Pictures&Words

A collection of photographs by myself and others I admire along with some musings and mumbles http://instagram.com/amandamakespictures [email protected]

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WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? GAY PROTAGONISTS BAD FOR BUSINESS?

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? GAY PROTAGONISTS BAD FOR BUSINESS?

 Have you ever found yourself pondering the sexuality of Nathan Drake in Uncharted or Ezio Auditore da Firenze in Assassins Creed?

No? This isn’t surprising.

For so long now the orientation of protagonists in AAA Games has been on auto-select.

It came as a surprise to most when Metroid star Samus Aran revealed herself as a fully-fledged woman underneath her suit of power armor.  Nintendo went…

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My path in life has definitely shaped the way I write - Nathaniel Rateliff speaks

By Amanda Connolly   Suicide and depressing sex - two of the ingredients that Nathaniel…

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Arnotts & Boyers Future Up in the Air

Mandate, the union representing staff of both department stores are expressing fears over the future of their members jobs.

Both stores have been held by IBRC and the Ulster Bank since 2010. Causing concerns the Ulster Bank are currently considering…

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Happy Birthday Spotify Ireland!

  Credit WikiCommons

FOLLOWING a successful first year in Ireland, Spotify plans to take it up…

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Staying Put

Photo courtesy of the “We’re Not Leaving” campaign.

  SINCE 2008, Ireland has watched more than…

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Happy Birthday Larry King!

Credit:  https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1229910_10151930740354665_1484237340_n.j…

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Portraits by an artist, for all young men

  Art with a clear message. 

Amanda Connolly meets street artist Joe Caslin, whose work embodies a…

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#TheSmartestJournalistsAskTheDumbestQuestions

Amanda Connolly meets a modern icon of journalism, who has survived drug and alcohol addiction, a…

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CURIOUS? http://wp.me/s3ZhSj-curious

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Home Sweet Home <3

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'A memory box that was a little too full...'

To be honest these photos were in an album I had absolutely no intention of opening; a sort of memory box that was a little too full. How and ever I have learned a LOT one way or another lately and opening this album has subsequently led to a sequence of events that I could never have predicted for myself and for that and all that went with it I will be eternally grateful.

Life is funny* 

The photos in question are all of street art in Rome, Italy by an artist called Alice Pasquini, a.k.a. AliCè (http://www.alicepasquini.com/).  

  Her illustrative style along with use of bright colours and strong brush strokes leave a lasting impact on anyone who comes across her work. 

I like that AliCè steers clear of the somewhat stereotypical representations of women in street art and focuses instead on evoking real feelings in each piece. Her style leaves it open for the viewer to interpret their own connection in a much more unspoiled and free environment than any gallery. 

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Dublin Streets. 

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Dublin. 

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Sunset at Rusheen Bay, Galway 11/03/13

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Dandelions at Furbo Beach, Co. Galway. 

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Generation Gap