Monthly Archives: July 2014

The Time of Dreaming the World Awake by Yvette Monaghan

Posted on July 23, 2014 by briancooney123

I went to see this exhibition last week.  It is showing as part of PhotoIreland 2014 at the Copperhouse Gallery.  I was a bit tired when I got to the gallery after the drive up from Sligo so I went … Continue reading →

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Real and imagined Ireland as part of Assignment 5

Posted on July 21, 2014 by briancooney123

When I received the feedback from assignment 4 from my tutor he asked me some very good questions in relation to assignment 5.   He pointed out that my photography business, running photo tours here in Ireland (www.briancooneyphotography.net) gave me … Continue reading →

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Following the threads of assignment 5

Posted on July 17, 2014 by briancooney123

I don’t have a lot of time right now to go out and shoot so I am reading and researching.  Thinking about what I want to create with this final assignment.  Yesterday I did some more reading on John Hinde’s … Continue reading →

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Andy Sewell: Something Like a nest

Posted on July 14, 2014 by briancooney123

I came across this book by Andy Sewell in the BJP.  I really like the style, the colours are so real seeming.  I think it is a good examination of how we see the countryside now that most people are … Continue reading →

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Paul Graham and other thoughts on assignment 5

Posted on July 13, 2014 by briancooney123

I was looking for some articles about Paul Graham, a photographer who’s work I really respect.  Not so much about the work itself but about the concepts behind the work, why he makes work, why he chose to work a … Continue reading →

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Assignment 5 weekly progress.

Posted on July 12, 2014 by briancooney123

I spent a few hours yesterday looking and collecting images for assignment 5.  Most of my looking was near to home, I didn’t go to far in the end.  I remember hearing that photography is a bit like panning for … Continue reading →

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Jim Vaughan: This Time This Place.

Posted on July 11, 2014 by briancooney123

I have been working on trying to get my concept down on a piece of paper for assignment 5.  This is my first incarnation:  This assignment will be my personal response to the postcards of Ireland produced by John Hinde … Continue reading →

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