“This is a picture of my friend and his dog Rebel on our regular walk out to the Poolbeg Lighthouse on the Great South Wall recently.”
This is a picture of my friend and his dog Rebel on our regular walk out to the Poolbeg Lighthouse on the Great South Wall recently. I captured this image in a split second. Just saw the shot and bang! It only took the squeeze of the button, and the moment was saved for eternity. I knew looking at the picture that it had something special about it.
My name is Andrew O’Connell, aka The Liberties Photographer. Born and reared in the community of St Teresa’s Gardens in the Liberties. I have been taking photographs of the Liberties on and off for 30 years. My new website is live now at andrewoconnell.ie. Feel free to drop by and say hello.
Dublin Inquirer is running a Photo of the Month competition each month. The winner gets €50 and publication online and in print. If you’d like to enter, you can find the guidelines here.
Because of its central location, the high footfall in the area, and its proximity to a lot of venues and cultural spaces, it’s become a premier flyering spot.
Maria Ginnity’s show, In Transit, is set to open at Reds Gallery on Thursday.
Angst from the Archives features the worst of participants’ youthful musings. There’s still time to sign up to read at it.
The five-decade music career of the Liberties musician never quite reached the commercial heights that he, and others, had aimed for in his twenties. But is that important, really?
