Montague Burton the Tailor of Taste Like the stone laid by Barbara Jessie Burton in 1927, this doorway probably goes unnoticed by most people on Prince’s Street. It’s right next to the stone linked above, but the door is usually closed. I spotted this colourful mosaic out of the corner of my eye and recognised [...]
2007Sat27Oct
Montague Burton the Tailor of Taste
Filed in Advertising, Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Princes Street, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Urban
2007Thu10May
Barbara Jessie Burton 1927
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Princes Street, Sigma 10-20, Signs, UrbanBarbara Jessie Burton 1927 This foundation stone is set into a building at one end of Princes Street, Cork. I never noticed it until the day I took this photo and a quick search for Barbara Jessie Burton returns information and pictures of foundation stones laid by her in the years following 1927: Nottingham, UK [...]
2007Sat05May
Walk this way
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Princes Street, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanWalk this way Pedestrians in Cork walk up and down Prince’s Street. One person has to be different, the odd one out eh? Grrr. Flickr’s Post by email function is broken.
2007Wed28Feb
The Lady Smiles
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Princes Street, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanThe Lady Smiles On her lunch break she smiles instead of smoking, at least for a moment. This is the second and final image of the Lady on her break series. If you look very carefully at the window you’ll see my face, my hand, and the back of Jacinta’s head as we walked past. [...]
2007Tue27Feb
The Lady smokes
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Princes Street, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanThe Lady smokes On her break, she lights up a cigarette to relax. Who did she see? The Magnum Blog has been running for a few weeks. I blogged the original opening of the site ages ago, but it wasn’t ready for prime time and it made it’s debut a short while ago. A few [...]
2006Sun05Feb
Sex or Chocolates
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Princes Street, Street, UrbanSex or Chocolates What is their body language saying? This couple were standing still on Princes Street for a good while and I sensed something was amiss. Pictured in the background is the shop front of Ann Summers. The byline in the window reads “Sex or Chocolates”
