The Northern Ireland Family

8th May 2008 – 31st May 2008

The Northern Ireland Family is an exhibition promoting the diversity, strength and value of intergenerational relationships between family and friends.

Commissioned by Help the Aged in Northern Ireland to celebrate 21 years of working with and for disadvantaged older people, the exhibition features personalities from the world of television and film, politics, literature, sport and media.

The images, captured by photographer John Harrison, explore the dynamic of the relationship between those photographed and shows some of Northern Ireland’s best known faces in relaxed and informal settings with family and friends.

Image: Arist Basil Blackshaw in studio with daughter, John Harrison, 2008