Man on the Bridge: More Photos by Arthur Fields - Hardcover

Ciaran Deeney

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848893329 ISBN 13: 9781848893320

Publisher: Collins Pr, 2017

Synopsis

Arthur Fields was from a Ukrainian Jewish family who fled anti-Semitism. From the 1930s to the 1980s, he stood on Dublin's O'Connell Bridge taking photographs of the city, people, and time that passed before him. Arthur captured a remarkable record of life over the course of half a century. Though no negatives survive, the editors launched the Man on the Bridge project to crowd-source Arthur's photos. Now, more of the cherished snapshots have been gathered from walls, drawers and wallets throughout the Ireland, and are collected here along with the names and stories behind them. with hundreds of monochrome photos

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About the Author

Arthur Fields lived in the Dublin suburb of Raheny. He started out as a tailor but realised the growing trade of street photography was an opportunity not to be missed. Little did he know he would spend fifty years on O'Connell Bridge taking photos. Little did his wife Doreen know she'd be developing them. Ciaran Deeney and David Clarke are award-winning documentary producers with an interest in using digital media as a storytelling tool. The unique platform they created to crowdsource these photos is found at www.manonbridge.ie.

Edition details

• Publisher: Collins Pr
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848893329
• ISBN 13: 9781848893320
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: David Clarke