Journal
Field notes, location guides, and photography stories from across Ireland.
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Guide
A lot of photographers who visit Ireland and book a Panoramic Ireland photography tour to spend time with me in Dublin, Galway, or Antrim are surprised by how good the weather can be on this small Atlantic island.
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Some people may think that Ireland and other northerly European countries are dark and dank in autumn and winter but this time of year, as well as having lots of colour in the woodlands, fields and hedgerows of the...
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2025 is drawing to a close as I write this and the first days of 2026 may see snow here in Ireland.
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On October 2nd, 2025, primary schools across Ireland will celebrate nature's silent guardians—our trees. National Tree Day, an initiative spearheaded by the Tree Council of Ireland, encourages primary schools to plant...
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The colour of autumn in Ireland is not to be missed, while the country doesn't have as much woodland and forest cover as other European countries there are plenty of hedges and other wooded locations in the Emerald Isle.
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Cycling · Carrick-on-Suir · County Tipperary
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We all need a few moments to enjoy the warmth of a sunny morning, and these four donkeys were no different.
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The razorbill is one of Ireland's most distinctive seabirds. A member of the auk family, which includes puffins and guillemots, these species are found in the lovely North Atlantic where Ireland is also located.
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September can be a changeable month here in Ireland. The summer has ended, autumn is here, but sometimes the month just doesn't know what weather to give us.
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The black guillemot, or Cepphus grylle, is a member of the auk family, which includes puffins and razorbills. Found right around the Irish coast, the black guillemot is distinguished by its black and white plumage and...
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From the West of Ireland in autumn, the green of Ireland's field-covered drumlins and islands as well as the gentle colour of the sunset reflected in the waters of the lake.
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If you are signed up to Adobe's Early Access features you can now avail of automatic dust removal in Camera Raw. This isn't available in Lightroom as yet but is in Photoshop through the Camera Raw filter.
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On this occasion the sky was clear before sunrise but a gentle, consistent breeze started as the daylight began and brought cloud across the lakeside scene.
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Performing middle afternoon, Kneecap were the real headliners on a rainy/sunny/cloudy day in the Irish countryside with their energetic and irreverent performance before the vast majority of the festival's 80,000...
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The Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin is one of the country's most famous structures. First installed and opened for traffic in December 2009 the bridge has a 123 metre span running across the River Liffey and reaches 46...
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