“This woman perfectly captured a dichotomous duo of ennui and expectation, which reflected a similar feeling I was having towards my own life at the time.”
In an effort to energise myself on one of these uncharacteristically dull summer mornings, I took a quick trip around Temple Bar with my camera.
This woman perfectly captured a dichotomous duo of ennui and expectation, which reflected a similar feeling I was having towards my own life at the time.
I’m quite drawn to opposing truths and the washed-out sky and matching smoke compelled me to take this photo.
My name is Kmla Sharma, and while I work as a software engineer, I have been pursuing a passion for photography for the last five years or so.
I enjoy making art and using photography as a medium for storytelling in the quotidian.
Dublin Inquirer is running a Photo of the Month competition each month. The winner gets €50 and publication. If you’d like to enter, you can find the guidelines here.
The plaza needs help, says Sean Mullan, owner of the Third Space cafe. “Someone with the imagination that we could make this a vibrant space that belongs to the city.”
“It’s coming during this wave when people are bringing trad music into modern spaces. But it came out of pure experimentation,” says musician Ian Nyquist.
And Danny Groenland puts “his activist spirit front and centre”.
“That there’s some acknowledgement of dark things on the edge of the frame, in the moments between the smiles, makes Ross Whitaker’s film” worth a watch.
