Gráinne + Mat | Engagement photographer Northern Ireland After meeting up at Gráinne and Mat’s place, we headed off to shoot deep in woods that are special to the two of them. Then out in a nearby open meadow. In old disused farm buildings … by coincidence, all the kinds of places that I...
Wedding Photographer Castle Murray House | Kristen + Barry I’ve shot some beautiful weddings this year. Kristen and Barry’s Donegal wedding was probably the most international. They’ve travelled the globe together and most of Kristen’s family and friends seemed to have made the trip over from Canada. It felt like everyone was on holiday....
Shona + Rafa | North Coast engagement shoot I loved doing this engagement shoot with Shona and Rafa earlier in the summer. The north coast is such a gorgeous place. We settled on Kinbane Head and found beautiful blue sky and sea waiting for us. It’s probably not for the feint hearted, truth be told. After walking...
Trisha + Liam | Donegal wedding photography Trisha and Liam’s wedding in Glenties, Donegal, was my first outside of Belfast this year, back in April – and where better to go? The wedding fell on one of those stunning days that have peppered an otherwise wet spring/summer. Gorgeous blue skies. Sunshine that can almost...
Becky + Gareth | wedding photographer Merchant Hotel There were many things to love about Becky and Gareth’s wedding at the Merchant Hotel. It’s such a cool venue. Things just click into place there. The ceremony room was beautifully styled too – as it always is when Melanie from Mood Events has been at...
Sinéad + Conor | Donegal Wedding Photographer I’ve been up in Donegal a bit recently for weddings that have been pretty summery. Back in December I was there for Sinéad and Conor’s wedding – and on that day the rain hardly stopped. Secretly, I’d been hoping for some moody, dramatic weather for our portrait...
It was a such a pleasure to photograph Mary and Mark’s intimate ceremony in Dublin last summer. They returned home to Dun Laoghaire from London and found a sweet venue just near the harbour for the wedding (Oliveto). It was one of those tranquil Irish afternoons when the clouds keep the sunshine at arm’s length, but you know there’s no prospect of rain either. Just a warm stillness in the air …
Johann + James | Family portrait Northern Ireland Between weddings last year, I got to do some family portrait shoots too. I love working with kids, though somehow find it much easier to photograph other people’s than my own, who always want to hide or take my camera. Johann and James’ crew were brilliant. A...
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