I have posted about this collection on a previous occasion and it contains some great images of a tourist’s visit to Ireland in 1967. Even though we complain about Irish summers I honestly think that the slightly menacing sky in the first slide is far more interesting than a clear blue one. I also think that the Kodachrome process really enhances the Irish landscape bringing out the various green and blue hues. The small figures on Banna Strand, County Kerry and the children playing on the dunnes in the second image taken at Rossbeigh Beach pull you into the images giving them a sense of scale and animation. You can also see some interesting earlier Kodachrome photographs at House of Mirth.
Kodachrome beaches, Kerry, 1967
August 2, 2010 by jacolette
Posted in Kodachrome Photography in Ireland | Tagged Banna Strand, Found Photographs, Found photos Ireland, Irish Photography, Irish Tourism, Kodachrome, Photographs of Kerry, Rossbeigh, Tourism and Photography, Vernacular Photography | 4 Comments
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the sky over Kerry is indeed very exciting and a good reason to visit the country. nice photos, Hasselblad?
Hi Michael, I hope to get to Kerry soon as a good friend has moved to Listowel. I have no idea what camera this photographer used – bought a box of slides on eBay but not indication of photographer given. Thanks for looking, Orla.
[…] I have shared some of them previously on this blog but now that I have witnessed the beauty of Banna Strand for myself (this is where the sea holly was photographed) I thought I’d post a few […]
What beautiful pictures! Just stumbled across the blog, what a fantastic collection! Thanks for sharing all of these wonderful pictures.
Lisa