Paddy McGrath
@pmcgphotos.bsky.social
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Husband, Dad. Automotive & Motorsport Photographer. Ireland.
A somehow typical-non-typical St.Patrick’s day for me, shooting on-location in Donegal with the Neue Klasse.
9 days ago
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Our new house has come with a cat. All name suggestions welcome.
19 days ago
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We’ve just bought our first (and hopefully last) home, so I can finally have home charging and make the transition to EV in the near future. Naturally, I’ve already lost the run of myself and have ruined the car before I’ve decided if it’s even the one I might buy.
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
Paddy McGrath
rbnc
about 1 month ago
Driver was visibly covered in kangaroo. Absolutely brutal.
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Well, if that’s not the most unusual retirement I’ve seen in a very long time. The lone Mustang hit a Kangaroo on Conrod Straight at 250km/h in near darkness at the start of the Bathurst 12HR. Driver okay, but he probably needs a shower…
about 1 month ago
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Just a reminder that the endurance race with the best opening laps is starting in about 90 minutes on YouTube (Bathurst 12HR). That sunrise over the mountain is *chef’s kiss*
about 1 month ago
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I’m currently going through a wide aspect ratio phase, please bear with me. (16:7 for those curious)
about 2 months ago
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Award for most interesting car in my local supermarket car park goes to… I’m almost sure it’s a replica, but it doesn’t take away from how cool it is. Also, I know you’d expect a car photographer to take a better photograph, but accompanying little human added another layer of difficulty.
about 2 months ago
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I’ve no idea why we were throwing back to 2016 recently, but I did enjoy looking through what I shot that year. This was a particular unusual day which involved exploring abandoned airplanes, an empty runway and a Jaguar XJ220.
about 2 months ago
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I will never grow tired of triple-twin spoke wheels. The nostalgia for me is immense, as there was a similar style of wheel fitted to my first favourite drift car, the HKS RS-1. These are Strom’s RF3 as fitted to James Deane’s S14A. Incidentally, it might be the most successful drift car ever?
2 months ago
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I'm so proud to work with clients who value real photography in real locations. No AI generated images, no trickery, just lots of planning, permits, early starts and a little bit of luck with the weather. Recent commercial work for Volkswagen, shot on-location in Co.Dublin late last year.
3 months ago
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I want to really focus on my commercial & editorial automotive work for 2026. I have very strong feelings on the current state of content creation, and would like to try and rally against the idea that content should be disposable. Also, human creativity > AI, but that's another discussion.
3 months ago
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This will be my first time in a long time not being in the Formula E paddock, which feels strange still. I spent four full seasons as a team photographer and enjoyed my time in the championship immensely. I would love to work in FE again, but understand how unlikely that is.
3 months ago
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I've been on a bit of a following spree lately, so thought it would be polite to re-introduce myself. I'm an Irish photographer that specialises in automotive & motorsport. I like to tell stories through photography, video & writing. I try my best to be a better person everyday. Tabhair aire.
3 months ago
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The ultimate 180SX? Probably. Photographed for James Deane Motorsports, and my last shoot of 2025 🫡
3 months ago
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Celebrating the winter solstice with Porsche.
3 months ago
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800HP, 700kW re-gen, AWD with active differentials, unlimited TCS & ABS systems with high and low downforce bodywork options. The Gen4 FE car will undoubtedly be fast, and hopefully it retains the current car's ability to race & overtake.
5 months ago
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A reminder to 'cancel' your Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions. I'll save €500+ over the next 12 months courtesy of a special cancellation / customer retainment offer availed of today.
5 months ago
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When you’ve been shooting essentially the same thing for a week, it’s time to start getting creative.
#FormulaE
5 months ago
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Preparations for S12 continue. Photographed for Envision Racing on behalf of Spacesuit Media
#formulae
5 months ago
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First day of testing done, a lot of miles still be covered.
#formulae
5 months ago
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Postcards from Valencia, photographed ahead of Formula E pre-season testing. First time using iPhone for this in a while, and pleasantly surprised with the results. If anyone can advise how to navigate Valencian roundabouts, it would be much appreciated.
5 months ago
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Just back from Germany, having documented Cork's Conor Shanahan complete a perfect weekend at Drift Masters to retake the championship lead heading into the finale in Warsaw next month. Photographed for Drift Masters
7 months ago
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A privilege and honour to document the Ballsbridge Beetle’s return home to Ireland. The very first RHD Beetle, and the first Beetle built outside of Germany, this 1950 split-window example is priceless.
