Meet the Galway photographer with a passion for insect portraits – ‘Exotic, mad-looking yokes right in my garden'
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A Galway-based insect photographer has explained the secret behind her unique passion ahead of the launch of her latest portrait book.
Clare-born photographer Lisa Clancy has been taking photos of insects since 2009, when she embarked on a master's degree in Biological Photography and Imaging at the University of Nottingham.
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