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Ross has already taken some photos of gay and disability activist Paddy Smyth;\\xa0 musician Paddy Mulcahy, and a regular Paddy from Dublin, 68 year old Paddy Byrne.Ross is photographing men named Paddy, Pat and Patrick from all walks of life for a stunning collection of portraits that capture what it\\u2019s like to be Irish and male in contemporary Ireland.\\xa0\\xa0 The aim is to challenge the stereotype of a \\u2018Paddy Irishman\\u2019 and showcase the diversity of Ireland and the Irish male at an Exhibition of Paddy Portraits in New York on St Patrick\\u2019s Day 2022.Ross, or \\u2018Rosco\\u2019, who is best known as Hector's right-hand man behind the lens and who worked with U2 in his early career, has filmed in over one hundred countries, on all continents, making commercials, documentaries, sports, reality and lifestyle programming for RTE, TG4, BBC, UTV, Channel 4, NBC, SKY, HBO and MTV, amassing many awards along the way. On his travels, Ross says he has lost count of the times that he\\u2019s been called Paddy, which he feels is something many Irish men will relate to, and this provided some of the inspiration behind his project. \\xa0Ross is now recruiting Paddies interested in getting involved.\\xa0 \\u201cThis is a study of Irish men called Paddy from all walks of life through the medium of portrait photography.\\xa0 I want to tell the story of Ireland\\u2019s oldest and youngest Paddy, of Paddy the farmer, the celebrity, the binman, the Paddy from abroad who has settled in Ireland or who has an ethnic heritage and identity. I want Paddy the activist as well as Paddy in prison, the traveller, the diplomat, the local legend and \\u2013 if we can find him \\u2013 Paddy the Drag Queen. It could also be Paddy Irish Man who\\u2019s now Paddy Scotsman \\u2013 someone born in Ireland who is now living abroad.\\u201d