Sweetmeat & Sourbread: an Irish Traveller Childhood

Photographer

Helene McGuire

Category

Fine Art Photography - Photojournalism

Company

HMcGuirePhoto

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2025

Country / Region:

United States

A series born out of loss of words to describe an Irish Traveller's childhood. Poetic lightness meshed with attitude, create true melancholy. Disheveled freckled faces, in ill-fitted hand-me-downs. Little lips full of words too big for them. There is a beautiful sadness, but joy and love too.