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Capturing politicians is quite a challenge for photographers.
How can one express any notion of individuality when the entire apparatus of a political operation is fundamentally tailored to create a seamless, regulated, and essentially smooth media occurrence?
The direst scenarios are, unfortunately, all too relatable for many political strategists: six o’clock career-ending announcements, conjuring Veep-esque blunders, circulating infinitely on the web.
Regrettably, this increasingly sophisticated stagecraft forms a cocoon that is difficult to penetrate most of the time; it becomes challenging to perceive what lies beyond the veneer during routine press briefings and event unveilings.
What a photojournalist consistently seeks in political documentation is not merely an awkward blunder – even though they do occur – but the unveiling of something genuine, which is no small feat in today’s environment (and to be fair, this could be seen as positive or negative, depending on one’s perspective). Herein lies the significance of a general election canvass: the tight rein of authority confronts the unpredictable nature of reality, which is known as the public.
A series of events were arranged for the initial day of a ride-along with Taoiseach Simon Harris’s campaign vehicle in mid-November. Canvassing at the primary campus of Dublin City University, tours of Capel Street’s retail outlets and pubs, alongside visits to farther areas in Raheny, Dublin 5.
And even though the public certainly expressed themselves at these locations in both expected and unexpected manners, the notable aspect about the Taoiseach was his swift movement. It was no joke: the blend of security, political aides, and news personnel had to rush to keep pace, and if you turned your head, he was already heading in another direction, thereby leaving you unfortunately out of alignment. From start to finish, he moved rapidly, and at times was even running, quite late into the day.
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