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•The marvelous, the mundane, the joy and the pain.•
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‘She lifted up her wings.
And said that this must be the place’

What an unbelievable honour and privilege to put this together for @rtesport & the one and only @katie_t86
The most inspirational athlete to ever do it.

‘Never let anyone tell you you can’t do something’ - Katie Taylor

Massive thanks to all those involved in footage and commissioning:

Group Resource & Commissions Manager:
Paula Fahy
RTE Sport Executive Producer: Rory O’Neill
Footage courtesy of: @rtesport @rosswhitakertv from Katie (2018)
& The Taylor Family
Additional Audio:

Written, produced, directed, edit:
@shanemulrennan
Sound Mix: Sean Higgins
Online Edit: Naomi Gill
Archive Specialists: Killian Gordon @orange_owl @graceskenny
Additional audio: @aifricoc @2dayfmbreakfast

🎶 @dizzyy
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Original composition: Talking Heads

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Had a phenomenal time at a Street Photography workshop organized by the stellar @orange_owl a few weeks back, in and around Merrion Square in Dublin. Big part of why I went to this one was because I've long been an admirer of his work and felt like my perspective may be becoming a bit stale for my taste. I felt like I could do with a guiding hand and I was left so inspired! Some cool things I learned from the day involved paying attention to a changing environment around you, for instance construction barricades or scaffolding, seeing if they can add additional depth to a shot or even colour! For all you know the setting might change the next day and you'd have missed your chance to capture an idea.

Also got great tips on how you could use sculptures and statues to practice composition, how to make a regular portrait a bit more interesting simply by a change of perspective, and above all paying attention no matter where you are for bursts of colour, shadows, framing... you name it!

The film used here is an expired Kodak Ultramax, 20 years past expiry! I had to rate the ISO manually, after which the lovely folk at @connscameras developed the film!

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We look forward to welcoming you to Island Talks #22 this Wednesday, 24th of June at United Arts Club.

Doors will open at 18.45pm and we will start at 19.00pm.

As usual please bring €10 cash at the door / €8 for students.

We have an excellent line up focused on a theme close to many of our hearts. Two photographers, two ways of holding onto the people closest to them.

We can’t wait to see you all there💚

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Segotia’s Gallery Programme for 2026 - 2028 is structured in harmony with the Celtic Calendar. The programme aligns each exhibition with the seasonal rhythms of the year. The Celtic Calendar is the framework used by our indigenous ancestors to mark the turning of the year with seasonal festivals. From Bealtaine’s energy of growth and expression, to Samhain’s introspection and release, Segotia offers a living, cyclical approach to art that mirrors both nature and human experience.

Segotia has curated an exceptional lineup of some of the most exciting artists coming out of Ireland, with each exhibition centring around the innate themes, feelings, and energy of each season.

Programme:

2026
Bealtaine - Leah Hewson @leahhewson
Lughnasadh - Rich Gilligan @richgilligan
Samhain - Sean Atmos @seanatmos

2027
Imbolc - Ruth Lyons @ruthelyons
Bealtaine - Claire Prouvost @claire.prouvost
Lughnasadh - Asbestos @artofasbestos
Samhain - James Kirwan @jameskirwanart

2028
Imbolc - TBA
Bealtaine - Gearoid O’Dea @gearoidodea
Lughnasadh - Gavin Leane @orange_owl
Samhain - Maser @maserart

To be in harmony with the seasons is to remember that we, too, are seasonal beings. Just as the land moves through cycles of birth and death, rest and growth, so do our bodies, our communities, and our creative lives. When you start to notice how you show up in the world as the year unfolds, aligning with the seasons is very intuitive. It feels familiar. We are attuning to something we already know.

Check out our blog if you would like to learn more about the Celtic Calendar.

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Final post from @brianjsparks from @photobookcombos , wrapping up my takeover with some spreads from the debut publication from @islandphotographersgroup

Island Photographers is an artist-led group raising awareness, understanding and engagement with contemporary photography within Ireland. Through workshops, talks, education, exhibitions and the sale of works, our mission is to develop photography’s role within Irish visual culture.

“Brionglóid” (“Dream” in Irish) was born from a series of themed Reels created for our Island Photographers account, celebrating contemporary photography from across Ireland. It features the work of 41 photographers and there are still a few copies available at @tlp_says , @photobooksireland and @setantabooks

It comes in three editions:
Standard
Special Edition (including one print)
Special Edition (including four prints)

We are currently working on a new publication for 2026 and hopefully many more to come.

Many thanks @10x10photobooks for the invitation to share - looking forward to seeing who is up next!

Thank you for following along.💚

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Afgan Girl by Steve McCurry National Geographic.

Aka Her Holiness The Dolly Lama.

#pawthur

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This magic land keeps surprising me with the most wonderful gifts.
Grateful to the birds, trees, fairies, fish, sea, motifs, and witches of Ireland
for always whispering their stories to me. 🌿

Delighted to have my work featured in Brionglóid (dream) 🌿🪷 the debut publication by @islandphotographersgroup , bringing together 41 contemporary artists working across Ireland today.

📍 @blascafe / Chocolate Factory, 26 King’s Inn Street
🗓 Thursday, 23rd October | 🕖 7:00–10:30pm

Copies and special editions will be available on the night:
📖 Publication €25
🖼️ Single print special edition €50
🖼️ Four print collector’s edition €100

Huge thanks to @iarts_jim for the beautiful print,
and to the team for choosing my image for the back cover.

