...Where Was I?

You Can Only Meet Your Own Back Catalogue

On moving back to a city you have already photographed

4 hrs ago • Paul D O’Malley

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It Doesn't Have to Be One or the Other

A week at Cannes Lions, one day in Nice, and the story I kept telling myself about the job and the camera.

Jul 21 • Paul D O’Malley

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December 2025

Miami Art Week and the Dread of Crowds

Was that a robot dog with Mark Zuckerberg's face, or just Mark Zuckerberg?

Dec 19, 2025 • Paul D O’Malley

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November 2025

Who Am I To Do This?

Printing other people’s work made me step out of my own way.

Nov 18, 2025 • Paul D O’Malley

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Scenes from an English Countryside.

I went. It did not disappoint.

Nov 12, 2025 • Paul D O’Malley

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The Trouble with Good News.

A reflection on how success doesn’t always feel like success. Three pieces of good news, three unexpected reactions, and the strange weight of being…

Nov 11, 2025 • Paul D O’Malley

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I made a questionable travel decision. But it was worth it.

Three flights, 18 hours, and jet lag — for something I could’ve driven to in 5 hours

Nov 4, 2025

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October 2025

A small story from an airport line and the absurd ritual of proving you belong.

Written 37,000 feet in the air by someone who has been overthinking it for four hours.

Oct 29, 2025 • Paul D O’Malley

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I had to grow older to appreciate my homeland.

A photographer reflects on leaving Ireland, finding perspective abroad, and finally seeing his homeland, and himself, with new appreciation.

Oct 14, 2025 • Paul D O’Malley

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Framing Negative Space

I’ve written two pieces negative space in street photography.

Oct 12, 2025 • Paul D O’Malley

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Negative Space and Fancy Footwork

You like what you like. Shrug emoji.

Oct 7, 2025 • Paul D O’Malley

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September 2025

Negative Space, Positive Impact

It's what's not in the photo

Sep 30, 2025 • Paul D O’Malley

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