1. Paul seawright is photographer who made these pictures during the early stages of north and west Belfast during its ceasfire. Seawright makes theses very straight foward shots that often show decay. The pictures are usually taken during the day and somewhat over exposed.
2. Seawright's photographer is usually based on detail. His photos are generally straight foward and is usally images where the subject seems abandon and or decaying. Thes images refer to the dying conflict of north and west Belfast. His images have little to no different angles. They are more geared towards documentary.
3. Lookign at these images, Isee the dying conflict that he is displaying. These images once again show that war is pointless and leaves distruction in its wake. These resources are now left here to be forgotten and slowly rust away, however they're a reminder of where fighting leads which is nothing.
Wow! These are exactly the kinds of photographs I'd like to take (although not necessarily about war . . .) I was inspired enough to visit the artist's website, and the rest of his work is equally fascinating. He has several other series about The Troubles, and they are reminiscent of this one - looking at the subtle after-effects (and some not-so-subtle) rather than going for the "big" dramatic shot. Another theme he seems to explore a lot is borders - borders between spaces and borders across time. In one series, he photographed the attics of city buildings to show the boundaries between what was and what is. Loved it!
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