Chris, You Know It Ain’t Easy
November 4, 2018We Just Called To Say…
May 24, 2019
It is, of course, a lethal combination, putting 
a bunch of beautiful, talented and firm-buttocked photographers all together in one beautiful, 
evocative and fairly picturesque town.
Which may explain why our 2017 and 2018 Greystones Rocks photography competitions were so jampacked with 
the kind of shots that would make John Hinde put his foot through a stained glass window.
To paraphrase that Chandler lad.
As 2019 came to a close, we called on Greystones’ great unwashed to go rooting around in the back of your drawers and deep into their idle computer files to unearth the pic that they felt 
best represented Greystones today. Or thereabouts.
We’re a sucker, as always, for those beautiful sunrises, and sunsets, and early morning silhouettes of The Bear and that dirty big anchor over by Greystones Sailing Club, but what we’re particularly partial to when it comes to local photoschnappens is the unexpected. 
Perhaps the hollow hulk of The La Touche Hotel, standing tall against that sinking sun. Or those random moments – a kid scoffing down some Sweeney chips, Johnny Pernod in full Mexican garb, or Elvis actually paying for a lunch – that truly sum up life in this town in 2019.
And you feckers didn’t disappoint, sending in pics covering all kinds of Greystones everything. And after mucho consideration, our three resident photographers – Brian Keeley, John McGowan and, eh, Pablo – have finally picked the winner. It’s the mighty, mighty Liz Cusack and The Cove Gets A Slap. Boom! A €50 voucher for the Greystones shop or eaterie of Liz’s choice is weaving its way through de dodgy Christmas post.
When it came to the public vote, it was a close call between Emma T’s 
Welcome To Greystones (featuring the bould Bonnie) and Julie Honan’s Pull Up A Bench, with the latter just pipping it to the post once we added in those social media votes. By people who don’t understand how computers work. Both will receive, eh, a year’s free subscription to The Guide.
As you can see here, there were some remarkable shots this year, with honorable mentions going to Odeta Botes, Lisa Hempenstall, Ruthie Spurling, Marc Diamond, Darragh Stokes, Cian Cardiff, Riona Baldwin and Rob Lawless…
Now, go check out the 2017 entries here, and the 2018 line-up here.
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Boom! some incredible shots there. Doing a total count, we’re adding the social media votes here (some people just don’t know how the internet works)…
Pyjamaroni With Cheese 18 votes
Pull Up A Bench 16 votes
Perfect View 16 votes
Cove Gets A Slap 15 votes
The Future Is Bright 15 votes
Let Me Take You Down 15 votes
Monday Morning Glory 14 votes
Perfect View – Odeta Botes (Lenticular cloud:-formed when moist air forced into higher altitudes over mountains by strong winds condenses and then becomes trapped in a pocket of calm air on the other side of the mountain….. in other words: right place, right time for a stunning photo!)
Perfect View
Odeta Botes for first place !
Perfect view by Odeta Botes
Perfect View – Odeta Botes (Lenticular cloud:-formed when moist air forced into higher altitudes over mountains by strong winds condenses and then becomes trapped in a pocket of calm air on the other side of the mountain….. in other words: right place, right time for a stunning photo! )
Perfect view by Odeta
Perfect View by Odeta Botes
Perfect View – by Odeta Botes
Perfect view by Odeta Botes
Perfect View by Odeta Burokaite
Odeta Botes -for the win – amazing capture of that cloud. I can’t scroll back up to find the title!
Heavenly sunset by Ian McCann
Follow me home by Yvonne Harmon
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan
Pull up a Bench by Julie Honan
Perfect View by Odeta Botes
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan
In the pink Jodie Bettles
There he goes Erica Lambkin
Pull up a bench – Julie Honan
There he goes by Erika Lambkin
In the pink by Jodie bettles
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan
Truly a life changing piece
In the pink by Jodie bettles
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan
There he goes by Erika Lambkin
The future is bright by Lisa Hempenstall !
Pull up a bench.
The future is bright – Lisa Hempenstall
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan
Absolutely stunning!
Pull up a Bench my Julie Honan! Smashing picture!
