Born Abraham Feldman in 1901, Arthur Fields was from a Ukrainian Jewish family who fled anti-Semitism. From the 1930s to the 1980s, he stood on Dublin's O'Connell Bridge photographing the city that passed before him in dapper suits, miniskirts, mohawks and mullets. In the background, O'Connell Street and the world changed. Arthur captured a remarkable record of life over the course of half a century.
Although he took thousands of photos, no negatives survive. Ciarán Deeney and David Clarke launched the Man on Bridge project to crowd-source Arthur's photos, culminating in an acclaimed book. Now, even more of the cherished snapshots have been gathered from walls, drawers and wallets throughout the country, and are collected here with the stories behind them.
This second volume of Dublin's unofficial family photo album is a nostalgic and bittersweet ode to a changing city and the people who walk its streets.