Irish Photographers Blog
PIC FOR A PENGUIN
Posted on Monday, Oct 31st, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
The Guardian have launched their second competition inviting readers to submit photographs to illustrate the covers of four Penguin Classics. Hell's Angles - Crime and Punishment - Mrs Dalloway - The Woman in White. It's a great idea and should give you the oppertunity to let your creative force run free. To find out more go to guardian.co.uk/reviewcompetition
BIRD OF PRAY
Posted on Saturday, Oct 22nd, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
Two thirds of the picture is a swarm of small black abstract shapes in confusion. A falcon leads a wave of clear sky into the mass of birds in panic. This wonderful picture by Manuel Presti wins the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. The competition is organised by the National History Museum and BBC's Wildlife Magazine. The picture was selected from 17,000 entries and not a Photoshop in ... Read More »
LANGER WITH A LATTE
Posted on Thursday, Oct 20th, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
There is a ritual I observe when I visit Cork city. I treat myself to a coffee in the English Market. I use it as a decompression chamber, so I can syncronise my pace to the rythem of the city and it's people. It takes about three quarters of an hour for the process to exercise the tension and return me to the world in human form. Now thanks to ... Read More »
INDEPENDENT GIFT
Posted on Thursday, Oct 20th, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
lasy year Independent Newspapers donated it's photographic archive of more than 300,000 plates, negs and prints to the National Library. Of this valuable collection, 106 are now on display in the National Photographic Archive in Dublin's Temple Bar. This exhibition is a treat for all who love documentary photography and an appreciation of the camera in history. What happened to the Irish Press collection ?
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Posted on Sunday, Oct 16th, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
Jerome Reilly in the Sunday Indo's Fifth Column takes a swipe at the Press Photographers Assocation of Ireland coming over "all lofty and high-minded" on their website (www.ppai.ie). Claiming to promote peace, understanding, truth and fairness through photography it prompted Jerome to respond. "Come off it lads! Any snapper Fifth Column has ever delt with always follows Hilaire Belloc's sage advice: "Be at the pains of putting down every single ... Read More »
EYEWITNESS
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 12th, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
A remarkable image is published in to day's Guardian newspaper. Photographer Dan Chung made the picture when he walked into a makeshift hospital in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan. Published across two pages in black and white, it shows a young girl lying on her side while a doctor operates on her head wound. Her eyes and lips are open, her hands and fingers are limp betraying no sign of pain or ... Read More »
DISK TO DUST
Posted on Sunday, Oct 9th, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
Nigel Powell of The Sunday Times received this query from a worried reader. "Photos that i put on CDs four years ago have started to degrade". Is there any way around this? Nigel replys. The degradation of optical media is not given enough publicity. Discs do deteriorate, especially the cheaper type that often have thin coatings. My solution is to keep important material backed up on multiple media. So, for ... Read More »
RAY D’ARCY and US.
Posted on Friday, Oct 7th, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
Ray D'Arcy and his team at TODAY FM are now faced with the delicious problem of editing 20,000 images for the Childline charity book US. Listeners to Ray's show responded with great enthusiasm on the shoot day and swamped the station with 15,000 pics from their camera phones followed by 5,000 shot on digital and print. "People loved the challange we gave them and the assignment discipline of shooting on ... Read More »
THE CAMERA NEVER LIES
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 4th, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor | 1 Comment
Eileen Battersby reporting for Monday's Irish Times from the Ballinasloe annual horse fair describes. "The darker side of Ballinasloe is the men and boys who ride terrified, sweating horses bare back all day long on a narrow strip of hard ground. This spectacle was disgusting. Even more offensive was the sight of young horses, including a yearling, harnessed to sulkies, while grown men sat on the seat of these little ... Read More »
ENDURANCE
Posted on Saturday, Oct 1st, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
You have three weeks left to see the unique photography of James Hurley which forms the backbone of an exhibition in Dublin's Collins Barracks. Titled the Endurance the exhibition documents Sir Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antartic expedition in 1914. Highly reccomended. Note: The museum is closed only on Mondays and admission is free.
ANGELA’S APPETITE
Posted on Saturday, Oct 1st, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
Angela Phelan pens an great review in todays Irish Independent's Weekend mag. Reviewing "People in Vogue. A Century of Portraits" which is published on Oct. 6th. Angela reveals her amazing knowledge and insight into the world of fashion and the power of Vogue editors. She finishes her review with a comment on Kate Moss and that seemingly perfect nose. "So does the camera ever lie"?
LOOSERS
Posted on Saturday, Oct 1st, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
Afraid to gamble, Paddy Power bookmakers took no risks when they commissioned two images for their billboard campaign. Lacking any imagination they copied Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper plus a birthing scene and inserted a gambling theme. Knowing it would cause offence they received publicity in all media. This is a practiced stunt employed by a clothing company who also uses the same colour green in their trademark. A missed ... Read More »
MONDAYS ECLIPSE
Posted on Saturday, Oct 1st, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
Next Monday gives an oppertunity to view a partial eclipse of the sun. The start time is 8.49 am and ends at 11.15am. At our latitude we will not enjoy a total eclipse and therefore will not see the stars. For this treat i suggest you head for Madrid.
RAY D’ARCY & CHILDLINE
Posted on Saturday, Oct 1st, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
Ray D'Arcy of TODAY FM picked well when he selected today as the time to take shots for his Childline book project. The weather has not dissapointed and has given us the four seasons in one day which should yield a good crop of images in various light conditions. Ray is encouraging all with camera phones to join the more traditional methods and contribute. This will give him a new ... Read More »
TEACHING IS A TEST
Posted on Sunday, Sep 25th, 2005 in The IPWS Blog by Tom Lawlor
Just returned from Lahinch where I was holding a workshop for a small group of amateur collogues. A very pleasent and rewarding time. Perfect locations and light constantly changing. But it reminded me of two remarks made by a friend. "Sometimes we forget how much we know" and "Teaching can expose how little we know".
