Irishman and International travel photographer in search of the best bits of Ireland. Leading photography tours and experiences in Ireland.
Contributor to New York Times / Sunday Times / Irish Times / Echtra Echtra and Eonmusic
Cancer survivor.
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This is a door that I have photographed often, having featured in my first book Portrait of Armagh.
It is the entrance door to Saint Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral in Armagh, Ireland's ecclesiastic capital.
The snow that fell during the Beast from the East and Storm Emma was quite surprising, unlike anything in recent years and it added to the character of this area seen here, the flakes so big they almost obliterate the view of the architecture itself.
Join me for a photography tour of Armagh here.
Armagh's Church of Ireland cathedral, dedicated to Saint Patrick, seen here during the snow storm known as Beast from the East and Storm Emma in March 2018.
Join me on one of my photography tours of Ireland as we photograph every subject from street photography to landscapes, snow to sun and food to architecture.
Don't forget the pine martens of course, that's nature and wildlife.
A few weeks ago I was hiking in the Irish mountains covered with snow and thought to myself that this is probably the last time until the end of the year that I will be able to photograph snow.
Not that snow is impossible to have in Ireland, at high ground especially snow may last into April.
This image is from Armagh City, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, being the site of an ancient fort, Navan Fort, and the place where Saint Patrick established his principal church in Ireland in 444 AD.
Not very high, the mountains of Ireland are nevertheless full of character and are actually often dusted with snow in the winter.
At 1,038m, Carrauntoohil is the highest point in Ireland; we don't have much in the way of high altitude but in the winter there is snow at 300m and above in many of the mountains for some of the year.
See more like this: Path to the Sun, Ireland in Wnter
The snow appears to be gone for the moment but while it lasted the landscapes of Ireland's mountains were transformed.
No doubt we will see more before the summer arrives.
To join me on a photographic expedition into the mountains, contact me here.
See more of the journey into the mountains on this YouTube video.