Made in Dublin winner of Photography category in the British Design and Production Awards
A singular new vision and an original contribution to the development of street photography Martin Parr
Focused on D1, Dublins city centre, Eamonn Doyles three major bodies of work, i, On and End with new and previously unpublished images brought together here for the first time tell the tale of todays Dublin and, in doing so, tell a broader story of todays Ireland. Setting aside the nostalgia and cliché so often seen in stories of Ireland, Doyles vernacular photography is a thrill to the system, revealing the extraordinary within the ordinary to paint a striking portrait of a modern and multicultural capital city. Vivified in colour, the commonplace is seen anew, the everyday made epic as the citys inhabitants appear in stark, graphic black and white going about their daily business. Far from pedestrian, Doyles work is the archetype of good street photography: real life brought to life through the lens and voice of the street.
Punctuating the photography with specially commissioned narratives is the distinctive voice of Kevin Barry, evoking the world beyond the frame: the sights, smells, sounds and sensations of a Dubliners daily life. Designed by Doyles longtime collaborator Niall Sweeney, fusing contemporary Irish word and contemporary Irish image, Made in Dublin is one of the most exciting and original books of street photography in recent years.
