Description

The Falls is a landmark photographic collection by renowned documentary photographer Bill Kirk, featuring over 160 previously unpublished black-and-white images captured along Belfast’s Falls Road between 1966 and 1983. Spanning nearly two pivotal decades, this striking archive offers an intimate, unfiltered look into a community navigating the early devastation and daily anxieties of the Troubles.

Driven by a belief in the power of image-making to illuminate human truths, Kirk’s lens balances raw historical gravity with warmth and everyday life. From the wreckage of conflict, civil protests, and the rebuilding of Bombay Street to late-night pub culture and children playing around Mickey Marley’s famous horse-drawn roundabout, the collection captures the extraordinary resilience of working-class Belfast.

Organized in collaboration with the Belfast Archive Project, The Falls stands as a vital piece of social history. It is a powerful, deeply human time capsule that preserves the memories, spirit, and authentic voice of the Falls Road community for future generations.