Something blue Cork is a city of contradictions. The old mixed with the new. Modern office blocks sit alongside grand old limestone buildings. In other parts of the city it’s harder to tell which is which. New apartment blocks sit abused and unmaintained next to the older parts of the city which look nicer and…

Stop! The Birds! Street lighting and STOP sign pictured on the quays just up from here last Saturday. I wanted to make the stop sign jump out a bit more but didn’t want to force it too much. I do like the leading lines the guide the eye to the top of the pole! And…

Sex 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”

The Cones See All What do you do if you have 5 minutes to kill on a dark Wednesday evening? Get out the camera and shoot long exposure traffic shots!

The Old Lady of Madrid Way back in 2003 I visited my friend Cachu and her family in Madrid. I had a great time there and took a load of photos but it was months later before I posted any photos. This is a shot of an old woman sitting in a park enjoying the…

What’s next? A group of people pictured on Patrick’s Street last December

Stop Go Where to Go? Rush-hour traffic in Cork is as bad as in any other city. I went the other way and took the back road to Blarney.

I’m Texting More of the mobile generation

Here Feen! Give us dat, boy! Couple of local lads pictured in front of the Savoy, Patrick’s Street, Cork.

Lighting Up Shot on Patrick Street, Cork a few weeks back.

Maxol Petrol Station, Blarney This is the Maxol Petrol Station in Blarney. This is a long exposure shot and I just managed to get the Cork-Blarney bus in the frame!

Carey’s Lane Carey’s Lane leads off Patrick Street in Cork to Paul Street and the large Tesco shopping center there. In by-gone days it was part of the Huguenot Quarter of the city.