…Where Was I?

Photographs, places, and the threads between them.

A selection of essays from …Where Was I? — my weekly newsletter on how I see the world. For the full archive, subscribe on Substack.

Paul OMalley 8/25/26 Paul OMalley 8/25/26

The 5am (search for a photo I don’t have) Club

Summit One Vanderbilt, somewhere I’ve been easily in double figures.

Paul OMalley 8/18/26 Paul OMalley 8/18/26

Seventy-four places to photograph, from the obvious to the not-so.

Paul OMalley 8/4/26 Paul OMalley 8/4/26

Photography isn't easy to label.

Paul OMalley 7/28/26 Paul OMalley 7/28/26

Moving back to a city you have already photographed, and finding your own back catalogue waiting there is a bar to clear rather than a comfort.

Paul OMalley 7/21/26 Paul OMalley 7/21/26

One day in Nice, and excuses about the day job and the camera.

Paul OMalley 10/14/25 Paul OMalley 10/14/25

How a trip back to Dublin made me see home, and myself, differently.

Paul OMalley 9/30/25 Paul OMalley 9/30/25

Discover how negative space transforms black-and-white photography. A Rockefeller Center scene shows why what you leave out matters most.

Paul OMalley 9/21/25 Paul OMalley 9/21/25

Letting Go.