photos (large empty skies just don’t do it).
“However, my kitchen window view is of the setting sun as it drops out over the Indian ocean and as I only live 5 minutes from the beach I can jump in the car if something good starts happening in the sky.”
The photographer’s favoured location, however, remains his home county.
“Being a Fermanagh man I know West Fermanagh pretty much like the back of my hand. I don’t know when, but when I return for a visit, I have a hit list of places and shots to get. When I get them I guarantee they are going to be amazing – stuff no-one has seen before.”