Book Launch: Up The Lagan in a Bubble
Up The Lagan in a Bubble is a self-published photobook by Belfast based photographer Daniel Graham, whose long-standing obsession with the city’s streets has driven the creation of this body of work. For years, Graham has wandered through Belfast with his camera, searching for those fleeting moments of humour, humanity and strangeness that unfold in the ordinary rhythm of daily life. His photographic story distils the energy of the city, its wit, its tensions, its resilience and the quiet poetry that often goes unnoticed.
Encompassing five years of work, the book gathers a collection of images that form a fresh, contemporary view of Belfast and the people who shape it. Shot exclusively in candid situations, the photographs reveal unguarded slices of life, with moments of sadness, flashes of absurdity, gestures of connection and scenes that border on the surreal. The resulting narrative is not a linear story but a mosaic, one that captures the spirit of a place constantly balancing between its past and its evolving future.
Up The Lagan in a Bubble is both a love letter to Belfast and an exploration of how a city reveals itself when no one thinks they are being watched. Through Graham’s lens, the familiar becomes unexpected and the everyday becomes intriguing.
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Photographer Description:
Daniel Graham is a photographer based in Belfast. His work focuses on capturing candid moments that reveal the energy, rhythm, and character of urban life. Through photography, he is drawn to unplanned interactions, subtle gestures, and fleeting scenes that often go unnoticed, yet define the atmosphere of a city.
He spends much of his time exploring streets both familiar and unfamiliar, observing how people move through public spaces and how light and colour interact in everyday moments. Belfast plays a central role in his work, offering a constantly evolving city shaped by history, culture and modern life. He aims to create images that feel honest, immersive and grounded in place.
He is particularly interested in expressive colour and natural light, using them to shape mood and guide the viewer’s eye through each frame. His approach is instinctive and observational, with an emphasis on storytelling rather than staged imagery. Ultimately, his goal is to create photographs that invite viewers to pause and engage with a moment in time with images that spark curiosity, encourage connection and reflect the shared human experience found in urban environments.