8 months ago
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We did it all for the rookies.
8 months ago
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It so close to being a positive weekend, but ended up with a double DNF.
9 months ago
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That was… a day.
9 months ago
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There’s a storm coming (an actual one with potential red flag implications during the scheduled race time).
9 months ago
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Preparation for the Berlin ePrix underway, including a paddock evacuation for a lightning storm.
9 months ago
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Postcards from Berlin, photographed for Spacesuit ahead of the Berlin ePrix this weekend.
9 months ago
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I’ve been dipping into gaming again recently, and oh my had I forgotten how wild and toxic it is. Makes car culture seem completely sane by comparison.
9 months ago
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On a break at the moment with family in the south of Spain, our first trip abroad together since our daughter was born. Really appreciating this time off in between the mayhem of travelling & work, and grateful to be able to enjoy it.
9 months ago
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It’s all gone a bit mad, hasn’t it?
9 months ago
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It's finally race week again. Next stop, Miami.
#FormulaE
12 months ago
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I’ve wanted to incorporate
@edhawkins.org
Climate Stripes into some of Envision Racing’s photography for a while. The stripes here represent the progressive heating of our planet from 1850 to 2024. I hope to create a series of these based on our 2025 travels.
about 1 year ago
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Sometimes, it’s hard to call what I do work. Exploring Wicklow in the new BMW 1 Series before Christmas.
about 1 year ago
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While waiting for the green cars to come around, I have to stay occupied somehow.
#FormulaE
over 1 year ago
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Random observation that last season's pole position time at the SĂŁo Paulo ePrix was almost 0.5s slower than this weekend's slowest qualifying time set in the Gen3 Evo. Wild.
#FormulaE
over 1 year ago
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That was a wild, wild race. Remember that racecar backwards might still be racecar, but racecar upside down is expensive. Driver okay, medical & extrication crews stepped up when needed as they always do in
#FormulaE
over 1 year ago
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Just as a heads up to everyone, this isn’t Jake Dennis. It’s a fake account impersonating him and will message you asking to talk about a proposal. Jake & Andretti are already aware of it.
add a skeleton here at some point
over 1 year ago
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We’re on track for the first time in
#FormulaE
Season 11. First impressions are the noticeable differences in traction, cornering and outright speed. Fascinating season ahead. Quali & race tomorrow ✌️
over 1 year ago
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Curious if today is a sign of things to come this weekend, searing sunshine followed by heavy thunderstorms. Good thing we have AWD to play with this season… Photographed for Envision Racing for Spacesuit Media
#FormulaE
over 1 year ago
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Exploring SĂŁo Paulo before the start of the 2025
#FormulaE
season commences this weekend.
over 1 year ago
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Seven thousand.
add a skeleton here at some point
over 1 year ago
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Out of sheer coincidence, I've listened to two podcasts recently on Death Doulas. It might sound grim, but it's a fascinating subject and one which we all have to face. First was on
@davidfarrier.bsky.social
Flightless Bird, and the second was
@blindboyboatclub.bsky.social
most recent episode.
over 1 year ago
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For the first time this season, it's race week. First stop, Brazil for the SĂŁo Paulo ePrix. Having never been to South America before this year, this is my second trip to Brazil in 9 months. I'm looking forward to experiencing hot rain for the week.
#FormulaE
over 1 year ago
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I forgot that I'm about to re-enter the world of 'what power adapter do I need this week?' for the next eight months.
over 1 year ago
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It's been a good few weeks of keeping busy. I always fret about the 'off-season', but this has been a decent one. Wrapped a few electrified shoots up ahead of the opener to Formula E Season 11 next week. Cupra Born VZ, Formentor VZ & the new MINI Aceman all photographed on-location around Dublin.
over 1 year ago
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Work lately has been, uh, varied. Press work, endurance racing, NEVO electric car show and the Run in the Dark. Breaking into video has been great fun, too.
over 1 year ago
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Furthest I’ve been: E: Tokyo, Japan W: San Francisco, CA N: Oslo, Norway S: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa Only one continent left, which I hope to scratch off in 2024.
add a skeleton here at some point
over 2 years ago
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