Tony O’Shea
Tony O’Shea (b. 1947) studied English and Philosophy at University College Dublin and towards the end of the 1970s became increasingly interested in photography. By 1981 he had begun working full-time as a photographer with In Dublin magazine and later for the Sunday Business Post.
His first book Dubliners, including a text by Colm Tóibín was published by Macdonald Illustrated in 1996. A legendary figure in the context of Irish photography, O’Shea’s work occupies a pivotal role in the history of documentary practice here. Beginning in 2017 Gallery of Photography Ireland undertook the work of digitising O’Shea’s extensive archive. As a result of this a major retrospective titled The Light of Day was co-published by RRB Books and Gallery of Photography Ireland in 2020.
The exhibition of that work will be staged in the Gallery in December 2022.
Artist Information
Tallaght, Dublin 1985, from The Light of Day
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Tony O'Shea, Tallaght, Dublin 1985, from The Light of Day
Tony O’Shea, Tallaght, Dublin 1985, from The Light of Day
Details: Archival pigment inkjet print on Hahnemühle Photo Baryta, 50x70cm (paper size), uneditioned print, produced 2021, acquired for the National Photography Collection 2022.
Tony O'Shea's Book
The Light of Day by Tony O’Shea
About the book
The Gallery of Photography Ireland & RRB Photobooks are pleased to present The Light of Day by Tony O’Shea. The book is a retrospective of Tony O’Shea’s work, spanning 4 decades from 1979 to 2019 and is published to coincide with an exhibition of his work at the Gallery of Photography Ireland in 2021. A programme of events will be announced in early 2021.
The book is produced in an edition of 1000 copies, including 100 copies with a signed and limited silver-gelatin print of ‘Welcoming home the Irish team after reaching the quarter-finals of Italia ’90, Dublin’.
Artists Exhibitions
Group Exhibition
PROGRAMME