Our Dublin Photo Diary series continues with the remaining eight portraits of photographer Shay Hunston’s People Of Temple Bar project.
Earlier this year, I began a project to photograph and document, street by street, the independent retailers in Temple Bar, one of the oldest parts of Dublin. As each street was completed an exhibition of the photographs was staged in the shop windows. A collage of the photographs was also displayed on each street. The project helps to create a greater awareness and promote the businesses and streets in the area.
I started the project at the quieter, Christ Church end of Temple Bar, many of these cobbled and terraced streets such as Essex Street West and Cows Lane are unknown to most Dubliners (Cows Lane even has its own designer market on Saturdays) yet supports a rich and diverse range of businesses such as boutiques, restaurants, a bookshop, florist, bakery, design studios, the Gaiety School Of Acting and Smock Alley Theatre. When the project is completed, an exhibition of all the photographs taken in Temple Bar will be staged in the area. For more information on the project visit Shay Hunston Photography
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- Kevin – Dublin Ink, Cows Lane, Temple Bar. “Before I die I want to be a space cowboy and retire to a ranch on Mars and die there.”
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- Eugene – Connolly Books, Essex St, East, Temple Bar. “Before I die I would like to see a change of government within this state to a progressive left government that would actually care for and put the people ahead of everything else.”
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- Bob – the Gutter Bookshop, Cows Lane, Temple Bar. “Before I die I would like to be able to say thank you to everyone who has supported me through my life.”
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- Shanna – Cows Lane Designer Studio, Essex St, West, Temple Bar. “Before I die I would like to conquer my fear of heights so I can go rock climbing.”
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- Ada – Queen of Tarts, Cows Lane, Temple Bar. “Before I die I would like to rehabilitate mentally injured horses through natural horsemanship and holistic therapies and bear happy children.”
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- Norbert – Dublin Ink, Cows Lane, Temple Bar. “Before I die I would like to visit and experience something similar to the floating islands in the movie Avatar.”
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- Clara – The New Theatre, Essex Street, East, Temple Bar. “Before I die I would like to build as much human solidarity with other people as I can.”
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- Naomi – Find-Vintage Homestore, Cows Lane, Temple Bar. “Before I die I would like to visit the San Telmo, Flea Market, Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a pocket full of cash.”
