Winter Gothic Wedding with Style, obvs!

Jennifer & Lee were married at Kilkea Castle on October 30th 2021 …outside, that’s right…OUTSIDE and just look at the light we had! I’ve never brought a studio light and softbox for a photoshoot with a skeleton at a wedding before but sure the day I’ve seen it all is the day I quit photography. Always be yourselves on your day, always always, always!!!

Jennifer said;

“Lee and I met almost eleven years ago. It is crazy to think we have known each other for over a decade and we still want to be together! We have very different personalities which balances us out. For instance, I like to randomly exclaim “I am a fire sign” whenever I do something impulsive or get heated while Lee just rolls his eyes (with a coy smirk)! We never wanted a stereotypical Irish wedding (i.e. inviting half the county) to a religious ceremony. We wanted our wedding to reflect the most authentic version of us, which led us to our venue.

We had looked at a few different types of venues, but Lee was always so passionate about getting married in a castle, “Seeing as how I don’t own one, I’d at least like to get married in one!”. With that in mind we viewed some castle venues across Ireland, but Kilkea was something else. We fell in love immediately and knew this was where we were going to get married. Not a single thing about the entire place felt like a reproduction, from the ornate furniture to the six foot thick walls! Then, when we found it we could get married on Halloween weekend, well we couldn’t have dreamed of a more fitting place. I wanted a “Tim Burton-esque gothic chic” style and everything about our wedding encapsulated this dream. Let’s just say the life sized skeleton I originally bought for Halloween, played a major role throughout our day….”

Suppliers

Venue https://www.kilkeacastle.ie/

Florals https://www.bellabotanicaflowers.com/

Dress https://www.theone.ie/

Celebrant https://www.facebook.com/RomyMcAuley

Hair https://wearewildflower.com/

Make up @leannenugent_

Make up https://beautybyvaiva.ie/

Video https://www.diga.ie/

Cake http://amazingcakes.ie/

Irish Castle Winter Wedding - from Kentucky to Kildare

A castle, a ballgown, a first look, sunshine and an awesome couple. I don’t think my job gets any better, although we all could have done without the epic wind but that’s Ireland in December for you, sure it added to the drama! Kaity & Jamey’s Irish Castle wedding dream came true on December 8th 2021 as they tied the knot in gorgeous Kilkea Castle, Kidare, Ireland. Kaity was a hero and battled through the wind, standing on wobbly rocks, sticks attaching to her dress and nearly being blown off the turret.. was grand though, she knew exactly what images she wanted and we go them!

Frog Prince floral and styling was out of this world, beautiful white rose displays and blush table setting, the warm glow of the candles really made it so romantic.

Kaity said:

“When James proposed on Christmas morning, we knew we had to find a venue that would capture the magic of that moment. Ireland represents a spirit of hospitality that is found nowhere is else the world. Kilkea Castle and our incredible team gave us all the magic that we could have dreamt of for our day.”

Judy Wong Make up artist:

“Kaity's IRISH FAIRY TALE LOOK,
Was inspired by her irish heritage and her natural complexion was creamy and moonlit. Something that made Kaity's look so special to her was how her eyes popped with a soft colour palette of soft peaches and delicate warm browns. Her lips were a deep burgandy red, enhancing her skin and the tonal tones of winter berries.
WINTER SKIN TIPS:
The trick is to keep hydrating you skin to stay plump. I used The Ordinary HAYLURONIC ACID SERUM which hold 10 times the moisiture on your skin and locks it in:) €12.99 A bargain and a must”

Lorraine Browne hair:

“Kaity’s hair was a timeless classic upstyle with lots of softness and texture.
I met Kaity a few months before the wedding date and we tried a few different looks to consider.
The day before the wedding we met in the beautiful Kilkea spa area and finalised the finished look.
Kaity was such a beautiful bride.”

Video https://www.edithouse.ie

Venue https://www.kilkeacastle.ie

Florals and Styling https://www.frogprince.ie

Dress https://www.pronovias.com/ from https://www.relixbridal.com/

Hair https://www.lorrainebrownehair.com/

Make Up Judy Wong Instagram @makeupbyjudibells

Celebrant Miriam Fitzgerald https://spiritualceremonies.ie/registrars/minister-miriam-fitzgerald/

Cake https://cupcakesandcounting.com

Irish Castle Wedding Inspiration

I’d never had much of an opportunity to indulge in a creative photoshoot collaboration before as I’d always been too busy with real weddings. This year though, the ‘Rona’ provided the perfect opportunity (free time) for me to work with some of the best in the business to create this Modern Boho inspired styled shoot at the fab Kilkea Castle.

