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Photo Essay:
Ireland in Seven Days

Text and images by Chris Ryan, Contributor
December / January 2015

December 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Whoever coined the Irish proverb “When God made time, he made plenty of it” must have been blessed with immortality, or unlimited vacations. The rest of us measure our lives in years and our time off in weeks or days. If this has prevented you from visiting the land that spawned that bit of wisdom, take heart – you can see some of the best of Ireland in one week. Sure, you’ll … [Read more...] about Photo Essay:
Ireland in Seven Days

Photo Essay:
Dreams of the Old Country

By Richard Fitzgerald, Contributor
October / November 2014

September 17, 2014 by 1 Comment

The haunting distinctive photographs of emigrant Richard Fitzgerald When I began taking photographs of Ireland some forty years ago I felt an immediate connection with Irish emigrants in America, the thousands of people who had left the old country to begin a new life in Boston and New York. The landscape back home was dotted with abandoned stone cottages and derelict … [Read more...] about Photo Essay:
Dreams of the Old Country

The Light of Munster

By Chris Ryan, Contributor
April / May 2014

March 12, 2014 by 2 Comments

If I could be dropped anywhere in Ireland with my camera and lenses, I’d choose the region of Munster nearly every time. The spectacular cliffs on the coast of Clare, the wild headlands of the Kingdom of Kerry – the landscape is rugged and the coastline endless. But photography is so much about light, and isn’t the weather still … well, Irish? And yet, if photography were … [Read more...] about The Light of Munster

Portals to the Past

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
February / March 2014

January 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment

I love to drive around Ireland, especially if I have the luxury of time. I aim my car in the direction that I hope to end up, and then take the by roads, leaving the highway behind. Many of the old “main” roads are still in use and, though narrow by today’s standards, they are still wide enough for another car passing in the opposite direction. It is down these backroads, with … [Read more...] about Portals to the Past

On the Waterfront

By Holly Millea, Contributor
September 10, 2013 by 1 Comment

Joe Weatherby. Photo by John Park.

Joe Weatherby repurposes old ships, such as the USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, a decommissioned World War II troop carrier, and turns them into eco-friendly sunken reefs that support sea life, attract divers, and even become an underwater museum.  Combine the Life of Riley with a good amount of Walter Mitty; toss in a heap of Ernest Hemingway; add tons of water; and you’ll … [Read more...] about On the Waterfront

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