The Light of Day
Tony O’Shea

The book is a retrospective of Tony O’Shea’s work, spanning 4 decades from 1979 to 2019 and is published to coincide with an exhibition of his work at the Gallery of Photography Ireland in 2021.

Tony O’Shea was born in Valentia Island, County Kerry in 1947 and lived there for the first 20-years of his life. He studied English and Philosophy at University College Dublin and towards the end of the 1970s became increasingly interested in photography. By 1981 he had begun working full-time as a photographer with In Dublin magazine and once it ceased publication he went on to work for Sunday Business Post for many years. His first book Dubliners, including a text by Colm Tóibín was published by Macdonald Illustrated.

RRB Photobooks is a photobook seller and publisher based in Bristol UK. RRB Photobooks publishing arm was established in 2015. They mainly publish overlooked, forgotten and underappreciated British photographers of the 1970s and 80s.

Gallery of Photography have featured contemporary photography. They were established in 1978 by John Osman. In 1996 they moved to a purpose-designed new gallery, designed by architects O’Donnell + Tuomey.