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Tony O'Shea (photographer)

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Tony O'Shea (born 1947) is an Irish photographer who has made work about Irish life.[1][2][3] He lives in Dublin.

Life and work

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O'Shea was born in Valentia Island off the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland[4] and lived there for 20 years.[5] He studied English and Philosophy at University College Dublin.[5] From 1981 he worked full-time as a photographer with In Dublin magazine.[5] When In Dublin ceased publication, O'Shea worked as a press photographer for Sunday Business Post for many years.[5][6]

Personal life

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O'Shea lives in Dublin with his wife Sarah, and their daughters Keelin and Siúin.[5]

Publications

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Books of work by O'Shea

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  • Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Irish Border. Macmillan, 1987. Writing by Colm Tóibín, photographs by O'Shea.
  • Dubliners. London: Macdonald illustrated, 1990. Photographs by O'Shea, text by Tóibín. ISBN 9780356176413.
    • Little, Brown, 1992.
  • The Light of Day. Bristol: RRB; Dublin: Gallery of Photography Ireland, 2020. With a text by Tóibín.[7] "The book is a retrospective of O'Shea's work, spanning 4 decades from 1979 to 2019 and is published to coincide with an exhibition of his work at the Gallery of Photography Ireland."[8]

Zines of work by O'Shea

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  • Christmas Turkey Market, Dublin, 1990–1993. Southport: Café Royal, 2015.[9]
  • Italia 90: Dublin. Southport: Café Royal, 2017. Edition of 200 copies.[10]
  • Border Roads 1990–1994. Southport: Café Royal, 2017. Edition of 250 copies.
  • Never Forget. Southport: Café Royal, 2017. Edition of 250 copies.
  • Ways of the Cross. Southport: Café Royal, 2018. Edition of 250 copies.

Exhibitions

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  • Irish Gallery of Photography, Dublin, 1990[11]

References

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  1. ^ "The big picture: magical realism in everyday Dublin". The Guardian. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Look of the Irish: the communities captured by Tony O'Shea – in pictures". The Guardian. 27 October 2020. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ White, Lucy (November 2020). "Tony O'Shea's yesteryear photographs of Ireland are at once bleak and beautiful". Image. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ^ Lynch, Andrew. "Image conscious: the photographs of Tony O'Shea". Business Post. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e "The Light of Day". Gallery of Photography Ireland. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Pictorial trip down memory lane with snapper Tony O'Shea, who chronicled the city's street life". Sunday World. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Another Ireland: the revealing photographs of Tony O'Shea". The Irish Times. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Tony O'Shea - The Light of Day". RRB Photobooks. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Christmas Turkey Market, Dublin, 1990-1993". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  10. ^ O'Connor, Amy (7 February 2018). "A nation holds its breath: Tony O'Shea's remarkable Italia 90 photos". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Photography Exhibitions in Dublin". RTÉ. Retrieved 23 December 2020.


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