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Throughout his photographic career, Father Browne photographed the streets of Dublin on many occasions and focussed primarily on transport, traffic controllers, and chance accidents, such as the one depicted in this image. Here, Browne has happened upon a fallen horse on one of Dublin’s busiest streets. He captures the commotion that ensues just after the accident has occurred and a number of men attempt to help the horse off of the ground while keeping the cart attached to it in place. This is one of many snaps Browne took of this accident. He is known for taking dozens of shots of the same person, place or event as he could not see the image on a viewfinder. Thus, he needed to do his best to ensure that at least one shot would be capable of printing if or when the time came.
Father Browne is represented by 11 photographs in the Gallery’s permanent collection.