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St. Patrick’s Campus, DCU by Andy Devane - part 3
20 Jul 2022This is the third and final blog entry presenting photographs of St Patrick’s Campus, DCU. Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel, designed in 1964 - probably the most recognisable building in the area. Beautiful floating structure with stunning details and impressive stained glass windows. I highly recommend checking ‘More than…
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St. Patrick’s Campus, DCU by Andy Devane - part 1
13 Jul 2022After a really busy few weeks, I am slowly getting back online (at least for now) presenting some photographs I was working on lately for both - my commercial and also a personal portfolio. I will start here with my personal collection, with photographs that complement the cycle of works…
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Maybe it’s just nostalgia…
11 Oct 2021Travelling around Ireland makes me more and more aware of how important it is to preserve historical values. Whether it is architecture, landscape or anything else related to our surroundings and culture. I am pointing Ireland here as this is my home for almost two decades now and I do…
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Enchanted by the light
18 Apr 2021I have been walking the streets of Dublin photographing architecture for well over a decade. I was not aware that there is still something that could surprise me. Especially when it comes to places that I visit regularly. However, all you need is the right light and the familiar space…
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Large format 8x10
18 Jul 2020Writing of this post will be stretched in time - a form of a short diary. I am starting on Saturday morning on the 11th of July, and I can’t wait until the next week to tell you what I feel today… And I am amazed. My visual perception of…
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Wesley House
03 Jul 2020For the first time this year, I didn't write my Saturday blog for two weeks in a row. Good to be back after this unexpected break. The restrictions have been loosened a bit so it would seem that it will be easier to reach certain places. Not necessarily. Several areas…
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Power plants
12 Jun 2020There are places that you can’t always enter, let alone photograph. Places that are often fascinating and full of magic. This fascination can be based on various premises. In my case, it is the form of the subject, its purpose and historical aspect. Industrial facilities right after modernist architecture are…
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Hendrons
05 Jun 2020Walking down Dominick Street Upper, at some point, a fascinating and unique structure emerges. A four-story, white rendered block with horizontal glazing, flat roof and tall lift tower. It’s Hendrons former Showroom. Then, along the Palmerston Place stretches the further part, workshops
© Artur Sikora Hendrons Brothers, founded in 1911,…
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Towers (return)
31 Jan 2020In below post I am presenting more visual content based on material recorded a few years ago, photographs I already published on my social media channels but not in the form of the entirety My neighbourhood, Docklands area is constantly changing. It’s like a pot of bubbling boiling soup. Now…
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Lensless photography
25 Jan 2020A lens-camera is a great, usually very precise creative tool that helps you express yourself visually. Pinhole camera however it’s a completely different story. Here you have to rely on your intuition. Except for obvious pre-visualisation in case of emulsion-based materials and analogue photography, you have to 'guess' the scene/frame…
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Changes…
05 Jan 2020After a few weeks of thinking about it, I decided to continue blogging within my website instead of blogger.com I was using for the last 10 years now. No, I am not deleting my old blog. It is still there and will remain but time has come for some changes.…