Snow rarely lasts for more than a few days when it falls in Ireland. Save for in the high ground, above 600m where it might persist for the winter months on northern slopes.

So on waking today when I saw snow in the mountains it was a sensible decision to venture in search of the white stuff.

It's true, the sun does shine in Ireland, unfortunately it is not always that way when planning a day of photography.

There can be few places in Ireland as scenic as the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland's and Europe's most westerly point. And of course it sits on the Wild Atlantic Way.

It had been a while since I visited the rugged, mountain-filled land of rocks and beaches and a photography workshop with Patrick from Chicago was the obvious place to head to.

There have been a lot of rainy, windy and stormy days this winter. We have now passed Storm Imogen making the next official storm number ten of the season.

Today though was a beautiful day, I awoke to frost and clear reflections on the lake. The sky was blue as fasr as could be seen so I took a drive around the west of Ireland, clearly not all of it as that would be impossible in a day. It really would!

In the aftermath of Storm Desmond who swept across Ireland in the first week of December 2015 and despite warnings from infamous TV reporter Teresa Mannion these Irish men and women kept alive the brave daily tradition of swimming in the country's coastal waters year round.

Despite strong winds and heavy sea swells, the morning was bright and cheery. No sign of a clear sunrise for the photographer but plenty of soft sunlight that helped me to instruct my student during the early morning photography workshop close to Dublin on the Irish Sea.

Our morning's start was late as sunrise in Dublin in December is approx. 08:20, compared to an unsociable 04:55 in June.

I took a little trip to Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way that runs along its west coast.

There is nothing quite like an evening at the coast on a calm evening with a colourful sky and still waters reflecting all above.

I took a little drive along some randomly rambling roads recently, autumn had just begun bringing colour to the lush foliage, atmospheric conditions brought fog.

I had just finished up on a photography workshop on the coast of Ireland, the early part of the day was clean and clear but cloud covered the afternoon sky overlooking this bay.

Stopping to take a few images in the increasing wind and darkening skies, I was approached by a tourist who was unsure if I would get any images worth keeping, given that it was so dull and grey.

I went for a walk in the woods in the west of Ireland recently, a great evening with low light shining through the trees.

The only sounds were those of the camera shutter and echoey footsteps as I walked along the stony paths with a background soundtrack of forest birds.