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Monday 5 June 2023 Dublin: 18°C

# Photography

All time
# take us there
These are the 20 places the real travel experts think you should visit this year
You wouldn’t take too much convincing after seeing these photos.
# humans of dublin
This Irish man's amazing story of homelessness on New Year's Eve is going viral on Facebook
A wonderful story from the Humans of Dublin page.
# winners
Here are all the winners of the 2015 National Geographic Photo Contest
This year there were over 13,000 entries to the competition.
# Twister
This photo of a tornado has been chosen as the best image of 2015 by National Geographic
The photo, entitled ‘Dirt’, was shot by James Smart in Colorado last spring.
# Ireland's Past
'When granny left the mountain about 24 years ago, the mountain died too'
Explore the latest work of photographer Donal Moloney.
# Inked
Body art: 16 brilliant portraits of people at Dublin's Tattoo Convention
‘Surely there had to be some very interesting characters attending,’ I thought. I was not disappointed.”
# bird's eye view
PHOTOS: These views of Dublin from above are incredible
“Seen from the edge of an open aircraft door, the city below looks breathtaking.”
# street photography
This heart-warming Facebook post about a Limerick council worker is going viral
Martin … what a hero.
# street photography
This heartwarming Facebook post about a Limerick county council worker is going viral
Martin is a HERO.
# miles apart
This couple have found an unusual way of dealing with a long-distance relationship
He’s in Seoul, she’s in New York – but this helps them share their lives apart.
# miles apart
This couple's photo project will resonate with anyone in a long-distance relationship
He’s in Seoul, she’s in New York – but this helps them share their lives apart.
# David de Rueda
This photographer took an eerie trip around abandoned Soviet spaces
Have a look around.
# Photography
Look at these 12 photos and appreciate the beautiful world we live in
From China to Alaska and Switzerland to Myanmar.
# Impressive
One of these reader's beautiful photos will be used on the cover of National Geographic
You still have a chance to enter.
# Photography
Check out these stunning images of Ireland's monuments
These 10 images won the Wiki Loves Monuments competition.
# Photography
Baby blue eyes, Oxford Circus and a stretching squirrel: 10 perfect pictures from the world's best amateurs
Another selection of stunning images.
# best little country
Check out Irish Instagram users making the country look amazing
Here’s the best of the best (Ireland edition) from last night’s Huawei Snapys awards.
# nat geo
Stunning portraits taken of the world's endangered animals - before they disappear
Check out the beautiful Arctic Fox.
# story behind the photo
Murder, grave digging and exploitation: These six images changed Ireland
The impact photography had on Ireland’s social, political and cultural past is examined in a new series.
# in praise of
PICTURES: The animals, business and craic of the Ballinasloe horse fair
Europe’s oldest horse festival is held in October each year in Galway.
# i'm gasping
These stunning scenes of Ireland's coastline might well make you gasp
Hooray for beaches, cliffs and castles.
# Bangladesh
These heartbreaking images show what it's like to live and work in one of the most polluted cities on earth
Take a look around Hazaribagh in Dhaka.
# Photography
Sheep, farming and a day out: Brilliant snapshots from a sale of Scotch rams in Kerry
A day out in An Daingin.
# Der Migrant
This photographer's 'migrant chic' fashion shoot hasn't gone down very well
He has since taken it offline.
# Aurora Borealis
PHOTOS: Your gorgeous shots of The Northern Lights
Wow.
# perfectly timed
16 photos that were taken at JUST the right moment
Bravo, humans.
# through a lens
12 of our favourite images from another busy week of sport
All the action from a different angle.
# gothic remains
Extraordinary photos showcase Ireland's abandoned churches
And give a fascinating insight into our religious history.
# Beautiful Scenes
12 stunning images already in as the National Geographic Photo Contest gets started
Some of our favourites so far.
# street life
8 Humans of Dublin stories that will melt your heart
We all have a story to tell.
# come and see
TheJournal.ie/Canon amateur Irish photographer winner has been announced...
Here’s who TheJournal.ie readers voted for.
# Svalbard
Shocking photo of emaciated polar bear goes viral
But is it the result of climate change or old age?
# US OF A
These photos show what everyday life was like in the USA during the '70s and '80s
Nathan Benn spent years trawling through his hundreds of thousands of archived film.
# Humanitarian Crisis
The Syrian father pictured crying with his family in Kos has reached Germany
They are reported to be staying in a former police barracks in Berlin.
# At last
11 photos that show the full and brilliant scope of Instagram's new feature
People were excited about it.
# national monuments
The world's biggest photo competition is returning to Ireland
And it wants your images.
# come and see
Check out our next up-and-coming photographer finalist
She got her hands on a Canon EOS 750D DSLR – now see what she did with it.
# Yum
Here's what your favourite foods look like sliced directly down the middle
The images weren’t easy to create.
# migrant crisis
This photographer's incredible photo of a refugee family has gone viral
He spoke to us about the image.
# point and shoot
PICTURES: The stunning winners of National Geographic's travel photo competition
Not your ordinary holiday snaps.