Photographer Joseph Philippe Bevillard Captured The Secret Lives Of Irish Travellers Revealed In Intimate Portraits – Design You Trust

Photographer Joseph Philippe Bevillard Captured The Secret Lives Of Irish Travellers Revealed In Intimate Portraits

These fascinating pictures captured over a decade show the secret lives of Irish travellers. Photographer Joseph Philippe Bevillard shares work from his ongoing series documenting these travellers’ lives through intimate portraits.

Irish Travellers (Irish: an lucht siúil, meaning ‘the walking people’), are a traditionally itinerant ethnic group whose members maintain a set of traditions. Although predominantly English-speaking, many also speak Shelta. They mostly live in Ireland as well as in large communities in the United Kingdom. Traveller rights groups have long pushed for ethnic status from the Irish government, finally succeeding in 2017.

The historical origins of Irish Travellers as a distinct group is still unknown. It continues to be the subject of academic and popular debate. Research has been complicated by the fact that the group appears to have no written records of its own.

As of 2016, there are 32,302 Travellers within Ireland.

More: Facebook h/t: thesun



























If you want more awesome content, subscribe to 'Oh, Design You Trust,' our brand new Facebook page! Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

More Inspiring Stories

Images Of Europe's Most Spooky Abandoned Hospitals Show Just How Frightening These Once Sparkling Medical Facilities Can Be
Brilliant, Energetic and Skillfully Shot Images of Headbangers Mid-Bang
Something Unique: The Superb Humorous, Creative And Advertising Photo Works Of Frank Uyttenhove
Spectacular Black & White Winning Photos From The International Garden Photographer Of The Year 2019
Photographer Teemu Jarvinen Captures The Night Around Asia And The World
Humans Of New York: Photos Of Random Strangers In NYC By Colin Ridgway
Spectacular Winning Images Of The 2021 One Eyeland Photography Awards
Photo of the Day: Cesar Romero As The Joker Stands Beside A Green Surfboard At The Beach, 1967
This Russian Artist Continues to Create Amazing Surrealistic Self-Portraits and Photomanipulations
Humpback Whale Close Encounter Off California Coast
Frozen Landscapes Tell A Winter’s Tale In New Photographs By Kilian Schönberger
5 Ridiculously Pretty Sisters Thank Their Parents for Their Expensive Weddings With a Photoshoot
Snapshots Of Stripteasers From The 1980s At Downtown Los Angeles Venues
When LIFE Magazine Received Pics Of Still-Unknown Marilyn Monroe, They Replied “WTH Is Marilyn Monroe”
New York Through The Lens Of Weegee
Here Are 40 Really Bad Cat Drawings To Make You Laugh
David Bowie Unseen: A Hidden 1967 Photoshoot
Russian Photographer Captures Young Ballerina Whose Dogs Are Equally As In To Ballet
Surreal Portraits Splicing Other People's Pictures
Picture Hats: One Of The Favorite Fashion Styles Of Edwardian Women
Hong Kong At Night In The 1960s Through Amazing Color Photos
The Velvet Kingdom: Diverse Regions of Southern Europe in Cinematic and Melancholy Photoworks by Henri Prestes
Youth Gone Wild: Stunning Photos Of The Russian Underground Dance Culture
Japan’s Hottest New Instagram Model Is An 84-Year-Old In His Grandson’s Clothes And He Looks Amazing