Darren Lehane.
UK Street Photographer.
UK Street Photographer.

I'm a UK based candid street photographer drawn to the amusing, surreal and WTF moments in public places and spaces. I like photos that tend to pose more questions than provide actual answers. I work exclusively in colour and shoot with 28mm lens. I have been shooting street photography since 2006.
I was a winning finalist of PDN Street 2016 - as selected by Colin Westerbrook (photo historian, curator and co-author of "Bystander: A History of Street Photography) - and a finalist in the San Francisco Street Foto Festival in 2019. I was 2nd placed at the Spring London Photo Show in 2019 and was a 3x finalist in the Curries Our Lives Photo Show back in 2008.
"I felt I was looking at what might be considered a self-selected Magnum roster...Darren Lehane's images demonstrate in a series of shots where all the craziness is going down in the same picture plain...this year's winners are an exceptionally accomplished group." (Colin Westerbeck, 2016)
You can keep up-to-date with me on my street photography blog.
Originally from London I moved down to Somerset in the spring of 2021. When not pointing my camera at random strangers on the street, I enjoy writing the odd bit of fiction and screenplays, love music and am a long suffering supporter of West Ham United. I was once on a cheesy TV game show back in the 1990s and am proud to say I upset Boris Johnson during a photo event in 2009.
I strongly believe that all photography deserves to be viewed on something bigger than a smart phone screen. Therefore, I’d recommend you view my photos on a computer screen, laptop or tablet where you can, in order to fully appreciate the work
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Darren at the London Photo Show in March 2019.
NEWS, FEATURES, EXHIBITS & CREDITS
- 2021 Featured in Flickr Street Photography Gallery by Arisawk.
- 2021 Featured in Color Street (Curatimus Maximus)
- 2020 Image used by Readers Digest Australia
- 2020 Image used on NBC Late Night with Seth Meyer TV Show
- 2019 Featured in Eyeshot Magazine Street Love Instagram Series
- 2019 Finalist San Francisco Street Foto Festival - Single Image
- 2019 Final 5 Finalist London Photo Show (Spring)
- 2018 Featured on Optic Nerve Collective "Behind The Shot"
- 2018 Winner of “Tourism” competition on Optic Nerve Collective
- 2018 Featured Photographer on IHSP Instagram
- 2018 Featured Photographer on ISP Collective Instagram
- 2018 Featured in "Street Photography" book - to be published by Acuity Press
- 2018 Featured on Urban Street Diving website
- 2017 Featured in Olympus Passion Magazine
- 2016 Winning Finalist on PDN Street 2016 (judged by Colin Westerbeck)
- 2013 Work Featured in British Airways Magazine
- 2012 Images Used in London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremonies
- 2011 Work Featured in Amateur Photographer Magazine
- 2010 Work Featured in The Guardian Weekend Magazine
- 2009 Part of "Inclement" Group Exhibit in Los Angeles, USA
- 2009 Work Featured In The Guardian Weekend Magazine
- 2009 Photographer Profile & Work Featured on the Londonist Website
- 2008 Work Featured in JPG Magazine
- 2008 Work Featured in London Time Out Magazine
- 2008 Part of "Our Lives" Group Exhibit at The Mall Galleries, London
- 2008 Finalist Curry's Our Lives Competition
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