The Meeting of the Waters Tucked in behind Dinis Cottage, this wonderful spot is the point where all three lakes of Killarney converge. I had waited a long time to get early morning light on the old weir bridge but soon realised it's always in shade and so had to settle for some dramatic mid shower light on the bank opposite me.

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.

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.

The Cherry Drive The iconic Cherry Drive with it's wonderful avenue of Cherry Blossom trees in bloom on a crisp April morning. My main challenge in making this image was to have the location without the throng of walkers that visit it every morning combined with some mist to soften the scene and diffuse that early morning light. Thankfully, I had such a morning for a wonderfully colourful and evocative scene.

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.

Lauragh Moon Early morning at Lauragh with a full moon setting as first light hits the mountain tops.

Last Light, Lough Leine A long exposure of 5 minutes after sunset on Lough Leine, Killarney National Park. During the exposure the water and clouds blur and you only see the final result once the exposure has completed. My favourite part of long exposure work is the time you have during exposures when you can do nothing else but relax, look around and take it all in !

   

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.

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.

After spending two years photographing in the Killarney National Park I began to shift focus from ' recording ' the dramatic landscape to capturing the very essence and nature of the place and the very special sights you can witness within it. Early morning is always my preference, any time of year and during a particularly long dry spell the water levels on the lake drop to the point where you can walk out to locations rarely accessible. Here I choose to focus on this wonderfully still scene instead of the coming drama ahead as first light hits the Reeks behind.

Lambs Head at Derrynane is probably top of my wish list to have a little bolt hole.. and I'm quite envious of anyone who has one of the many little houses nestled into the rock on this little peninsula.   I've been coming here for years, and it's always different every time, which keeps me coming back ! Remnants of storms or active ones approaching are great providers of dramatic light which brings me back to the thrills of my early days in photography when it was all about catching moments like this ! It's still wonderful to experience and especially now as so many can't travel and experience the west coast.. it's nice to share this with you all too !