Tag: Ireland

Tony O’Shea and the ‘Me’ pictures: One of Ireland’s leading photographers and his quest to record everyday life

The work of Tony O'Shea, one of Irelands leading photographers, depiction everyday life in Ireland over the past forty years. His work is now being preserved at the Photomuseum Ireland.

182 years of photography in Ireland: The talk

William Fagan's article on the history of photography in Ireland created a great deal of interest among Macfilos readers....

Looking back on Irish photography since 1839

On August 17, William Fagan will present a Zoom talk on the subject of Irish photography since 1839. Here is a review, written by William, intended to whet your appetite. He hopes you will join him for the talk...

What did you do before the war, Daddy?

William revisits the photographs his father took, at the age of 23, immediately before the start of World War II. The remarkable thing, he says, is now life was continuing absolutely as normal, despite the impending doom.

Vintage Cameras: 86-years-old and still Perfekta

Vintage Quest: An outing with the venerable Welta Perfekta and a brief dalliance with the Contessa Nettel Cocarette

Grubb lenses helped prove the Theory of Relativity

One hundred years ago a machine constructed in Dublin, using Grubb lenses, was used during the solar eclipse to help prove Einstein's Theory of Relativity.