The Bright Side of the Streets

I have a good reason for photographing this perfectly ordinary scene. Over the years I’ve taken photos of men sitting on that electricity box, and this just adds to that collection.

First there was this photo of Liam Foley, an elderly man enjoying a cigarette. He passed away 2 months after that photo was taken. I was glad I could pass on that photo to his family.

Then a few years later, yet another photo of a man enjoying a cigarette.

And now, many years later, a photo of a man about to roll a cigarette.

I like what they did with the door and the mural. Lovely to see the colour there.

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The Bright Side of the Streets

I have a good reason for photographing this perfectly ordinary scene. Over the years I’ve taken photos of men sitting on that electricity box, and this just adds to that collection.

https://inphotos.org/2025/11/22/the-bright-side-of-the-streets/

#photo #photography #streetphotography #Cork #Ireland #northmainstreet

Window on the City

From the car park on North Main Street, Cork, you can Bruce College and St Mary’s Dominican Priory. I liked how the stark lifeless concrete frame of the multi-story car park contrasted with the variety of materials and colours in the world outside.

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Shadows of North Main Street

A month ago, Cork City Council acquired 4 eyesore buildings at the top of North Main Street in Cork. They are in a prominent location and not used for much over the years – I remember a shoe store in one, a clothes store in the place next to it and a retro goods store too. They’ve been mostly derelict for a long time.

Hopefully they’ll be demolished and we’ll see something decent done with the location.

North Main Street sits on one of Cork’s oldest thoroughfares and was actually built on reclaimed marshland. The street runs parallel to what was once the original course of the River Lee before extensive land reclamation in the 18th and 19th centuries. Many of the Georgian buildings here were constructed using limestone quarried from local Cork quarries, which is why they’ve developed that distinctive weathered patina that photographs so beautifully in black and white.

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Carnival time on Cork's oldest and boldest Street this Saturday. #NorthMainStreet

Someone struggles with a trolley full of cardboard. It looks like it may be about to fall over!

https://inphotos.org/2024/10/02/recycling-cardboard/

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At the end of August, North Main Street closed to traffic as a carnival was held there. A huge crowd of adults and children descended on the street and the place was buzzing. 🙂

I wonder if this could be the same man I photographed on a unicycle in 2006?

https://inphotos.org/2023/09/17/a-street-performance-for-the-kids/
Unicycle picture -> https://inphotos.org/2023/07/27/a-unicycle-on-patricks-street/

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At the end of August, North Main Street closed to traffic as a carnival was held there. A huge crowd of adults and children descended on the street and the place was buzzing. 🙂

I wonder if this could be the same man I photographed on a unicycle in 2006?

Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7M3Focal length24mmISO1600Shutter speed1/500s

#Cork #Ireland #NorthMainStreet #NorthMainStreetCarnival #Photo #SonyA7III #streetPerformer #StreetPhotography

https://inphotos.org/2023/09/17/a-street-performance-for-the-kids/

If you missed me at DCAF, no worries. Because I'll be selling in person at the new Hibiscus Market this weekend in St. Peter's, North Main Street in Cork City! I'm delighted to be part of this new market with loads of talented artisans! I'll be there only on Sunday the 16th, so make sure to drop on by!

#HibiscusMarket #CorkCity #StPetersCork #NorthMainStreet #Ireland #Cork #MastoDaoine #SmallBusiness #MastoArt