Traces of Life

Belfast keeps its own time.

While the world rushes past, the city's quiet corners hold their ground. Empty lanes that lead somewhere, shuttered shops that remember everything, streets that breathe even when no one's looking.

These photographs were made during long walks through a city learning to be ordinary.

No murals, no politics, no tour bus stops.

This is Belfast off the map, away from the stories everyone already knows. A city that exists most fully when it thinks nobody's watching.