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Tribe, A Portrait Of Galway

Reg Gordon Photography | Galway

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  • Target: €6000
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This project was funded!

rewards for funding this project:

€10 +

Your name listed on the thank you page on the" Tribe-a Portrait of Galway" website. A thank you card signed by me. My eternal gratitude

€25 +

Your name listed on the thank you page on the " Tribe-a Portrait of Galway" website. A thank you card signed by me. A postcard sized print from the book My eternal gratitude

€50 +

Your name listed on the thank you page on the " Tribe-a Portrait of Galway" website. A thank you card signed by me. A signed A4 print thanking you for your support. Each print is hand printed by the photographer on Hahnmuhle fine art paper and will be shipped to any address in Ireland before Christmas.

€100 +

€ 100 gets you a signed copy of the book. The book is 180 pages and full colour throughout. It is printed and bound in Galway from the highest quality stock. Posted anywhere in Ireland before Christmas

€250 +

A signed copy of the book, a signed print of your choice, a certificate and your name displayed at the launch as one of the sponsors. You will also be personally invited to the book book launch in Galway which will be towards the end of November. Date will be displayed prominently on the facebook page

a project by:
Reg Gordon Photography

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AS a Commercial photographer I shoot anything that moves, and some things that dont. Its what I do to stay in the job I love. My real passion though is people. They fascinate me. Everyone has a story to tell, To create a truly great shot you need to get them to tell that story. Once they start telling the story I then have the responsibility to capture it. Its a great responsibility. One I take seriously. Tribe has been my life for the last 10 months. Now I want to make it live

Looking at the news and TV it seems as though Ireland is a country that is sinking.
All the coverage is about people that are leaving. We are losing people at a terrific rate.

That's not what this project is about.

TRIBE : is a celebration.

It is all about the people who contribute to the character of one of Irelands most popular counties.
A county I am very proud to call home.
Galway is unique, it is the diversity of people that make the county what it is.
It opened the first theatre outside Dublin in the 70's ( Druid - Garry Hynes is in the book).
It created Macnas (they're in there) and the Galway Arts Festival (they're in there too). There are also many people who, though they could live anywhere choose to live here.

I have poured my heart and soul into this project over the last 12 months have driven out at all hours and over all terrains to make it happen and along the way I have met many, many people who I am now glad to call friends. I have learned what makes Galway tick.

With that in mind I want to bring this project to its natural conclusion. What was originally an internet based project has now changed into one that I feel demands more permanence. The internet is a great place to while away a couple of hours but the permanence of a book is something that still can't be beaten.

I want to create a beautiful document, something that will live on long after I, and the subjects are gone.

For that all to happen I need to spend €15,000. I am investing some of my own money, but I need €6,000 to help get this project over the line.  I have hired a design team to fill in the blanks and add the subtle tweaks that designers do.  I have the PDF in front of me right now. It looks beautiful and totally unique.  It is also being printed locally so the money is going back into the community.

Lets celebrate community!

Thank you  in advance for your support.

Reg Gordon.