Ballinasloe Horse Fair 1988
Graham MacIndoe
Cafe Royal Books
Edited by Craig Atkinson
Softcover
First Edition
36 pages
140 x 200 mm
2021
ISBN Not available
In 1988 MacIndoe was hiking in Ireland when he stumbled across Ballinasloe Horse Fair, he had never seen anything like it and began to document this event.
About the Artist
Born in Scotland, Graham MacIndoe studied painting at Edinburgh College of Art and received a master’s degree in photography from the Royal College of Art in London. He is an associate professor of photography at Parsons School of Design in New York City and has worked as a photographer for more than 20 years. His documentary and portrait photography focuses on a range of social justice issues, including drug policy and criminal justice reform, as well as music and running—a lifelong passion he continues today.
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About the Publisher
Café Royal Books (founded 2005) is an independent publisher based in Southport, England. Originally set up as a way to disseminate art, in multiple, affordably, quickly, and internationally while not relying on ‘the gallery’. Café Royal Books publishes artist’s books and zines as well as a weekly series of photobook/zines. The photographic publications are part of a long ongoing series, generally working with photographers and their archives, to publish work, which usually falls into 1970–2000 UK documentary / reportage.
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