A Century in Focus: Photography and Photographers in the North of Ireland, 1839-1939

Blurb

The first photograph in Ireland was taken in 1839 by Belfast engraver Francis Beatty. Taking this event as his starting point, and ending with Luftwaffe aerial reconnaissance photographs in 1939, the distinguished historian W.A. Macguire traces the history of photography in the nine counties of Ulster.
Illustrated throughout and presented in hardback, A Century in Focus introduces the innovative and often colourful professional photographers who practised this evolving art-form in the north. Outstanding amateurs such as the 5th Earl Annesley, are covered, as are the three great 'amateur' professionals, Robert Welch, Alex Hogg and William Green. The flamboyant Professor Kineto, a pioneer of the cinematograph in Ireland, also makes an unforgettable appearance.
A list of all known photographers and studios in the north of Ireland during the period will prove a godsend to anyone with a serious interest in old photographs, while the general reader will be entranced by around 130 stunning black-and-white and colour images of our not-so-distant past.