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  1. Two Screens, One Corner

    The man on the corner had his phone in one hand and a child's white puffa coat over the other arm, which tells you roughly how the morning was going. Across the square a woman stood next to the brick wall in the same posture, head down, thumb moving. They weren't together, so the matching was just chance. Twenty years ago they'd have stood there bored. Nobody under that age remembers a world without mobile screens. My first one was the Samsung Galaxy S2. I loved that phone!

    inphotos.org/2026/08/06/two-sc

  2. The Last Days of the Loretto Extension

    The ugly monstrosity that was an extension to the Loretto School in Youghal, in 2023. It was finally demolished in January this year.

    inphotos.org/2026/07/20/the-la

  3. Rearing to Go at the Dingle Races

    Number 9 had clearly decided that the racing could wait. I was wandering around at the Dingle Races and right in front of me this dark bay racehouse reared up on it's hind legs while the poor jocket and two men tried to calm the animal. It only lasted a moment and the racing continued.

    inphotos.org/2026/06/19/rearin

  4. Elvis the Taxi Driver

    Derry “Elvis” Coughlan is a local taxi driver in Cork. Here he was on St. Patrick's Street in 2021. He was walking towards an older man with bags of shopping who would probably need a lift home. I don't think I've seen Derry around since then. Not someone who appears to have an online presence either.

    inphotos.org/2026/04/21/elvis-

  5. Masked Normality: Life in Cork One Year After COVID-19

    A year after COVID-19 hit Irish shores and people were still being extra careful, even wearing masks outside where there was little risk of infection. Better to be safe tha...

    inphotos.org/2026/01/04/masked

    #2021 #Cork #CorkIreland #Covid19 #DocumentaryPhotography #FaceMasks #Ireland #LockdownIreland #March2021 #PandemicPhotography #SamyangAF24mmF2.8FE #SocialDistancing #SonyA7III #StreetPhotography #UrbanLife

  6. Masked Normality: Life in Cork One Year After COVID-19

    A year after COVID-19 hit Irish shores and people were still being extra careful, even wearing masks outside where there was little risk of infection.

    Better to be safe than sorry.

    Here we are in 2026, and people are still denying that COVID-19 was a problem, while there’s a screenshot going around of a tweet by an “MD” who predicted that everyone who got the vaccine would be dead by the end of 2025. We’re still around. LOL.


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    #2021 #Cork #CorkIreland #covid19 #documentaryPhotography #faceMasks #Ireland #lockdownIreland #March2021 #pandemicPhotography #SamyangAF24mmF28FE #socialDistancing #SonyA7III #StreetPhotography #urbanLife
  7. The Three Sisters at Twilight

    The Three Sisters on the Dingle Peninsula in Co. Kerry. The sun had just sunk below the horizon and beyond a cloud bank at the horizon but the sky was still glowing a lovely soft yellow glow.

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    #2020 #blueHour #CountyKerry #DinglePeninsula #DingleScenery #gaeltacht #Ireland #IrishCoast #IrishMountains #IrishSeascape #Kerry #KerryGaeltacht #KerryLandscape #Photo #Photography #seascapePhotography #SmerwickHarbour #SonyA7III #ThreeSisters #twilightPhotography #WildAtlanticWay

  8. There’s no such thing as a safe tan

    The What’s Up Docs podcast from the BBC is an entertaining but factual podcast about health presented by two doctors, Chris and Xand van Tulleken (brothers and twins!) who find out to their dismay that they were wrong about the dangers of getting a nice healthy colour from the sun.

    A tan occurs when UV radiation damages skin cells, causing them to produce more melanin as a protective response. This process involves DNA damage to skin cells, which can accumulate over time and potentially lead to skin cancer.

    Sunburn is obviously harmful and painful. Even one blistering sunburn in childhood can double your lifetime risk of melanoma.

    https://pca.st/9w4h1xpn

    https://pca.st/y3rm4lz9

    It’s a bit late for my Irish readers, as we had cloudless skies and a hot sun last week. Temperatures reached 25C where I was, so I slapped on the factor 50 sunscreen and made sure I was wearing a hat when I was outside. Many years ago, a neighbour died of skin cancer at the age of 52, only a few years older than I am now.

    The Met Éireann UV Index page will show you what the UV index in Ireland is. If it’s 3 or over, you should be covering up with clothing or sunscreen. It’s quite alarming that the difference between a clear sky and a cloudy sky is 1-2 or 8-10 on that index.

    #2024 #Health #samyangAf75mmF18Fe #sonyA7iii #Sun #suntan #weather

  9. Fire in the Sky at Sunset

    The sun sets behind a hill on the Dingle Peninsula, Kerry, back in 2021.

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    #2021 #CountyKerry #DinglePeninsula #dramaticClouds #eveningSky #goldenHour #Ireland #IrishLandscape #Photo #Photography #silhouette #SonyA7III #stormClouds #sunset #WildAtlanticWay

  10. The Wild Beauty of Coumeenoole Beach

    Coumeenoole Beach at the end of the Dingle Peninsula is a favourite spot on a drive around that headland. It’s dangerous to swim there, but it’s such a picturesque area we always end up there every time we visit the area.

    Coumeenoole Beach gained international fame after being featured in the 1970 film “Ryan’s Daughter,” directed by David Lean, which showcased its dramatic cliffs and sweeping scenery to audiences around the world

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    #2021 #Beach #cliffs #Coumeenoole #Couminole #CouminoleBeach #CountyKerry #DinglePeninsula #Ireland #Kerry #Landscape #Nature #Photo #Photography #SonyA7III #travel #WildAtlanticWay

  11. I love walking by the Marina and sometimes walking around the Atlantic Pond. Most of the water was deliciously calm this afternoon when I visited.

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    https://inphotos.org/2024/03/15/the-atlantic-pond-in-reflection/

    #AtlanticPond #Cork #Ireland #Photo #Photography #reflection #Sky #SonyA7III #Trees #Water

  12. The Dragon of Shandon was all ready to travel through Cork City. It was waiting just down the street from Shandon Bells. Raaaarrrrr!

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    https://inphotos.org/2024/01/14/the-dragon-awakens/

    #Cork #DragonOfShandon #Ireland #Photo #SamyangAF24mmF28FE #SonyA7III #StreetPhotography