The Belfast Zoo have kicked off their Annual Photographic Competition, sponsored by HB, challenges budding and amateur photographers to take a picture of the animals during a visit to the zoo. The competition has five categories. They are: * best photograph taken by a club photographer * best picture taken by a visitor * best black and white photograph * best picture taken … [Read more...]
Photo Profile : Phil O’Kane
It started completely accidently, with a digital camera that was abandoned by my mother in '04. This camera couldn't do much, soon after I purchased a Digital SLR. Since then I haven't stopped. At the time my friends were in bands, as were all their friends. I look back on the first gig I shot, just a month after my new purchase and cringe slightly. But the week after I went … [Read more...]
We are Belfast : Exhibition
Just wanted to make you aware of some exciting news. Red:Photo is going to be part of a city centre art exhibition hosted by the red:collective and Redeemer Central on 7th - 9th June 2010 @ The Red Barn gallery in Belfast. The exhibition will involve the display of local photography and writings produced by members of the red:collective ( inc. Red:Photo) and will feature the … [Read more...]
30 Stunning Photos of Northern Ireland
Many of the photographers featured on Seven by Five are based in Northern Ireland. For this reason I thought it would be a good idea to profile some of the photos added to the seven by five flickr group from around great beautiful Northern Ireland cityscapes and landscapes. It was interesting (and very positive) to find that some of the photos submitted were by photographers … [Read more...]
30 Great Photos of the Belfast Wheel
The Belfast Wheel is both loved and hated, it arrived in October 2007 as a temporary attraction for six months but the council decided to keep it in place for two extra years. Probably the most memorable news story was when a man climbed to the top of the wheel last summer (see the video here). Three years on and the time has come for the wheel to be dismantled and moved to … [Read more...]