“This lady was outside having a smoke break while waiting for the dye to take… I feel lucky to have been in the right place at the right time to capture this Venus of Meath Street.” – Lorcan Finnegan

“After my first reading of Ulysses, I was inspired to use the structure of James Joyce’s novel to explore the themes of culture, politics, character and social struggle in modern Dublin. Each photograph corresponds to one of the 18 episodes in Ulysses.”

“All Sorts of Impossible Things is a new body of work I made based on my own daily experiences of the static hum and unique rhythm of everyday life in the city of Newburgh, New York.”

“I wanted to record the streets, the life and the incredible resilience common people had during the “Troubles” while watching the decaying grandeur of their once industrial powerhouse.” – Martin Nangle  

Resembling a still from a B-movie horror film depicting the ‘gates of hell’, blood-drenched hands climb the cold, granite tombstone pillar, trying to escape this nightmare. The brass plaque of the embassy had been summarily ripped off and replaced with a simple message: “Putout Putin”.

“‘Maureen’ is a personal and intimate project about my grandmother who is 91 years of age, has dementia and lives on her own in Dublin… The photographs are expressions of love and respect for my grandmother, the matriarch in my family.”

“When starting out it’s so important to lean heavily on your gut because, as emerging artists, it’s all we’ve got.” – Poot Mendes

“I caught this photograph by chance, during the sunny months of the first lockdown in Dublin. The lack of human contact and the longing for being able to touch and hug made me reflect on the warm feeling of a caress, similar to the one we feel when the sun touches our skin.” – Kety Duran

“The photographs humanise and personalise a subject that we, perhaps, automatically associate with suffering. For me, the series serves to anthropomorphise the particular resilience and optimism of the Afghan people whom I spent many years documenting.”

“This photo embodies that time period for me, the confusion, obscurity, nervousness… the inescapable feeling of being trapped.” – Tobi Isaac

“During a time of disconnect, both in the current digital age and the pandemic, Looking Glass creates a positive reflection of the spaces, places and shared experiences that have been missed the most.” – Órfhlaith Whelan

“This photograph is one of the most abstract I have ever made. Despite appearances, it is a Cartier-Bresson decisive moment. It may give all the visual cues for Op Art, with geometric spatial illusions and colour vibrations, but if you look, you will see a net bag of oranges.”

Two girls admire new clothes in a shop window in Castlerea, County Roscommon.

The gorse mite is a tiny bright red speck no longer than a millimetre in length…

“I decided to adapt and turn the lens on the two people I saw everyday, which were my parents.” – Enda Burke 

“Loopies Field investigates a modern image of agriculture in Ireland through the performance of labour, capturing farmers in their environments.” – Becks Butler

“What’s not to like about a crinkly chip eating fish?” – Advertising and commercial photographer, Laurence McMahon

“Mary Dunne (aka Dancing Mary) was a well-known, eccentric, Dublin character during the 1980s and the 1990s.” – Tony Murray