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Doyle, Lesley, 1959-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1959    

Biographical note

Photographer. Lesley Doyle was born in Dublin, Ireland, and learned photography from her father. In 1980 she moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland, where she established herself as a freelance photojournalist. Doyle was the principal photographer and photo editor for the short-lived weekly newspaper Shankill People (1990-1992). Doyle expanded her work to include commercial work for non-profit and non-government organizations dedicated to community development, working in Northern Ireland as well as Bulgaria and Somalia.

Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Lesley Doyle photographic archives

 Collection
Identifier: BC-2021-018
Abstract Photographic archives of freelance photographer Lesley Doyle document Northern Ireland in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. Collection comprises negatives, contact sheets, photographic prints, and positive transparencies, as well as a small number of paper-based records of her work and its publication. Topics covered include Northern Ireland community development following the Good Friday agreement; prominent artists, politicians, and religious leaders in the Northern...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Digital photographs in this collection have been migrated from source media; digital use copies can only be accessed onsite in the Burns Library Reading Room. Negatives are not an access medium and are not available for use; print photographs are available for access. Color positive transparencies require use of a light box provided by the Burns Library Reading Room.

Dates: 1975, 1985-2010; Majority of material found within 1985 - 2007

Doyle, Lesley. Photographs, 1997-1998, 2002-2004

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Includes several individual black-and-white prints (in box 39) and a set of contact sheets from a shoot of Orangefield Boys' School in 1998 (shared box 315).

Access Note

All video recordings have been digitally copied; original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Dates: 1997-1998, 2002-2004

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