{"product_id":"james-crombie-murmurations-2024-hardback","title":"James Crombie: Murmurations [2024] hardback","description":"As seen in THE IRISH TIMES, IRISH INDEPENDENT, RTÉ,\u003cbr\u003eIRISH EXAMINER, THE JOURNAL and many more....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the dusk hours of a November evening in 2020, James Crombie\u003cbr\u003eset out for the shore of Lough Ennell, Co. Westmeath with\u003cbr\u003eno goal except to find a brief reprieve from the chaos of modern\u003cbr\u003elife. One of Ireland’s most lauded sports photographers, Crombie\u003cbr\u003ehad spent months each year travelling the globe, snapping\u003cbr\u003eglimpses of sporting glory amid roaring crowds. Once the pandemic\u003cbr\u003earrived however, he found himself suspended in an unfamiliar\u003cbr\u003emoment of stillness, where his focus could roam beyond\u003cbr\u003ethe pitch. When a close friend came to him in a moment of grief,\u003cbr\u003ethe pair made for the lake.\u003cbr\u003eWhat Crombie found on the shore that evening - an undulating\u003cbr\u003emurmuration of starlings, dancing above the surface of the water\u003cbr\u003e- would change his life forever.\u003cbr\u003eDesperate to capture the beauty of the murmurations, and to\u003cbr\u003ebetter understand this phenomenon and the surroundings of\u003cbr\u003ethe lake itself, Crombie began a four year journey, travelling to\u003cbr\u003elake shore for over 100 days per year. In his efforts to capture the\u003cbr\u003eformations of the magical birds, Crombie managed to chart the\u003cbr\u003estunning natural cycles of the lake and the surrounding countryside.\u003cbr\u003eAn incredible combination of narrative and photography, this is\u003cbr\u003ea book about one man’s quest to capture the beauty of an Irish\u003cbr\u003enatural phenomenon, and about how our local environments\u003cbr\u003eharbour a wealth of beauty and complexity, if only we’re able to\u003cbr\u003elook closely enough.\u003cbr\u003eThe book also features an introduction by pioneering ornithologist\u003cbr\u003eSeán Ronayne","brand":"Crombie, James \u0026 Ronayne, Sean","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":49088062619987,"sku":"9781843519119","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/crombie-james-james-crombie-murmurations-2024-hardback-9781843519119-57789480370515.jpg?v=1727210466","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/james-crombie-murmurations-2024-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}