Category Archives: books

Magnum Ireland

Posted on June 19, 2014 by briancooney123

I bought this book and took it with me on a mini road trip around Connemara last week.  I really love it.  It’s structured in decades from the 1950’s until the 00’s.  Each section has an essay with an Irish … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Representation.

Posted on January 30, 2014 by briancooney123

In the last few days there was an interesting discussion on the college Flickr forum regarding feminism.  The context was related to the new course, which has replaced social documentary, called Gesture and Meaning.  On the course as far as … Continue reading →

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John Berger’s Understanding a Photograph.

Posted on January 26, 2014 by briancooney123

I bought the book for Christmas and I am still reading and rereading it. It goes without saying that John Berger writes beautifully and with insight. There are many essays in this book but here I want to concentrate on … Continue reading →

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The edge of Light by Liam Blake.

Posted on August 25, 2013 by briancooney123

Liam Blake is an Irish photographer who trained as a Lithographic printer before becoming a photographer full time in 1978. The book is full of beautiful photographs of the Aran Islands taken over an extended period of time, quite a … Continue reading →

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Capturing Colour by Phil Malpas.

Posted on August 23, 2013 by briancooney123

This book is one of the Basics Photography series, no 03.  Here is a link to the book.  While I didn’t find any great revelation in it, it did answer some questions that I have had in the back of my head … Continue reading →

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