Stoned in MelancholPhotography by Megan Doherty. Courtesy of Setanta Books
Photographer Megan Doherty talks us through her debut book, Stoned in Melanchol, which documents her adolescence in Derry
June 09, 2021
Teenage years are often marked by fantasy: dreaming about the future, and the kind of life you could be living if you were somewhere, or indeed someone, else. For photographer
Megan Doherty, this sense of longing was particularly intense – growing up in Derry, Northern Ireland, Doherty felt overwhelmingly “restless, bored, and claustrophobic” treading the same far-too-familiar streets “a million times”, with little to do but while away the hours with friends, hanging out and “wasting time”.