Paul Gaffney (born 1979)^[1] is an Irish landscape photographer. His book We Make the Path by Walking was made on long distance walks across southern Europe.^[2][3]

Gaffney gained a diploma in documentary photography from the University of Wales, Newport and an MFA in photography from Ulster University in Belfast.^[4]

His first book, We Make the Path by Walking (self-published, 2013), is a collection of landscape photographs made on walking trips through rural Spain, Portugal, and France. long-distance walking, as a form of meditation and personal change, was integral to his creative practice.^[2] In total Gaffney walked more than 3,500 kilometres.^[5][6] The book Stray (2016) was photographed in a dense pine forest in almost total darkness. The book Perigee (2017) was also made in forests, photographed by the light of the full moon.^[7]

• We Make the Path by Walking. Self-published, 2013. Includes the poem "Caminante no hay camino" by Antonio Machado. Edition of 1000 copies.
• Stray. Self-published, 2016. Edition of 50 copies.
• Perigee. Self-published in association with National Audiovisual Centre, Luxembourg, 2017. Two books in an edition of 750 copies.

• Walking Artists Network