With the soon regeneration of the iconic Dalymount Stadium in Dublin, I decided to do a historical documentary and capture the grounds before it changes forever.
Dalymount has been used as an international pitch for the Irish football team but has been the home ground for Bohs FC for over 120 years.
There has also been some iconic footballers such as Pele who played there in the 1970's as well as being a music venue were the likes of Red Hot Chilli Peppers played..the late great BoB Marley played his last ever gig here.
I'd like to thank Irish Prison Service for the clearance to fly in a restricted zone, IAA and Bohs FC, massive shout out to my helper on the day Mr Dylan Shanley who is going to be my wing man on this project.

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Delighted to show my Planet Glasnevin image at Prospect Square in Dublin (beside the Gravediggers bar), this image was  displayed at my recent "People of Glasnevin" exhibition in Experience Glasnevin. Thanks again to Alfreda for her help 

​BoB x

From my recent exhibition "People of Glasnevin" in the beautiful surroundings of Experience Glasnevin, I have done a limited edition print from my little planet series which is shot using a drone and blending the images together.
The colour print is from directly over our Lady of Dolours (the pyramid church) in Glasnevin giving the view of the area spanning out to the city and beyond in the summer sun.
The black and white image looks down on the tomb of Daniel O'Connell in Glasnevin cemetery taking in the 140 acres of this amazing silent city.
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These are 12x18 size prints with a 2 inch border

Print mounted and framed is €160
Prints €60

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 This project is a social documentary on a part of Dublin which is known more for having the cemetery and botanical gardens but we decided to get to know the people behind the doors..the people who call this home. Along with those living here..it was fitting to add the people who make up part of the community working in the area. 

 Over a 6 month time frame we were contacted by people to get involved..allowing us into their homes and jobs to have a cup of coffee and capture a moment in the time line of this area. From living rooms to kitchens, front doors, barbers, shops, craft shops and prisons.

 This was something to print and put on a wall for the audience to interact with it directly rather than on a screen but in a frame. 

 We can live in a community and not even know who lives at the end of our street and that's what this piece was about..to give an insight into those people..everyone involved will have not only the connection of living in this area but being involved in this exhibition which will last forever. 

 To be able to photograph my parents at their door was a special addition especially loosing my father recently. I'd like to dedicate this to my dad and to the late great Gary Shanley. 

I'm delighted to be able to join a walking tour of the cemetery to give some tips and ideas on how to capture this stunning area while the exhibition was showing during September.

Thank you so so much to all who made an effort to come to the show!

Thanks to Dublin County Council Glasnevin Cabra
prospect ACA
Dublin cemetery trust
Experience Glasnevin museum
The Tower cafe
my family and the friends..I can't thank the amazing Afreda enough who has been a driving force behind this project.

BoB x

Delighted to be showing a collection of portraits of people in Glasnevin at the icon surroundings of Experience Glasnevin cemetery museum.
Over a six month time frame, myself and the wonderful Alfreda O'Brien put this project together photographing 19 different doorways in Glasnevin ranging from homes to shops and work places showing the people who make up this beautiful area.
This exhibition launch is on Culture Night Sept 19th when I will also be doing photo walks with a tour guide around some of Glasnevin cemetery at 4pm and 6pm.
Huge thanks to Dublin cemetery trust, Dublin CC, Prospect ACA and the amazing Alfreda.

This was my third visit to the incredible city of New York which holds such wonderful memories to me spending time with friends and family. 
Thanks to all my clan there especially Paddy and Rebecca

A short documentary I did on a day in the life of street portrait photographers Arron Kirwan and Jim Leonard as they capture faces in Dublin city with their film cameras. Thanks to Andy Grant for allowing me using his incredible song. 

Over a few months in 2022, photographer Jim Leonard and myself began this piece of work. Our project began many years ago when we had visited the camp separately and decided this time to collaborate on a piece that has expanded and allowed us to involve the excellent Holocaust Education Ireland who create awareness throughout the island of Ireland about the Holocaust and its consequences. They introduced us to survivors, and to sit with these wonderful people was as emotional as spending time at the memorial.
 
It is hard to comprehend the number of people murdered in places such as Auschwitz, and having the opportunity to meet holocaust survivors made each figure real, made the glasses and shoes we photographed, objects of possession which were rushed into suitcases and loaded onto cattle trucks to be never seen by their owners again. There were places that we didn’t shoot any photographs, as we were emersed in the feeling of being there, that feeling when you are numb with emotion and time stops.
 
As we had made arrangements to have a longer private tour in order for us to have areas to ourselves, it allowed us to document this memorial with patience and the respect which it deserves, using modern day digital technology and film cameras.  Slowly walking through the exhibitions, some in complete silence, apart from our excellent guide Lucas giving us in-depth information.
 
We broke for lunch and then took the complimentary bus to the memorial at Auschwitz II-Birkenau, being taken to the watch tower above the “gate of death” looking down on the train lines that brought innocent people to end their lives.  As we walked these train lines, the sky turned white and snow started to fall giving a surreal feel to the landscape.  The baron area known as “Canada”, with its building ruins covered in a coating of snow, we saw a family of dear pass in the distance, life and hope in a place known for its cruelty and death surely being a sign of hope for the future. 

On returning to Ireland after a recent trip to the camps they met and photographed Holocaust Survivors Suzi Diamond and Tomi Reichental who live in Dublin, these portraits will be on display for Culture Night along with photographs of the first ‘Stolpersteine’ memorial stones to be unveiled in Ireland remembering six Irish Jews murdered by the Nazi regime.  These stones, recently laid by artist  Gunter Demnig in association with HEI in Dublin form part of the biggest decentralised memorial in the world which includes over 70,000 stones in thirty countries.

 Art does not show people what to do, yet engaging with a good work of art can connect you to your senses, body, and mind. It can make the world felt. And this felt feeling may spur thinking, engagement, and even action.  

It is a honour to be involved in Culture night in Dublin for the 3rd year and exhibit some of this collection, thanks to The memorial at Auschwitz, Holocaust Education Ireland, Megan, Stephen and all the staff at Brick Alley, Jack for his instillation skills, Tomi, Suzi, Dee and Angie, the chance to collaborate with someone with the eye of Jim has been an adventure and a wonderful experience,  I look forward to touring this educational piece of art and producing a book in the future.

https://culturenight.ie/event/never-forget-the-holocaust-an-irish-connection/

A collection of portraits and concert photos taken of the clan that makes up Irish band The Frames spanning from 2006 to 2022. The band is now in its 32 year and has seen some of the best musicians play in it behind its lead singer Glen Hansard. The crowd photos in this collect are through the years but the portraits of the fans where taken on one day in Dublin when the band played Royal Hospital Kilmainham after a 2 year delay. A nod to the people that support artists and live music..thanks to one and all for allowing me capture your portrait. To the Frames..thanks for allowing me capture your history and present.