Hello, glad you've found your way to the home page of Aidan O'Rourke CP, which can stand for Creative Professional, City Photographer or maybe something else! I write, take photographs, do photographic walking tours of Manchester and Liverpool and develop interesting and unique creative projects. I've been taking photographs of Manchester and Liverpool since 1996. This website showcases me and my portfolio and has been online since 1997.

My one to one photography tuition is well established and I recently launched a series of photographic walking tours in Manchester as well as introductory courses Photoshop. I'm more of a photography coach than a 'speaker'. I love to engage and interact with students, each of whom receives copies of my digital photography crib cards (sample left). And by the way, I also teach German and English!

I was very excited to have been commissioned to take 'Now' photographs for three books published by Anova Books: Manchester Then and Now, Manchester United Then and Now (out now), and Liverpool Then and Now (soon going to press). My photos are also featured in Rebuilding Manchester by Euan Kellie as well as Around the M60, Manchester's Orbital Motorway, which I co-authored. I am planning books and e-books of my own.

At the moment I am making my first short film! It's a childhood fantasy drama entitled 'The Train to Funky Island' and is set in my home district of Edgeley in Stockport. I wrote the screenplay, directed and also created the music! I hope to start screening it from autumn 2011 at festivals and in my classes and presentations. It will be a case study in how it's possible produce an entertaining on-screen drama with a £600 DSLR, no budget but a lots of enthusiasm! The Train to Funky Island is produced in association with Of The Edge Productions