A Life in the Landscape

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

Carrigphooca Castle, Cork
Carrigaphooca Castle

Carrigaphooca Castle

We have some of the best names in Ireland. Carrigaphooca Castle is among the best. The Irish name for the...
4 May 2017 · 2 min read
Dromore Head, Inishturk, Mayo
Category_Travel

Inishturk: That Time the Sun Was Late

Dromore Head, Inishturk, Mayo The sun beaming down on Inishturk didn't look right. But my watch told me everything was...
4 May 2017 · 2 min read
Peak IV, Antarctica
A Life in the Landscape Podcast

Photography Podcast

Eight hours. Eight. Hours. That's how long it took me to record my first 45-minute photography podcast back in 2010....
10 April 2017 · 1 min read
Peak II, King Haakon Bay, South Georgia
Antarctica

The Three of Me in South Georgia

Antarctica is overwhelming, terrifying, beautiful and fragile. It's a place that touches your soul. I've had the privilege of visiting...
6 April 2017 · 2 min read
Face to face with walrus in Svalbard, Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean

Up Close and Very Personal in Svalbard

Header image: Eric Chan One tonne of Svalbard blubber stared at me. Several feet of sharp tusk protruded from either...
6 April 2017 · 1 min read

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Boreen, Black Valley, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Category_Photography

Kerry: Driving into the Blackness

The howling gale clattered rain against windscreen. The sky was black. Brutal rocks lined the edge of the narrow road—little...
4 April 2017 · 2 min read
Torres del Paine, Patagonia
Argentina

Patagonia Almost Ate Me

The man (let's call him Raul), looked at me as if I were an idiot. He was right, of course....
23 March 2017 · 5 min read