Summer of Travel Blog

The Gallery

July 3rd, 2007

I’m glad to say that the gallery seems to be at last functioning as a gallery. and that our intrepid explorers are populating the albums with their work. I must also say that the standards being set for photography are going to make a real challenge for our summer of travellers next year.

I particularly like this from David Wilkinson’s talent, showing a priest in Doolin, Co. Clare. As well as being remeniscent of a scene from ‘Ryan’s Daughter’ this image also has a beautiful little punchline of humour when you zoom up close. What else could complete such a story in this image better than a half pint in the priest’s hand,…poetry….thank’s David.

Agnes Abou Assaf is doing remarkably well in what I would concider to be our most difficult regions, the Midlands East, containing eight counties, with it’s attractions mostly off the beaten track, especially if your hitch hiking. But she is still managing to fill her albums with quality images despite the weather, and with the possitive attiude that she always brings to her work.

Erin, at last, Waterford crystal,..our most famous product, I was starved for good images from the factory. Some realy nice work in your albums on the craftsmen, thank you.

Although Joy is up in the North west writing, she still manages to find time to photograph her experiences and share them with us in the gallery, who would have thought that you could find a Buddhist Retreat in Co. Cavan?

Keep up the good work and look forward to meeting up with you all later this month.

Philip Watkin

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