Heading north out of Belfast and into the countryside of County Antrim, we come across Slemish – a mountain whose summit is 1500 feet above sea level. It is said that Saint Patrick once lived here and, every St Patrick’s Day, on March 17th, crowds make the climb to the mountain top. The area is …
The streets of Belfast city centre are deserted tonight but lights on the rain-soaked paving stones give an almost festive glow. Maybe it will be dry tomorrow, we’ll see!
The sea is angry today, the wind and rain relentless, but the seagulls are having fun. This is in the town of Carrickfergus, which sits right on the shore of Belfast Lough. Photo by @judyacole
Hello, I’m Judith Cole and it is a great honour to take over Burn Diary for the week! I live in Northern Ireland, a little country in the United Kingdom with just under two million people, and I want to take you on a grand tour and show you how beautiful it is. I love …
Photo by @andrewquilty for @burndiary. 31.1.2014. Panjshiri Butcher. It’s been a pleasure hosting the Burn Diary Insta. account for the week. Thank you to all those who took the time to take in a few little stories from a country that has a million to share. I hope you’ll excuse me for signing off with …
I have very little time to write. I am shooting. In the mode. In the zone. After all of the day to day things we must do constantly just to “maintain”, it is those moments when we can actually feel and shoot and live and breathe the work that are the most rewarding. I am …
Photo by @andrewquilty for @burndiary. Goat Herders. 1.2.2014. Four young boys take a break from herding their goats on a rocky hillside in the #Panjshir #Valley, lighting a small #fire of grass and roots to warm their hands on a typically cold day in the high country north of #Kabul. This small valley, an offshoot …
Photo by @andrewquilty for @burndiary. Buzkashi. 31.1.2014. ** MY APOLOGIES FOR THE Y’DAY’S POST-LESS DAY. NO WWW WHERE I WAS & WHERE THE FOLLOWING POSTS ARE FROM ** The horseback game of “Buzkashi” is one of the most popular amongst central and south Asian countries. For the “wrestlers” as the participants are known, the famous …
Photo by @andrewquilty for @burndiary. On Duty. 30.1.2014. The security forces that man the bombed-out remains of Darulaman Palace in Kabul’s south are pretty handy volleyball players and surely they’ve got one of the more spectacular courts going around, too. #volleyball #spprts #sport #darulaman #palace #kabul #afghanistan #pool
