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Smiles & Miles at the Great Limerick Run 2017
“What are you taking pictures for?” One of a trio of ladies asks me as she’s going by. “The Galway Cow, missus,” I say, “have you heard of it?” “Arrah, no,” she says, “but sure you can take our picture … Continue reading
On my Knees Photographing the London Marathon 2017
Even carefully laid plans often go tits up, or maybe I am just unfortunate. The following details my experience taking around 16,000 photos of the London Marathon 2017. (There is a total of 17 albums of photographs of the 2017 … Continue reading
Posted in London, Marathon Photos, Photojournalism, Sports Events, Unofficial Marathon Photos
Tagged Best London Marathon Photos, Daniel Wanjiru, Kenyans win 2017 London Marathon, London Marathon 17, London Marathon 2017, London marathon blog 2017, London Marathon photographs, London Marathon Photos 2017, London marathon pictures, London Marathon Winners 2017, London Photos 2017, London Virgin Marathon Photos 2017, Mary Keitany, Professional London Marathon Photos, Unofficial photos of the London Marathon, Virgin London Marathon Photos 2017, Winning times in the london marathon 2017
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Children of the Road at the Clonakilty Marathon 2016 (Part II of II)
Trapped! It looks like I’m going to spend the whole day locked in this house in Clonakilty instead of photographing the marathon here. (Photos here -albums: #1, #2, #3 ) “If you’re last out, lock the door and leave the … Continue reading
More Than a Marathon in Clonakilty 2016 (Part 1 of 2)
Hospitalisation seeming like a very real necessity to him, at mile 97, is the climax of Ray O’Connor’s humourous description of his first ever attempt to run 100 miles in the annual Connemara ultra run of which he is the … Continue reading
Play Misty For Me at the Eddie Murphy Memorial Marathon 2016
“You wouldn’t put a cow out in it,” jests one of the competitors in reference to how cold the day is. Alas, I’m a bit slow and it takes a second before I realise he’s referring to me. (All photos … Continue reading
A Winter’s Tale at Ballina’s Belleek Woods Trail Marathon 2016
Winter is death. Leaves flutter from trees leaving the skeletal branches as exposed and bare as a body without flesh. Summer’s aromas have left the air and the once green leaves turn to a brown mush underfoot. (All marathon photos … Continue reading
Back in the Saddle at the Ballinasloe Marathon
Never again, I say to myself as I spend hours upon hours ploughing through the ridiculous amount of photos I took at the Dublin marathon. It’s Thursday night before I finish going through and uploading all the photos I took … Continue reading
The Halloween Rising of the COW at the Dublin City Marathon 2016
Impossible, I think, it’s going to be impossible for one man to photograph around 20,000 marathon runners in any meaningful way. But that’s why the prospect excites me. (Thousands of photos here). My alarm goes off at 6AM and I … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin, Marathon Photos, Photojournalism, Sports Events
Tagged charity photos, cystic fibrosis fundraiser, Debele Tulu photos, dublin city marathon 2016 photos, Dublin marathon 2016, Dublin marathon photos 2016, Photographing marathon runners in ireland, sean hehir photos, sergio ciobanu
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Out of the Shadows at the Galway Bay Marathon, 10KM, & Half-Marathon
“JESUS CHRIST!” exclaims a passing lady after I say “good morning” to her from my carefully chosen vantage point a short while before the Galway Bay Marathon events start (Photos here). A whimsical part of me wants to say, “No, … Continue reading
A Galway Snail Tale
Sammy Snail and his wife Samantha are in love. Unlike many other species of life, they like to take their time with their romantic liasons and I was a witness to their canoodling earlier on today.
Posted in Galway, Nature, Photojournalism, The Galway Life Blog
Tagged Galway, galway snail tale, Mating snails, Nature, real love, romance, snail taxi, snails
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