Journal
Field notes, location guides, and photography stories from across Ireland.
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Winter has been mild so far this year in Ireland, we haven't yet seen the snow and cold temperatures of early 2018; trees, shrubs and flowers that don't normally show much signs of spring growth are now sprouting and...
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The elusive pine marten (martes martes) is the rarest of Ireland's mammals and along with our smallest, the pygmy shrew, is the one that most people are least likely to have encountered in Ireland.
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There is a Flower, the Lesser Celandine,
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The coast, my favourite subject matter as a photographer. And there is plenty of choice with several thousands of kilometres of coastline to photograph. Here, wave after wave washes up upon the rocks, too many times to...
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Autumn has arrived here in Ireland, the riverside woods are losing leaves and the countryside is taking on a different look as the country enters Level 5 lockdown.
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After dark landscape photography in Connemara, the West of Ireland on the Wild Atlantic Way.
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The farmers creating one of the most intensive farming systems in Europe thousands of years ago were mostly livestock farmers, arable crops played some role but animal husbandry was key to the society of ancient Ireland...
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Panoramic Ireland - Dublin's Convention Centre lighting up the River Liffey in colours of the Irish Flag. From a Dublin Photo Tour by Panoramic Ireland.
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Not really to photograph the storm but leading a photo tour to photograph the coast, the waves and the Irish Sea. It definitely wasn't cataclysmic.
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The Antrim Coast of Northern Ireland is one of my favourite parts of Ireland to take workshops and for photography. Principally because this is where I was born and it is a place I remember from childhood and revisit...
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Atlantic storm Doris is due to strike the northern half of Ireland during the early hours of February 23rd 2017 when winds of up to 120 km/h are predicted for parts of the country and a status yellow weather warning in...
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Stormy weather and photography often produce spectacular results, large waves, storm clouds and lightning in the sky are exciting subjects. Wind and rain means very wet conditions, despite how much you try to waterproof...
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As I write this Storm Fionn is hitting Ireland and bringing with it snow, heavy winds and high seas.
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The last time I was through here my car had a stuck brake caliper and I used the water from this river to cool the disc to release the pads. This is not a recommendation of what to do in the same situation but it...
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The Sea of Moyle sits between the northern part of Antrim, known as Moyle and stretches across to Scotland at the Mull of Kintyre. It forms part of the North Channel, that part of the Irish Sea north of the Isle of Man...
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