Father - Eoin Carey
Father is a photographic series and publication by photographer Eoin Carey that focuses on the tender and tired routines of everyday parenthood. Created over two years with participants from Glasgow and Edinburgh, Father documents unstaged, candid moments of fathers with their children.
The project addresses Society's changing attitude towards childcare as dads share the care of their children more than previous generations. A greater movement towards paternity leave and shared care is emerging to empower men and families. Still, however, stereotypes of fathers remain as either heroes, incompetent or simply absent. This series documents fathers' time with their children that gets away from stereotypes and instead shows a routine familiar to many, that is exhausting, mundane and stressful but also very beautiful, intimate and rich.
