Landscape Photography Ireland by Kieran Hayes

West Cork photography.

Landscape photography in Ireland general is a pure joy but West Cork is something special, with its every changing scenery and weather conditions and best of all it’s not riddles with hoards of tourists constantly popping into your photographs.

West Cork photography for me is all about trying to capture the ever changing mood and beauty of this stunning part of the world, no matter what the weather Irish photographers know there is always a photograph to be had here.

West Cork has also some of the best places for Landscape Photography in Ireland and living in Clonakilty at the real gateway to West Cork I am incredibly lucky to have all these stunning locations on my doorstep.

Yes, the ever changing weather can be a pain and while it can also be a pleasure, there has been many an hour sitting on a beach waiting for a stunning sunset only for the clouds to roll in at the last moment and kill it all off.

Now in saying that there is still no better place to be sitting than on a beach (Clonakilty is surrounded by them), but you still want to get the shot… So you have to learn to adapt especially if you want to make a profession of taking landscape photographs in Ireland 🙂

So you need to look for the shot and yes there is always one there you just need to see it.

You can check out my Irish Photography Gallery here, I am still working on this so please do check back again soon.

Photography in Ireland

There is a saying in Ireland “if you throw a stone (anywhere in Ireland) you are sure to hit a photographer” the country is covered with them and with good reason just look at the stunning views everywhere.

It possibly also comes down to Irish peoples very creative nature, we as a people were born to adapt and think on our feet and very often we have to think outside of the box to survive.

This creativity is has been bred into us which possibly explain why as a nation we have for want of a better word infected the world with our creativity. For such a small country to be positioned so high up in the arts worldwide is more than amazing in my eyes.

Photography is art and you can be so incredibly creative with light and how we sculpt it to create images. 

You see Landscape Photography as a whole is this glorious balance or delicate and intricate mix of creativity and technical skill. It’s trying to mix these two elements together with what you personally see is what in my eyes gives you a truly beautiful photograph.

I love this challenge and the way we can play with camera settings to completely transform the viewer’s opinion of the landscape or scene that we are capturing before us.