John M
@johnmeephotography.com
Photographer. Coffee drinker. Terrible Writer. Words and images from the West of Ireland. More at johnnymee.substack.com 📸🍷🎵
Day 2 was harder than I expected. I kept thinking every photo had to be brilliant. I usually take 5–30 photos a day, but calling it a “project” adds pressure. I’m trying to remember this is about documenting the year — the good, the boring, all of it. Here’s today’s step forward. #365photoproject
January 2, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Day 2 was harder than I expected. I kept thinking every photo had to be brilliant. I usually take 5–30 photos a day, but calling it a “project” adds pressure. I’m trying to remember this is about documenting the year — the good, the boring, all of it. Here’s today’s step forward. #365photoproject
It's New Year's Day and I find myself watching, and actually enjoying Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on TV. Is this what the Xmas excess has driven me to?
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
It's New Year's Day and I find myself watching, and actually enjoying Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on TV. Is this what the Xmas excess has driven me to?
5 million steps taken this year. Thanks to all the music, podcasts, and audiobooks that walked with me. Here’s to a wonderful 2026 for me, and for anyone who happens to pass by this post.
#NewBeginnings2026
#HappyNewYear2026
#NYE2026
#fitbit
#Walking
#steps
#5MillionSteps
#YearInSteps
#WalkingLife
#NewBeginnings2026
#HappyNewYear2026
#NYE2026
#fitbit
#Walking
#steps
#5MillionSteps
#YearInSteps
#WalkingLife
December 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
5 million steps taken this year. Thanks to all the music, podcasts, and audiobooks that walked with me. Here’s to a wonderful 2026 for me, and for anyone who happens to pass by this post.
#NewBeginnings2026
#HappyNewYear2026
#NYE2026
#fitbit
#Walking
#steps
#5MillionSteps
#YearInSteps
#WalkingLife
#NewBeginnings2026
#HappyNewYear2026
#NYE2026
#fitbit
#Walking
#steps
#5MillionSteps
#YearInSteps
#WalkingLife
I took this photo a couple of years ago during a short visit to Liverpool. Look at it... How could you not take a photo? The old and the new.
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#Liverpool
#reflections
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
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#Liverpool
#reflections
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
December 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I took this photo a couple of years ago during a short visit to Liverpool. Look at it... How could you not take a photo? The old and the new.
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#Liverpool
#reflections
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
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#Liverpool
#reflections
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
Hmmmm, this is a little different to my usual Monday night. But, in my defence, it is Christmas.
December 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hmmmm, this is a little different to my usual Monday night. But, in my defence, it is Christmas.
I'm watching Jaws. I don't care what anyone thinks - it's a great movie and only 50 years old!
December 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I'm watching Jaws. I don't care what anyone thinks - it's a great movie and only 50 years old!
There are a few young people - late teens, sitting near me in the coffeeshop. I both envy and celebrate their youth, positivity and carefree attitude. I'm not wishing for my own youth back - I'm recalling those days with fondness.
December 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
There are a few young people - late teens, sitting near me in the coffeeshop. I both envy and celebrate their youth, positivity and carefree attitude. I'm not wishing for my own youth back - I'm recalling those days with fondness.
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac - my current guilty listening secret. #music #fleetwoodmac
December 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac - my current guilty listening secret. #music #fleetwoodmac
This just came up on my Google photos memories. It was that time I was on a train in Germany and I used Google translate to eavesdrop on the conversation the people in the seat opposite me were having.
December 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This just came up on my Google photos memories. It was that time I was on a train in Germany and I used Google translate to eavesdrop on the conversation the people in the seat opposite me were having.
On our way back from Sligo today, we stopped briefly at Enniscrone to look at the ocean. I took a picture with my phone. This moment, this moment has never existed before, and will never exist again. #photography #Ireland
December 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
On our way back from Sligo today, we stopped briefly at Enniscrone to look at the ocean. I took a picture with my phone. This moment, this moment has never existed before, and will never exist again. #photography #Ireland
Really happy with this beautiful print that arrived this morning from @ciaraioch.bsky.social Oh, and the thoughtful extras tucked in there too. Thank you 💚
Let’s continue to support Irish artists, this year and every year. #SupportIrish #BuyIrish Can't wait to hang it on my wall.
Let’s continue to support Irish artists, this year and every year. #SupportIrish #BuyIrish Can't wait to hang it on my wall.