All welcome -come through if you’re around town .
Grá

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Join us on Culture Night from 5pm at Reds Gallery for I Live here

“I Live Here” invites over 50 contributing artists to explore how individuals create community and how diversity is vital to a healthy society. From the struggles or comforts within one’s own mind to regarding home life and broader social happenings, it will offer the viewers a ‘reflection of self’ in modern day Ireland. With a blend of raw honesty and emotional intimacy it celebrates the unique perspectives and idiosyncrasies which shape and enrich Ireland today.

Featuring: David Killeen • Patrick Fleming • Billy Woods • Gordon leonard • Mervé Yilmaz • Patryk Gizicki • Kevin Sharkey • Sean O’Rourke •
Tadhg Mcgreevy • James Kelly • Fabio Grassi • Paul Murray •
Emily Roche • Manuela Greco • Christina Geoghegan •
Anthony Kavanagh • Hazel Coonagh • Donal Kelly • Neil J. Smyth •
Mark McCullough • Vicky Cannell • Inés Pesado Catrufo •
Róisín Hughes • Enda Burke • • Gavin Leane • Ró Ní Mhaoldeirg • Erlan Dzhumaliev • Sean Hillen • Ruth Calder-Potts • Asa Barrington • Clara McSweeney • John Foley • Ishmael Claxton • Hollie Gilson • Harry Phipps • Alex Del Chill • vmotd • Suella Wynne • Bob Tait • Anna Nowakowska • Jennifer Reynolds • Roberto Prete •
Donal Murphy • Barry Delaney • Przemek Zimowski • Dee Byrne •
Helene Ott • Viola Boe • Maria McSweeney • Joseph Sterling • Muireann Dolan • Alicia Donnan • Stephen Turner • Jana Bulochova • Aarif Amod • Rosie Dawson • Amy O’Riordan • Jamie Davis • Beatrix Herriott O’Gorman • Kate Swift • Jack Knowles • Julie O’Brien • Shane Lambert • Jozef VODA Vrtiel •1eurofiddy •
James Curran • Sara Pirani • Christopher Lindhorst • Tessy Ehiguese

Poster image @orange_owl
Poster design @holliegilson#
@culturenightdub

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🔥 Good day JJers! It’s @Arashrimus and Today’s theme at “Thursdays with Arash” in @JJCommunity is “MOTHER” 🎉
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⚠️ And here comes our final feature of the day! 👩 A big congratulations to @orange_owl for capturing this stunning one and a big thanks to @jj_editor_elkunia for the initial selection! 🏆
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⏰ Finally thank you JJers for blessing us with thousands of great submissions corresponding to our “MOTHER” theme! 🙋🏻‍♂️ It was a pleasure to view your submissions and to see how you guys interpreted this particular theme; Thank You & a big thanks to our hardworking @Jj_Editors team for bringing out the best features as always! Kindly stay tuned for the next edition of “Thursdays with Arash” !
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Yours sincerely
Arash @arashrimus

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Hi this is Elżbieta highlighting for @jjcommunity forum hosted by @arashrimus

Theme: MOTHER

Tag: # 4650

Photographer:
@orange_owl

#jj_editor_elkunia#jjcommunity#jj_editors#myjjfeature#jj_forum#jj_anarchy#communityfirst#jj_featured_4650

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Instagram is littered with pics, snaps and selfies but there are precious few portraits full of meaning, gravitas and emotion like this one from @orange_owl who has accompanied it with the existential tension of Samuel Beckett.
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“Beidh Tú Anseo Go Deo •

‘An Imní’
This was another piece for ‘In The Midst of Nothingness’, an exhibition dedicated to the work of Samuel Beckett.
Which showed at @rainbowunicornstudio Berlin

This image reflects all of those thoughts that bring you down. The thoughts that accompany trauma and the contemplations that affect some of us everyday. Feelings of guilt, anger, resentment, anxiety and self loathing.
These feelings that can permeate through our everyday while trying to balance relationships, work, creativity and just surviving. At times we project a persona of resilience, joy, humour and composure, while beneath it all we suffer, and suffer hard. A conglomerate of responses, sensations and personas.

In The Unnamable (1958), Beckett writes:
“I’m tired of being the devil, the victim, the hero, the fool, the lover, the beloved, the saint, the sinner, the angel, the man, the woman.”

#120film #ilfordhp5
Dev and scan @johngunncameras“
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Once again, Gavin you have created something that requires us to slow down, look, think and look again. Thanks for sharing ____________________________________________________
#LondonCameraProject
#BuyFilmNotMegaPixels
#StayBrokeShootFilm
#TuesdayPortrait
#MondayMono
#MonoMonday
#MediumFormat
#ClassicCamera
#AnaloguePortrait
#LCPlovesIlford
#IlfordHP5 Black and white portrait, head and shoulders of a bald white man, early 60s. He stands with his back to a grey background, head slightly bowed. A curved band of light wraps and illuminates his eyes but spills symmetrically over onto the background and continues to loop up forming shapes that look like horns starting just above his head.

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Berlin Exhibtion

Our journey to Berlin to install ‘In the Midst of Nothingness’. So great to exhibit beside @orange_owl @davidboothart @hazelcoonagh @hughcooneys @_cian_walker_ @joecaslin @jameskirwanart in @rainbowunicornstudio . So lovely to work with @annaniedhart and @christianreich0

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