Taryn Barling is a visual artist based in Dublin, Ireland.She holds a BA (Hons) in Photographic Media from Griffith College Dublin and a First-Class Honours degree in Visual Communications from the National College of Art & Design. She also holds an Associateship from the Irish Photography Federation.

Barling’s practice spans street photography and documentary portraiture, with a particular focus on environmental portraits that explore community narratives and oral histories. Her work has received significant institutional recognition, including shortlists for the Photo Museum Ireland & Sigma Talents 2026, the PhotoIreland RADAR Graduate Residency, and the 2026 RDS Visual Art Awards longlist.

Exhibiting internationally, her work has been shown at PhotoPlace Gallery (USA), the B&W International Photography Awards (New York), The Hunt Museum (Limerick), and the PhotoIreland Half Tone Fair. In addition to contributing photographs and designing Wild Waterways: A Celebration of Life on an Irish River (Merrion Press), her independent artist books are stocked by the Photo Museum Ireland and have been critically featured on The Art of Photography. Her editorial work has been widely published, including covers and features for The Dublin 8 Magazine and Klick Magazine.