Pull Up A Bench by Julie Honan
Pull up a bench
Pull up a bench!!
Pull up a Bench by Julie Honan
There he goes by Erika Lambkin
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan
Pull up a bench Julie Hinan
Pull up a bench – Julie Honan
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan… incredible shot!
Pull up a bench
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan
Pull up a bench
Pull up a bench- Julie honan
Cove gets a Slap. Liz Cusack
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan
Stretching and yawning by Michelle Byrne
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan
‘The Future Is Bright’ by Lisa Hempenstall
Pull up a bench!
Welcome
To
Greystones
The future is bright
The future is bright!
Welcome to greystones doggie
Monday Morning Glory by Aditi Kapoor
Loved the promise and enticement of Let me take you down, by Laura Casey Maher.
Monday morning glory by aditi
Monday morning glory by Aditi Kapoor
Let me Take you down- Laura Casey Maher
Let Me Take You Down – Laura Maher
Let Me Take You Down – Laura Casey Maher
Monday monday by maggie Dunne Hughes
Let Me Take You Down – Laura Casey Maher
The future is bright!
Monday Morning Glory by Aditi Kapoor
Monday Morning Glory by Aditi Kapoor
Monday Monday by Maggie Dunne Hughes
Monday Monday by Maggie Dunne Hughes
Streching and yawning
Monday Monday by Maggie Dunne Hughes
Monday Morning Glory by Aditi Kapoor
Monday Morning Glory by Aditi Kapoor
Monday Monday – Maggie Dunne Hughes
Shades of blue by Catherine Malone Delaney
Monday Morning Glory by Aditi
Shades of Blue!!
Welcome to greystones, Emma T
Welcome to Greystones by Emma and Bonnie
Shades of Blue by Catherine Malone Delaney
Welcome to Greystones By EMMA & Bonnie
Pyjamaroni with cheese!
Monday Monday by Maggie Dunne Hughes
Windy August Day – Arran Feighery
Welcome to greystones- bonnie!
Welcome to Greystones Emma and Bonnie
Welcome to Greystones Emma T
Welcome to Greystones! Amber.fallo n@gmail.com
Welcome to Greystones Emma and Bonnie
Welcome to Greystoned
Welcome to Greystones Emma &Bonnie
Welcome to Greystones. Bonnie
Welcome to Greystonex
Welcome to Greystone
Daybreak At The Cove
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan
Welcome to Greystones
Welcome to Greystones
Welcwelcome to greystones Emma and bonnieome
Welcome to Greystones
Welcome to Greystones Emna and Bonnie.
Welcome to Greystones Emma T.
Welcome to Greystones
Monday Monday.
Maggie Dunne hughes
Welcome to Greystones
Welcome to greystones Emma and bonnie
Monday Morning Glory by Aditi Kapoor
Welcome to Greystones
Monday Morning Glory by Aditi Kapoor
Welcome to Greystones – Emma’s picture
Welcome to Greystones
Welcome to Greystones
Welcome to greystones Emma and Bonnie
Welcome to Greystones
Windy August Day by Arran Feighery
Float On -Alison Lynch
Windy August Day by Arran Feighery
a windy day in greystones
Monday Morning Glory by Aditi Kapoor
Windy day in greystones
Welcome to greystones
Welcome to Greystones
Hi
Ancors way
Windy day in greystones
Welcome to greystones
Emma Tag
Windy August day
Welcome to Greystones
Windy August day
Windy August day by arran Feighery
Monday Morning Glory by Aditi Kapoor
A windy day in Greystones
Welcome to Greystones
Windy day in Greystones
Windy August Day
A windy day in greystones
Windy August Day
Welcome to greystones
Emma Tagliarino
Greystone rocks
Welcome to Greystones. Emma &Bonnie
Welcome to Greystones
Emma Tag
Dog on welcome to greystones
Welcome to greystones. Bonnie
WELCOME TO GREYSTONES. BONNIE!
Welcome to Greystones Emma T
Welcome to Greystones
Windy August Day
Pull up a bench
Pull up a bench by Julie Honan.