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On the night of July 11th every year, people all over Northern Ireland burn anyhting that isn't nailed down in what are called the 11th Night Bonfires. Last night I decided to visit one just outside my house for the first time since I moved here, and was quite surprised at how poignant the experience was. There's something primal about fire - something even more primal about man's desire to control it - and even though it didn't touch anyone (at this bonfire anyway), it still turned them all into blackened shapes.

I was also at the reverence on most of the faces gathered to watch it burn ... a far cry from the faces you normally see raining fire down on the police during street riots here. Hence I have decided to categorise this as Photojournalism; a more positive refection of the people from a country often portrayed as being completely polarised.

More images from this shoot can be seen in my scraps section - give it a whirl!
Image size
606x800px 390.73 KB
Make
FUJIFILM
Model
FinePix S602 ZOOM
Shutter Speed
1/79 second
Aperture
F/11.0
Focal Length
47 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Jul 11, 2006, 11:19:00 PM
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