When in Dublin a visit for any photographer must include the Gallery of Photography in Temple Bar but the current exhibition of Bangor photographer Simon Burch’s work on the peat bogs of Ireland had particular draw for me. I got there in the afternoon and the place was definitely busy and it was great to [...]
Connemara from Michelle McCarron on Vimeo. 18 years past and I find myself here once again. Connemara is a place of legends and wild rugged landscape. It is an environment of delicate peat bogs, lakes, stone walls, craggy peaks, sheep, and a sense of peace. There are few places more uniquely Irish than Connemara. In [...]
On the morning of August 13th 1961 Berliners woke up to find their city divided by a wall that stretched for 29 miles. During it’s existence 5000 people tried to escape from the East and it’s estimated 239 died in doing so. Nov 9th this year will mark 20 years since the fall of the [...]
