Ireland

The old country: harbour light, abbey ruins, bog and stone, and the faces Dave was born among in Cork — photographed across forty years of going back.

Weathered close portrait of Billy O'Riordan, the photographer's father, at sea — every line of a life spent on the water lit in profile.
Billy O'Riordan, At Sea — Ireland
A lighthouse stands against a breaking storm, shafts of light cutting through heavy cloud over a boiling sea off the Cork coast.
Lighthouse in the Storm — Roches Point, Cork Harbour, Ireland
The ruined Kilcrea Abbey framed through a stone arch at sunset, the sky burning orange above the old friary walls.
Kilcrea Abbey at Sunset — Kilcrea, County Cork, Ireland
Two men cutting turf on a hillside bog under a glowering sky, an old Irish way of work disappearing with their generation.
Turf Cutters — The hills between Cork and Kerry, Ireland
First light over a stony beach at Ballycotton on the Cork coast, the sea flat and cold at sunrise.
Ballycotton Sunrise — Ballycotton, County Cork, Ireland
Ross Castle rising from the Kerry landscape, reflected in still water — solid, grey and unyielding.
Ross Castle — Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
An old stone bridge over a quiet river in County Cork, moss and ivy softening its arches.
Stone Bridge, Cork — County Cork, Ireland
Glen Hansard performing on stage in Cork, caught mid-song in warm stage light.
Glen Hansard, On Stage — Cork, Ireland
A street fiddler playing on an Irish street, talking with a passerby as he plays.
The Irish Fiddler — Ireland
Black and white portrait of a young boy in a flat cap, a face that could belong to another century.
Boy in a Flat Cap — Ireland
Portrait of an Irish boy with striking eyes, the ocean and far-off journeys behind his gaze.
Irish Eyes — Ireland
Portrait of a seasoned sailor, weathered hands and eyes of steel, every line etched by storms and spray.
The Voyage — Ireland
Black and white portrait of a fiddler, notes taking flight in shadowed light.
The Fiddler — Ireland