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# Photography

All time
# sponsored
Meet the three finalists in our up-and-coming Irish photographer competition
We had a chat to Dervilla, Anna and Linda about their work.
# waiting for my turn
This heart-melting 'Humans of Dublin' photo is making everyone cry on Facebook
A story of an older man, grief, and tomatoes.
# waiting for my turn
This heart-melting 'Humans of Dublin' photo is making everyone cry on Facebook
A story of an older man, grief, and tomatoes.
# Week in Photos
The Week in Photos: Humans of the world
This is the week that was, in photos…
# the past is another country
PHOTOS: Welcome to Old Car City, USA - the world's largest junkyard museum
Waste not, want not.
# Rossiyskaya Imperiya
18 rare colour photographs of the Russian Empire from over 100 years ago
A rare glimpse into life a century ago.
# striking images
These stunning photos show children's unusual views of the world
They’re on show as part of the Photo Ireland Festival this month.
# Travel Porn
These images will make you want to travel... and become a photographer
Not-so-romantic flamingoes, lion cub moments and beautiful portraits…
# top ten
Enda and the camera: exactly how much does he spend getting those photos taken?
Official visits, St Patrick’s Day trips and the Presidential Inauguration were among the events which saw big spends in photography.
# across the world
Here's ten more stunning images from the National Geographic Traveller Photo contest
That’s one colourful goat.
# marian shrines
These haunting photos show the sites of apparitions across Ireland
The photographer travelled the country snapping the sites.
# Snap Happy
Here's 20 brilliant images from a hectic seven days of sport
There are some stunning pieces of photography in this week’s collection.
# food gradients
These Instagram photos of food organised by colour are a joy to look at
Wow.
# P-p-perfect
16 amazing photos from a penguinologist's lens
Little is known about the habits and behaviors…
# Beautiful Moments
10 brilliant 'spontaneous moment' photos from the National Geographic Traveller photo contest
There’s still time to enter…
# Life Unfiltered
These 15 stunning images were taken by amateurs and are UNFILTERED
All the images are early entries in Top Oil’s amateur photo competition.
# happy and proud
This stunning iPhone pic won a Cork man a top international photography prize
Nice one.
# Photography
Beautiful faces: 10 brilliant finalists take us on a journey around the world
Which of these should win the Smithsonian photo contest?
# menstrual mistake
Instagram says it "accidentally" removed woman's period stain photo twice
The poet said that she was fully clothed and the photo was not unacceptable.
# Creativity
Instagram has a new app... and you may actually use it
It’s called Layout and it allows you to create collages with any photo you’ve taken.
# Very Good Grasshopper
This stunning picture was voted one of Ireland's very best
The grasshopper is extremely rare and this pic of it has won a place in a world photography awards ceremony.
# Vietnam
This drone footage from the world's largest cave is just stunning
Sit back and enjoy.
# Natural Wonders
10 stunning photos that show you parts of nature like you've never seen them
Amazing work from talented photographers.
# the snapper
One of the best press photographers in Ireland tells us about the best pictures he's taken
Niall Carson has been called a “master of his craft”.
# Dark Heart of Europe
'Sex, race hate, obesity' photo series stripped of award over staged photos
Giovanni Troilo had won first prize in World Press Photo award.
# Through the lens
These award-winning pics were taken by Irish amateur photographers
Which one is your favourite?
# storytelling
Portraits of beautiful people: A weekend in Marrakech
More stunning photography from Donal Moloney.
# crazy world
This amazing photography trick lets you see sound waves
What does the sound of a gun firing look like? Wait … what?
# DEVASTATING
Heartbreaking: Image of injured Phillip Hughes wins prestigious prize
Warning: Some readers might find the image disturbing.
# Talent
14 incredible winners from this year's World Press Photo competition
The best photography of 2014.
# In the frame
People are loving this photographer's clever mirror image of Poolbeg towers
“I dragged my bedroom mirror down looking for an interesting image… my right arm is now two inches longer than my left!”
# strike a pose
Here's how much the Taoiseach's department has spent on photography since 2002
But first, let me take a selfie (to cut down on further professional photography costs).
# Photography
What happens when you fall out of love with Dublin?
These photographs investigate.
# Urbex
Graffiti and rubble: The danger and beauty of the abandoned building
Donal Moloney takes us on a tour.
# negatives
8 reasons Instagram just isn't as good as an old photo album
Tagging was an undiscovered horror, for one.
# Gotcha
Here's the lovely moment an Irish bride discovers her brother is home for her wedding
Paul Hunt secretly came back from Australia for his sister Anna’s big day. Ahhh.
# Holiday Snaps
24 fascinating photos of Christmas in Ireland from every decade of the twentieth century
… and into this one.
# From the Archives
These unpublished photos show familiar Irish faces like you've never seen them before
Photographer Conor Horgan has gone through his work to pick out the great photos that never saw the light.
# Photography
Defunct and decaying: A look inside Limerick's Lunatic Asylum
Crazy beautiful.
# Urban Exploring
Left to ruin: A rare glimpse inside Dublin's last, great Georgian mansion
Glimpses of beauty are still to be seen in the dilapidated house.