Peacebuilding a shared Northern Irish society
Exposure therapy: Natural Connections exhibition by Allan LEONARD 17 June 2021 Belfast Exposed launched its exhibition, “Natural Connections”, which showcases 60 shortlisted images, from over 1,400 received. The competition ran earlier this year, asking people to submit images that represented connections with nature, which “sustained, surrounded, supported, and encouraged people and communities” during the pandemic.... Continue Reading →
My #BookReview: World Press Photo 2021. A rich selection of visual stories “to further our understanding of each other”. #photography #photojournalism #WPPh2021 ➡️ https://mrulster.com/2021/06/27/book-review-world-press-photo-2021/
Book review — World Press Photo 2021 by Allan LEONARD 26 June 2021 World Press Photo 2021 is a book compilation of finalists of its annual competition. Entries are submitted by professional visual journalists. There were nine juries across the photo and digital storytelling contests. For the 2021 contest, general jury chair, Nayantara Gurury Kakshapati,... Continue Reading →
Documenting #naturalconnections2021 through #photography. Interviewed by Melanie LAW on Eve Blair Show @BBCRadioUlster ➡️ https://mrulster.com/2021/04/11/documenting-natural-connections-through-photography/
Documenting natural connections through photography by Allan LEONARD 10 April 2021 Melanie Law, who has just joined the Eve Blair Show on BBC Radio Ulster, interviewed Christopher Barr and me for her inaugural feature (at 26:00). The discussion was on photography and a competition that Belfast Exposed is hosting, in conjunction with Translink and Arts... Continue Reading →
My #BookReview: Irish Summers (Harry GRUYAERT). A joy to accompany a master of colour #photography on his delightful journeys in #Ireland https://mrulster.com/2021/03/21/book-review-irish-summers-harry-gruyaert/
Book review: Irish Summers (Harry GRUYAERT) by Allan LEONARD 21 March 2021 Harry Gruyaert’s work is recognisable by its saturated colours of thoughtfully chosen hues. The interplay with light is also crucial. There are images in Irish Summers that exemplify such decisive moments, when colour and light come together to satisfy Gruyaert’s quest for sensual... Continue Reading →
My #BookReview: Old #Ireland in Colour @johnbreslin @sarahannebuckle Colourised images offer a new glimpse of Irish life and people. #photography https://mrulster.com/2021/03/14/book-review-old-ireland-in-colour-john-breslin-sarah-anne-buckley/
Book review — Old Ireland in Colour (John Breslin & Sarah-Anne Buckley) by Allan LEONARD 14 March 2021 Old Ireland in Colour is an ongoing project of colourising black and white images by photographers in Ireland in the late 19th to early 20th century. The catalyst was John Breslin working on colourising some photos of... Continue Reading →
My #BookReview: New Ways of Seeing (Grant SCOTT). Laying out an environment for us to make images for visual storytelling #scribinglight #visualliteracy #photography https://mrulster.com/2021/02/21/book-review-new-ways-of-seeing-grant-scott/
Book review — New Ways of Seeing (Grant Scott) by Allan LEONARD 21 February 2021 We read books of fiction and non-fiction, and may acquire a respect for how difficult it is to create such works ourselves. We are taught how to read the written word, and by practising reading, tend to appreciate its transformative... Continue Reading →
Book review: A Pocket History of Northern Ireland (Richard Killeen) by Allan LEONARD 29 December 2020 Occasionally I am approached for an image to be used in a book publication. Recently, this was for one that I made of a mural celebrating the television series, Derry Girls. Disclosure: I granted permission, with payment, for the... Continue Reading →