Christy is a fine art photographer and a dedicated musician playing both the button accordion and concertina . Born and reared in County Clare  (the home of traditional Irish music), he released his first solo recording "The House I Was Reared In" in July 2007 to critical acclaim. He is the first ever Irish winner of a Communication Art Award for his  photograph of the fiddle player Paddy Killoughery. His work has been shown from London to Los Angeles and throughout Europe and Scandanavia and is held in many  private and public collections worldwide. During 2006 and 2007 Christy's work was exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, La Jolla San Diegio, London and Ireland.  His influences are often drawn from his locale and its people. Other influences derive from his musicianship and love of traditional music, especially evident  from his work on the book, "The Living Note",  with the writer and radio producer Peter Woods. Apart from this Christy has built up a large body of music photography taking in the likes of U2 and The Pogues. He divides his time between Spancilhill, and New York.