Clodagh Kilcoyne

GLOBAL-POY/

Rohingya refugees crew a fishing boat in the Bay of Bengal near Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh, March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne SEARCH "POY GLOBAL" FOR FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2018 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.

BRITAIN-EU/COAST

Cockle-picker and fisherman Tony McClure, 39, who voted to leave the EU uses his cockling board to raise cockles from the sands in Flookburgh, Morecambe Bay, Britain February 26, 2019. McClure: "I'm worried about exporting cockles and mussels." REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne SEARCH "KILCOYNE REDCAR " FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.

IRELAND-FIRE/

Firefighters work to extinguish a wild gorse fire in the Connemara region of County Galway near Inverin, Ireland, April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

IRELAND-FIRE/

Firefighters work to extinguish a wild gorse fire in the Connemara region of County Galway near Inverin, Ireland, April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

OLYMPICS-2020-SWA/W-TEAM2-PREL

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Artistic swimming - Women's Duet Free Routine - Preliminary Round - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - August 2, 2021. Anna Maria Alexandri of Austria and Eirini Alexandri of Austria during their performance. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Pictured is Clodagh Kilcoyne. Photograph by Marc O'Sullivan

Clodagh Kilcoyne, Reuters

So that we all get to see her take the stage at Doc Day 2022 we need to keep our fingers crossed for no major breaking national news story to coincide with our date. Such is the life of a working photojournalist who could be sent to cover a story for Reuters on a minute’s notice. To us it seems she’s living the dream, documenting the life and times of our country in always striking, powerful and beautiful imagery. Whether it’s the Olympics or the funeral of a Head of State there’s a power and beauty to the photographs that tell you they are Clodagh’s. Balancing the life of a successful, current press photojournalist with a commitment to her own striking and individual personal projects, Clodagh is who I thought I’d be when I grew up. I have so many questions.

Clodagh takes the stage in the afternoon of the 22nd February, 2022.

Check out Clodagh’s Instagram for more of her work