The Cork photographer taking pictures of contaminated weapons sites

Cork-based photographer Dara McGrath has spent years taking pictures of chemical weapons sites and other contaminated military areas, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

The Cork photographer taking pictures of contaminated weapons sites

Cork-based photographer Dara McGrath has spent years taking pictures of chemical weapons sites and other contaminated military areas, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

It's a tranquil scene, as pretty as a postcard. A gravelly shoreline with the vivid greens and purples of bracken and heather, a calm blue sea, and beyond it, a vista of majestic mountains. The photo was taken on Gruinard Island, in north-western Scotland, also known as Anthrax Island.

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