Photobook Launch and In-Conversation Event: Three Miles Round, Jackie Nickerson & Aidan Dunne

What connects us to the places we call home? And how can photography reveal the relationships, histories and traditions that shape a community?

Join internationally acclaimed photographer Jackie Nickerson at Photo Museum Ireland for a special artist talk and the launch of her new photobook, Ten Miles Round, published by Steidl.

Set within the close-knit farming community of County Louth, where Nickerson made her home, Ten Miles Round explores the complex relationship between people and place. Bringing together intimate portraits, landscapes and still lifes, her photographs find beauty in the imperfect realities of everyday life, revealing a community shaped by its heritage, resilience and changing environment.

In this artist talk, Nickerson will share insights into the making of the project, her approach to photographing people and communities, and the ideas that have shaped this deeply personal body of work.

Originally exhibited at Photo Museum Ireland (then the Gallery of Photography) in 2009, Ten Miles Round returns in a new publication from Steidl.

Join us to discover the stories behind the photographs, hear directly from the artist and gain a deeper understanding of how photography can capture our connection to people and place.

The talk will be followed by the book launch, with copies available to purchase. Pre-order Ten Miles Round here.

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American-born Irish artist Jackie Nickerson is one of the most influential and forward-thinking photographic artists of her generation. Over the past two decades, Nickerson has built an intellectually rigorous and visually distinct practice, helping redefine how images can function in contemporary culture. A conceptual documentary photographer, she draws on years of research and often features portraiture; she explores her subjects' identities and the effects of working in specific environments, such as religious communities in Ireland and farms in South Africa. Her work has been exhibited in Ireland and internationally at institutions including the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Vatican Museums, Rome, and the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. She is represented by Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Her work is represented in the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection, Highlanes Gallery. Recent solo exhibitions include Field Test, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, August 2021; FOTOFOCUS, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2017; Jackie Nickerson, Samsøñ Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, 2016; and UNIFORM: a collaboration with Jackie Nickerson, National Gallery of Ireland, 2015-2016.

Recent group exhibitions include GENERAL CONDITIONS, The School │Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, 2025, A Decade of Collecting, 2012-2022, Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 2023, Stressed World, The School │Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, 2022 and Necessary Trouble: Civil Rights Era Photography and Contemporary Art from the Collection, Girls’ Club Warehouse, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2021.

Other Jackie Nickerson books include Stateside (2025), Farm (2002), Faith (2007), Terrain (2013), Field Test (2020) and Salvage (2021).