Our Team
Lee Simpson, Vince Mortimer and Milton Baar, as the Principal Photographers, have over 50 years combined experience between them. They know when and how to get the best shots of you.
Additionally, Niamh Mortimer-Semple, Julia Baar TCRG and Eos Mortimer-Semple will supplement the Principal Photographers as Support Photographers. Former National champion dancers and skilled photographers, they have the expertise to know when and how to get the best shots of you.
Lee Simpson
Photographer
Lee is a leading Irish photographer, specialising in Irish Dance photography. Lee is a current Irish Dance Magazine cover Photographer (with almost 30 covers to date) and photographer for Riverdance and the Riverdance Summer school and Lord of the Dance.
He loves what he does and does what he loves, and that is handing people stunning images of their son/daughter in Irish dance images unlike no other. Irish dance photography in a different light.
He has worked with the principal dancers from both Riverdance and LOTD and from beginners to world champions from all commissions and the Lord of the Dance himself Michael Flatley.
Vincent Mortimer
Photographer
Vincent Mortimer is the premier Irish Dance photographer in New Zealand. He has been photographing Irish Dancing Competitions since 2015 at local and national competitions. He has been involved with Irish Dance as a dancing parent since 2006 and as a result has strong affinity for the steps and movements which provide stunning dancing pics.
Born in Dublin, he has been accredited to the World Championships twice, and photographed at the Australian International Oireachtas. He has also provided individual dancer portrait sessions as well as event photography for the Irish community in New Zealand. The majority of this has been provided free of charge as a way of giving back to the Irish dancing community, and the broader New Zealand based Irish community.
Vincent is also one of the organisers of the well regarded Christchurch Competitions Feis in New Zealand so has a strong understanding of the grassroots needs of Irish dancers, teachers, and adjudicators.
When not taking, editing, or sorting photos for Irish Dancing competitions he can be found writing children/young adult fantasy books as an independently published author and also maintains a senior leadership position in a national infrastructure business. He lives in Christchurch with his partner and two daughters – one of whom has been a multi-year New Zealand national age group champion.
A wide selection of Vincent’s Irish Dancing photos showcasing New Zealand Irish dancers and competitions can be found on Instagram at @irishdancenzphotos.
Milton Baar
Photographer
With nearly 30 years experience photographing Irish Dancers in Australia and throughout the world, Milton may be considered Australia's leading Irish Dancing photographer.
He has photographed dancers from World Champions to beginners, and he shot three covers for Irish Dance Magazine, as well as supplying them with Australian photos for over 15 years.
Milton has two daughters who were both very successful dancers and Julia Baar TCRG will also be a Support Photographer from time to time.His photos are available, free of charge, at www.swoose.net
Like most photographers, Milton runs on coffee and whisk(e)y but sticks to coffee during the competitions.When not taking photos, he is either lecturing in Cybercrime and Cyberterrorism at Australian Universities, or enjoying his model trains.