The Grey Area Project was originally a reaction from a collective of Street Artists called Subset to the draconian attitude of Dublin County Council to Street Art. The Artists wanted to highlight the unhelpful administration attitude that they have to battle with every day in an effort to change the laws around public artwork in …
Wild Lights
According to the Dublin Zoo Website, Wild Lights is 'a must-see experience this festive season', this, in my opinion, is correct. I did not know what to expect from this event, and, it is safe to say that I was blown away by the skill in making such huge, delicate and detailed handmade Chinese silk …
National Gallery of Ireland
The National Gallery of Ireland recently re-opened, so I had to visit it, as it has been a very long time since I was there last. The massive refurbishment that has taken place in the Gallery is fantastic. The place looks great. It was just a short visit, so I need to go back to …
Hot Press Magazine Covers Exhibition
As I was early and waiting to meet some people last weekend, I decided to pop into the National Photographic Archive in Meeting House Square. The new exhibition is of the history of Hot Press Magazine Covers, going all the way back to the first issue in 1977 (Hot Press is an Irish Music Magazine, …
The Darkroom.ie Culture Night Exhibition
The Darkroom.ie held an Exhibition of pupils work on Culture Night. As part of the event, they also held free Photogram workshops. I was thrilled to have one of the Cyanotypes that I made as part of a Course that I took with the Darkroom.ie, be a part of this Exhibition. The photos below give …
Dublin Camera Club Book Launch
2016 is the 70th anniversary of the setting up of Dublin Camera Club. The Club decided to create a book of shots from members of the Club to represent the milestone, they also decided to hold an Exhibition of the photos that were judged good enough to get into the Anniversary Book. The photos below are …
People’s Photography
I paid a visit to the annual People's Photography Exhibition that is held on the railings of Stephens Green Park in Dublin. I was not a part of it this year, but, on three occasions I have taken part in this exhibition and I will do so again. It takes place over the weekend of …
RDS Craft Awards Exhibition
I came across this exhibition whiles attending the RDS Horse show in July. The work on display was impressive. The photos below represent some of the pieces that caught my attention the most. It would have been nice to have seen what some of the other entries were to this competition.
Gallagher Photography 