Category Archives: Behind the Image

EPSON PANO AWARDS 2012

I’m pleased to announce that I have been awarded 5 bronze awards in the 2012 Epson Pano Awards! The Epson International Pano Awards showcases the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest competition for panoramic photography, and the standard of entry is generally the best of the best. Needless to say I’m delighted…

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NEW RELEASE

Welcome to Strandhill in County Sligo! Actually, it’s more like Strandhill, Sligo Bay, Coney Island, Blackrock Lighthouse and Raghly all in one shot! Shot on the Hasselblad Xpan with my newly acquired 30mm lens, at sunrise towards the end of March, a short hike to get onto the side of Knocknarae was required before sunrise…

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BEHIND THE IMAGE

Just over a month left in the waiting period for the 2nd Mullaghmore tow-in surf contest, and whilst there have been some massive swells to hit the north-west of Ireland during the winter, they’ve unfortunately been accompanied by massive strong onshore winds which are the wrong kind of wind you want to be able to…

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ONE YEAR ON

My favourite shot from 2010 was taken on the shortest day of the year in December, this day last year, with the aid of a lunar eclipse to boot! After an hour freezing on top of Strandhill, it paid off in the end with the most unbelievable sunrise I’ve ever seen in Ireland. The panoramic…

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