Eoin Killigrew

Edward Weston (1886-1958) is considered "one of the masters of 20th century photography". He often stuck to larger-format cameras to capture his works. From still life, to portraiture, to landscapes, he was known for his extensive work in all subjects, something I quite admire as I myself love to experiment with different types subjects in photography. 

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), is considered a pioneer of street photography. He captured scenes in such a masterful, candid way. He subscribed to the idea of capturing the decisive moment. Quoted saying: "There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment" - something I really resonate with. Nothing staged, just subjects and their actions caught in the action as they happen.

A quick video I made after making the audio heard from 1:00-1:54 about someone tuning into a numbers station, receiving and decoding an order.

The audio piece is inspired by recordings of real numbers staions that exist, particularly “The Lincolnshire poacher” - a numbers station that operated from the mid 1960′s until around June 2008.

My microphone did stop working while recording the last two clips so I made do with adding sound effects of a match lighting to one and the song to the other. Numbers station audio was made using a recording of a calliope and my voice, heavily filtered and overlaid on top of recordings of my own radio’s static using Audacity to sound like a radio transmission.

Photography. Dungarvan by dusk.

A partial storyboard for an idea I’ve had bouncing around in my head for a while now. Weather permitting I’ll actually be able to go out and shoot it!

These photos came from the former home of a photographer who passed away around 10 years ago. My friend’s parents bought the house and during a clearout of the attic and garage, found some rolls (in various states) that slipped through the cracks when the property was being emptied to sell.

The photographer’s prowess in photography allows for an excellent view into the past. It also leaves us with questions. Where is all of this taking place? Perhaps somewhere in Ulster if we go off of what appears to be a parade. But were they all taken in the same area, or spread out? What’s with the giant ball?!

I enjoy buying old cameras for cheap, I enjoy it even more when they still have a roll inside! I often hand develop these forgotten negatives to see what kind of story I can garner from them. What were the events recorded on them that never got a chance to be remembered through developed photographs?

Photography:

Burning of the Books

These books were leftovers from my secondary school that couldn’t be sold or handed down to my younger siblings (old exam papers, obsolete editions of textbooks, etc). So I decided I’d get some use out of them one final time.

Watching the fire plume, swell and twist in the darkness of night was mesmerising.

Starting off, I had no idea on what I wanted to do in regards to the brief.

After going on a walk and observing the tide, I decided to focus my project on water and how it interacts with different stimuli.

Inks, impacts, droplets - all the different reactions a liquid can have are fascinating when frozen in a moment of time.

PFV:

Some GIFS made using the earlier photos during my photoshoot yesterday.

The colour temperature is off, but I couldn't justify editing all the frames to change it. I reckon it still gives the same impression.