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Really happy with this beautiful print that arrived this morning from @ciaraioch.bsky.social Oh, and the thoughtful extras tucked in there too. Thank you 💚
Let’s continue to support Irish artists, this year and every year. #SupportIrish #BuyIrish Can't wait to hang it on my wall.
Let’s continue to support Irish artists, this year and every year. #SupportIrish #BuyIrish Can't wait to hang it on my wall.
My sister & I, decades ago, standing on the cusp of everything. My hair was bigger, my skin was clearer. Our future were filled with hope & plans. Not knowing what we’d carry forward or leave behind. The world stretched before us, blank canvas, stories already forming, waiting for us to write them.
November 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
My sister & I, decades ago, standing on the cusp of everything. My hair was bigger, my skin was clearer. Our future were filled with hope & plans. Not knowing what we’d carry forward or leave behind. The world stretched before us, blank canvas, stories already forming, waiting for us to write them.
Friday morning serendipity: bumped into @aidanhynes-1.bsky.social at The Creel. Window seat, rain streaking the glass, sideways glances at passersby. Conversation drifted through music, photography, and nostalgia for social media’s past. Yet the truest connection was right there in the moment.
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Friday morning serendipity: bumped into @aidanhynes-1.bsky.social at The Creel. Window seat, rain streaking the glass, sideways glances at passersby. Conversation drifted through music, photography, and nostalgia for social media’s past. Yet the truest connection was right there in the moment.
I'm using a Mac for 20+ years and today I finally built my very first Quick Action in Automator and assigned it to the Services menu. Spent decades wondering what they were for. Turns out I’ve been missing a gem all along! Any other suggestion for the Automator app are very welcome. #mac #apple
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
First time having coffee in The Foxford Woolen Mills. I'm waiting for the fog to lift so I can get a nice aerial shot of a property. Can someone get the weather gods to facilitate please. Nice ambience, lovely decor and most importantly, great coffee. To quote Arnie, I'll be back.
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
First time having coffee in The Foxford Woolen Mills. I'm waiting for the fog to lift so I can get a nice aerial shot of a property. Can someone get the weather gods to facilitate please. Nice ambience, lovely decor and most importantly, great coffee. To quote Arnie, I'll be back.
Working, on a Sunday, and in a church. Stranger things have happened, I guess.
November 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Working, on a Sunday, and in a church. Stranger things have happened, I guess.
Leaving the hospital after visiting someone, there’s a constant audio loop: “Smoking is prohibited on hospital grounds.” Signs everywhere say the same. Yet there’s always a couple of feckers puffing away at the door. Back when I smoked, that alone would’ve shamed me into walking down the street 😃🚭
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Leaving the hospital after visiting someone, there’s a constant audio loop: “Smoking is prohibited on hospital grounds.” Signs everywhere say the same. Yet there’s always a couple of feckers puffing away at the door. Back when I smoked, that alone would’ve shamed me into walking down the street 😃🚭
I still have Twitter on my phone, though I rarely post there these days. Opened it this morning, scrolled for a minute, and instantly remembered why I stopped. Just a relentless stream of noise, hate bad vibes. Irrelevant picture of a crow taken thru the coffee shop window a few days ago.
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I still have Twitter on my phone, though I rarely post there these days. Opened it this morning, scrolled for a minute, and instantly remembered why I stopped. Just a relentless stream of noise, hate bad vibes. Irrelevant picture of a crow taken thru the coffee shop window a few days ago.
🎧 The coffeeshop knows I’ve got work to do, but the playlist says otherwise. So far, they have played Pearl Jam, Massive Attack, Portishead and Radiohead in the background music. The playlist knows I’m not ready to face the day. 😃☕☕
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🎧 The coffeeshop knows I’ve got work to do, but the playlist says otherwise. So far, they have played Pearl Jam, Massive Attack, Portishead and Radiohead in the background music. The playlist knows I’m not ready to face the day. 😃☕☕
October morn. While I, and the rest of the people in the coffeeshop were scrolling the sun came out. Message learned.
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
October morn. While I, and the rest of the people in the coffeeshop were scrolling the sun came out. Message learned.
Just met a guy on the street I used to hang out with years ago. He looks like total shit. I sit down beside him to say hello. 'How are you', I say. 'Stoned out of my head', says he. Man, am I glad I left that life all those years ago.
October 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Just met a guy on the street I used to hang out with years ago. He looks like total shit. I sit down beside him to say hello. 'How are you', I say. 'Stoned out of my head', says he. Man, am I glad I left that life all those years ago.