Selection of images from DP Kilfeather's Battle of Trafalgar re-enactment body of work comprising 400 photographs. The exhibition Glorious Trafalgar juxtaposes stunningly beautiful photographs with the actual history of the battle where 5000 sailors lost their lives. The work was informed by Kilfeather's own background in the Royal Navy and his incredulity at humankind's enduring imperative to glorify war.
In 2005 Kilfeather, as a RN veteran, was accredited as an independent freelance photographer to work alongside the Royal Navy during the Trafalgar 200 programme.
Trafalgar 200 Through the Lens book with 400 photographs has been accepted into the Royal Collection and into the National Portrait Gallery collection. It is available on loan from Libraries around the UK, and from Amazon. Queen Elizabeth II, herself, had a Buckingham Palace thank you Des letter written, describing the photographs as 'fascinating'.
