U2 WALL AUGUST 2009 10/08/2009

A reflective look back at Dublin's iconic Windmill Lane U2 graffiti wall in August 2009. Explore how this famous tourist attraction and the quirky Sigma DP1 camera—which suffered a fatal cold-weather lens jam later that winter—reached the end of their lives together, paving the way for the curated commercial murals of June 2026.

WIND MILL LANE AUGUST 2009

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