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Author, journalist, photographer. Mr Taaffe has photographed everything from snails to giraffes from fires to floods and a number of Las Vegas weddings to his portfolio. He started writing at an early age and has written short stories, essays, poems, consumer articles and blogs.Most recently he has devoted his time to writing short fiction. Mystery, crime, horror, contemporary stories all have a place in his work. He also is at work on a book of photographs (working title: Memories lost and found).
Photography influence:
Walker Evans, Karsh, W.Eugene Smith, Cartier-Bresson, August Sander, Lewis Hine, irving Penn, Philippe Halsman and so many more.
Author/ Writer influence:
Mark Twain, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Joseph Conrad, Raymond Chandler, Ernest Hemingway, Hunter Thompson, Elmore Leonard, W.R. Burnett and so many more.
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