“Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.” – Ansel Adams This was one of those moments which was fleeting and I knew would never be repeated.  So being there and witnessing it was wonderful but realising I had to make an image that captured it required my full concentration and lessens the ability to just enjoy it a little. The sun behind me was setting and about to drop below high ridge, putting the valley floor into shadow. It was also dropping into a slim sliver of clear sky which I thought could produce some drama on the mountains opposite.  As it did, this razor like cut of light fell on the base of the mountain with the approaching squalls turning the rest of the sky an ominous dark black. Once again I felt I was realising years of contemplating another artists work,  the painter Tim Goulding, who's Mountain Fires paintings , I've long coveted and admired.  This was my mountain fire and it was a glorious sight.

A beautiful location but on an overcast day with very little light, you really only have one option and that is for a long exposure. This is a 3 minute exposure of this iconic little jetty giving a lovely sense of stillness and balance.

I'm surrounding by a wild and dramatic landscape that can sometimes be quite overwhelming and almost too much too photograph ! On mornings like this when a low fog softens the entire landscape and isolates wonderful details it's a great treat to be able to make quieter more reflective images. This is near Derrycunnihy on the Upper Lake in Killarney National Park, taken from a boat after travelling up along the Long Range from Muckross, one of the great water journeys you can do anywhere in Ireland.

I'm based and work mainly on the west coast of Ireland which is frequently battered by Atlantic storms in Autumn and Winter. I'm no storm chaser but sometimes I do find myself out when the weather takes a turn for worse and it can be both exhilarating and frightening to witness the power of nature up close. Here you can see Cromwell Point lighthouse on Valentia Island during a storm with Beginish Island in the background.

Skellig Moon II The iconic Skellig Islands , off the west coast of Kerry with an April full moon setting in the morning. The once in a lifetime perfect image that took three years and 16 failed attempts to make is by far the most popular image sold in the gallery. This was made just before sunrise in April at 6.13 am as the moon sits just two degress above the horizon. It is the lowest I have witness the moon setting and is coloured yellow as most of the white light is filtered out as it travels through more atmosphere at that elevation. It was still quite dark so a 1 second exposure was required which gives the breaking wave that blurred effect. I had underexposed slightly to ensure the details of the moon were not blown out and used a hard graduated filter over the lens to make sure and balance the exposure. Often dismissed as a 'photoshopped' image.. I haven't grown tired of explaining it to visitors and reliving that wonderful morning again and again !   Skellig Moon II is an open edition available in three sizes.

Most definitely one of the best drives you can do anywhere in Ireland. You drive through the heart of the Beara Peninsula, with it's distinctive mountainous landscape all around you as the road winds it's way around crags and passes, emerging to a dramatic view from the top which ever direction you travel in.

Having spent all my childhood summers roaming around barefoot on the dunes of Castlegregory, this is always a very special and poignant place for me to return to. I came here the day after my mother’s funeral to connect to and reflect on happier times in a place we all loved. I had my camera and spent a wonderful day re-exploring, remembering and making new images. It was a glorious, crisp February day and as it drew to a close I walked along the ‘back beach’ and the light, clouds, tides and wind all combined to make a spectacular end to a very special day.

After a weeks heavy rain and storms I returned to Killarney National Park's Ross Island to find the levels of the lake had risen so much that all the paths were submerged under water, completely altering the landscape. With careful driving and a pair of waders I enjoyed photographing this area and noticed this piece of driftwood placed perfectly in the reflections. The next day the water levels had dropped significantly and the entire scene looked completely different.

This Blood Moon rising on April 15, 2014 is as a result of a partial lunar eclipse, which in other parts of the world was a total eclipse. It is a 30 second exposure which should give an indication on how dark the moon actually was as it rose. It was more like a setting sun that I have seen in the far east and despite the cold, was a very beautiful couple of hours spent up on the Healy Pass watching this and making some images.

The area known as Lamb’s Head at Caherdaniel is a beautiful and dramatic place to explore. Winter or Summer, the sunsets here can be glorious, but I prefer winter time when the lack of many other visitors gives the place a very special feeling when exploring it.

An iconic tourist destination and a wonderful place to visit any time of the year. I photographed this scene in winter, during a break in a cycle of storms on a rare still morning which afforded me the perfect reflections in the water to make this composition work perfectly. In winter time the grasses die off and lighten in colour, giving a more interest contrast against the dark rock.

I have a long held interest in photographing farmland gates and noting the vast range of styles and methods used both today and in years gone by to secure access points to lands. Some are ornate and hark back to days where great pride was taken in owning even a small holding.