A Life in the Landscape

Stories from behind the camera — the places, the process, and the occasional misadventure.

Moon Valley, Chile
Atacama

Atacama Reverse

I've just returned from a trip to the Atacama Desert in Chile. It was some experience, let me tell you....
6 September 2017 · 2 min read
Boyeeghter Strand, Donegal
Aerial Photography

Boyeeghter Strand Is Worth the Effort

Ireland is full of places that ask you to put in some effort before they reveal their beauty to you....
4 September 2017 · 1 min read
First two pages of my interview profile in Outdoor Photography magazine
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Outdoor Photography Profile

Usually, my photographs speak for themselves. Occasionally, I speak on their behalf. Most recently, I did so in the latest...
31 August 2017 · 1 min read
The Du Plantier Case
Aerial Photography

The Du Plantier Case

The Du Plantier case is one of the sadder episodes in recent Irish legal history. Someone murdered French film producer...
4 August 2017 · 1 min read
Puffin, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Category_Photography

Puffin Season in Ireland

While humans haven't lived on the Skellig Islands for quite a while now (the monks had left by the 12th...
3 August 2017 · 1 min read

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Conor Pass, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Atlantic Ocean

The Draw of Dingle's Challenging Beauty

Nocturne, an Searrach, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland People often ask me about my favourite place in Ireland. It seems like...
10 July 2017 · 2 min read
Lone Tree, Lough Leane, Co. Kerry, Ireland
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Lough Leane's Invisible Tree

Lone Tree, Lough Leane, Co. Kerry, Ireland This is a photograph of an invisible tree. You see it? There in...
4 July 2017 · 2 min read
Moonset over the Skelligs
Atlantic Ocean

Moonset over the Skelligs

Luke Skywalker isn't the only charismatic, middle-aged, bearded man who has been hanging around the Skelligs lately. I've been doing...
11 June 2017 · 1 min read
Phase One medium format gear
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Phase One Webinar

I'll let you in on a secret. One photographers don't like admitting to. I trust you to keep it to...
8 June 2017 · 1 min read
Meltwater Waterfall, Brasvellbreen
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Podcast Episode 2: Svalbard 2018

In episode 2 of A Life in the Landscape, you'll hear me talk about the incredible Svalbard archipelago. You'll also...
7 June 2017 · 1 min read
Rossbeigh Strand, Co. Kerry
Aerial Photography

Disappearing Rossbeigh Strand

Every year, there is a horse racing festival on Rossbeigh Strand. For how much longer, I don't know. You see,...
2 June 2017 · 1 min read