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A love story about the intertwined history between Ireland and the US. Perfect for March, ~less perfect~ to be posting about it so late. #colummccann #transatlantic #irishauthors #bookreview #instabooks #igreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CdVsgM9O_Mp4V6blZGf2oE_wNRjQ8nuyYsq_tg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Very excited that my portrait of National Book Award winner Colum McCann (and Layla!) shot for @wsj took Third Place in the Celebrity category of the 2021 @americanphotographicartists APA Awards. Honored to be among the 43 amazing photographers selected as winners in the various categories. Can't wait to get my copy of the book of all the incredible images. While we did this setup, Colum's dog Layla hung off camera begging for treats and Colum would occasionally pull one from his vest pocket and give it to her between shots. So I pulled back and grabbed the off moment and it became my favorite from the shoot. Huge thanks to @ronniephoto for the assignment and @nathanielshannon for the assist! Link in profile to see all the fantastic work. . . #colummccann #portrait #portraits #portraiture #portraitoftheday #portraitphotography #portraitphotographer #portraitperfection #makeportraits #makeportraitsnotwar #editorial #editorialphotography #editorialphotographer #editorialshoot #myfujifilm #fuji #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujifilm_us #portraitmood #gfx50r #mediumformat #portraitvision #portraitmood #portrait_vision #portrait_mood #portrait_planet #portrait_mf #godox #ad200 #oliphantbackdrops https://www.instagram.com/p/CSzHCXIAlP3/?utm_medium=tumblr

Conflict. Often meaningless insecurities and jealousies form the basis of conflict. We are better than that. We are all the same-- we bleed the same colored blood, we get hurt and we are sensitive. Instead of differences, let's try and be better than our insecurities. Here's the detailed book review of this remarkable book, Aperiogon-- a masterpiece by Colum McCann. Many thanks to @bookopia @moonbeams.stardust @wantonruminating for letting me be a part of this. It has saved my life. Book Review: The most remarkable thing about this book is the way it brings forth the horrors of Israeli Palestinian conflict and yet manages to leave you with hope.  One of the rare books where the masterful storytelling takes precedence over the story itself. Don't get me wrong, the story is immensely raw and powerful: pushes one to dive into the depths of the primitive urges of walking the path of violence, the mistaking of justice for revenge, and the inevitable chaos and hurt that are bound to spring from it if we surrender to the industry of fear. But it is the storytelling that leaves me impressed. Fractured, sure, but it successfully stretches out singularity of art across the ages, boundaries and time (Music is liquid architecture  and architecture is frozen music - Goethe; The Emperor of Atlantis - Victor Ullmann; the origin of Mayday, Mayday, Mayday). The story is alive, it has a rhythm and a soul. It is not often one come across a writer that pushes the boundaries of the craft so boldly.  The characters couldn't possibly be more different: one Israeli, another Palestinian. Cataloged as per their religion, their dress and geography, much like the birds in the book, but one cannot escape the fact that they are as similar as they are different. Their grief of losing a child is universal, their humiliation in the face of being strip searched, often in front of their own kids, is universal. The need for dignity is universal. The plea for dialog, for hope, for putting an end to the meaningless ordeal of losing a loved one, is universal. #bookreviews #aperiogon #colummccann #palestine #israel #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookpic #bookslover https://www.instagram.com/p/CPDQXWgFvlg/?utm_medium=tumblr

Three writing books that I’ve added to my shelf to help me to progress as an author. You never stop learning in this job, and these three texts are brilliant! @liz.fielding @jessicabrody #colummccann #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writingcommunity #writing #romance https://www.instagram.com/p/COhs7Ecr7-f/?igshid=1amc7oemxhps5

#2020BookerPrize #HilaryMantel #themirrorandthelight #colummccann #apeirogon #bookerprize https://www.instagram.com/p/CDLSDX_ApNa/?igshid=1us6ow66duudg

𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧 is the author of seven novels and three collections of stories. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he has been the recipient of many international honors, including the National Book Award.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ In 2017 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts. His work has been published in over 40 languages. He is the co-founder of the non-profit global story exchange organization, Narrative 4, and he teaches at the MFA program at Hunter College.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐧⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ The story briefly portrays high-wire performer Philippe Petit, who achieved renown after walking between the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in August 1974. McCann then connects this act (which is based on a true story), on the events of 9/11. The plot, however "is not the story of Philippe Petit, whom McCann inhabits but never names," Tom Junod remarked in Esquire. It is also "not the story of another dancer suspended, by force of miracle, in thin air. Rather it is the story of the people on the ground and what it is like to be implicated in a freedom they can never attain," he added. To quote Adams, "McCann's language has been all about precision and detail, the surprise of finding new ways never to put a foot wrong. He has been led before, by the nerve and grace of his style as much as anything, to gravity and its defiance."⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ =⁣⠀ Source: Colum McCann." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2018. Gale In Context: Biography⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ #pgcc #pgcclibrary #IrishAmericanHeritageMonth #colummccann #letthegreatworldspin⁣ (at Prince George's Community College) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9mKEosHmBn/?igshid=dltmok06451i

My favorite outtake of Irish writer and National Book Award winner Colum McCann, shot last month for Weekend Confidential in the @wsj. . . #colummccann #portrait #portraits #portraiture #portraitoftheday #portraitphotography #portraitphotographer #portraitperfection #makeportraits #makeportraitsnotwar #editorial #editorialphotography #editorialphotographer #editorialshoot #myfujifilm #fuji #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujifilm_us #portraitmood #gfx50r #mediumformat #portraitvision #portraitmood #portrait_vision #portrait_mood #portrait_planet #portrait_mf #godox #ad200 #oliphantbackdrops https://www.instagram.com/p/B9M9u9xAcH7/?igshid=1okz8zz2yyebk