Why was I in Belfast?

Belfast was a British city with more than 15,000 troops patrolling its streets.

It was split along a religious divide that at times almost broke into civil war.

I wanted to photograph my impressions of what was life like for people living there.

And to try to capture the almost surreal differences between Belfast and other other UK cities.

 

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Murder in Cemetery

As the coffins were being lowered pandemonium broke out as Stone hurled grenades into the crowd.

We had absolutely no idea what was going on. We could hear the explosions and the screams and IRA officials yelling at people to duck down.

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Some tales from Belfast

I shot this photo essay in black and white to add to the atmosphere of Belfast at the time.