The concept, planning, styling and florals are all the brainchild of the wonderful Frog Prince. What a visual pleasure for a photographer to behold!

Frog Prince “Our inspiration behind the styling and floral design was to paint a picture of a modern day bride with a taste for old world charm but a flare for color and modern design. We wanted to Inspire brides to look beyond fresh flowers and consider using preserved florals as an element to their floral design or for all their florals. Dried florals are not only one of the largest trends we are seeing in 2020 but they are sustainable, long lasting and have fantastic tones and textures that you can't replicate with fresh blooms. “

The gowns supplied by Sinead Corcoran at The One were truly beautiful, Sinead said: '“ A unique take on bridalwear, Alena Leena names her gowns after flowers and draws inspiration from their characteristics. Romance and femininity are at the core of her design process and these gowns have made an impression on our brides since landing at The One. We place focus on offering Irish brides a selection of gowns that are unafraid to push bridal style boundaries and gowns with couture crafting and sophistication. Monstera is a sleek bustier gown created with luxurious smooth fabric like that of a Monstera leaf. For the contemporary, chic brides. Aremreia features a corset with intricate drapery detailing and a full pleated tulle skirt. For the modern ,romantic brides.”

I have also recently become pretty obsessed by the pieces at One Dame Lane too, something a little different, handmade and natural pearls..hello! Keady row paired contrasting papers and simple black lettering which allows the paper textures to breathe and gives an organic, earthy feel.

Lorraine Brown hair was “inspired by the iconic Brigitte Bardot and her signature bouffant textured ponytail and lovely big floppy silk bow for a relaxed look perfect for completing your modern boho wedding style.”

Judy Wong gave model Caoimhe Fox a healthy glow. “Her eyeshadow was a blend of soft hues of mandarin, honey & on the centre of the lid a pop of sherbet. A creamy bronze eyeliner (Mac Kohl Pencil) lined the top lid and totally elevated the look. We used a gorgeous coral blusher (Laura Mercier) on the apple of Caoimhe’s cheeks and finished off using a (Bare Minerals) peachie nude gloss.”

Thank you so much to the brilliant team on the day especially Elaine at Kilkea Castle who is a wedding day master, a perfect host to brides and grooms for their gorgeous Irish Castle wedding dream!

And now…enjoy..

Venue Kilkea Castle https://www.kilkeacastle.ie/

Styling, Florals and rentals https://www.frogprince.ie/

Video, https://www.amarestories.com/

Gowns https://www.theone.ie/

Jewellery https://www.onedamelane.com/

Hair https://www.lorrainebrownehair.com/

Stationary http://keadyrow.com/

Cake https://thefatfox.ie/

Make up Judy Wong Instagram @makeupbyjudibells

Dublin City Wedding Fallon & Byrne

Well, my first Covid wedding blog! I had to show you 100 images of joy! What does a wedding in the midst of a global pandemic look like? Well, it looks the exact same, maybe even better?

Aoife & Shane moved their wedding three times and they were just so happy to finally be married, to have made it after all the planning and replanning, all the lead up excitement again and again and finally the day was here. It was an extra special feeling to be married finally with closest family and friends and you can see it in their faces. Even my face was sore from smiling all day, behind the mask like!!

When I saw Aoifes dress I knew the shot I wanted walking the streets and she nailed it!!! She rented the guna from Covet Boutique, clever girl!

Intimate weddings are extra special because couples are so relaxed, the day is so chill, there’s less pressure, they’re more natural with their feelings and the just let loose, are 100% themselves and enjoy every minute.

But enough about that, I just have to show you.

Many thanks for the amazing suppliers:

Prep Venue: https://thedean.ie/

Hair: https://www.jenniferhennessy.com/

MUA: Julie Martin https://bridalhairandmakeup.ie/

Flowers: https://www.thecrate.ie/

Dress: https://www.covet.ie/

Reception venue: http://www.fallonandbyrne.com/

Cake: Fallon & Byrne

Kevin & Colum's Ballymagarvey Bash

I genuinely don’t know where to start!

I knew after meeting Kevin & Colum that we’d get on great and that they wanted their day to be full of fun. I’d bumped into them at Springbreak gigs where I was in a less than professional capacity but we’re cool!!!

The reality of the day was that it was an emotional rollercoaster and ridiculous FUN! The ceremony had the most amount of tears and laughs I’ve ever seen packed into half an hour, I was completely sucked into the emotion too, it was beautiful! The wedding party of besties were hilarious, the garden games in the sunshine ensured that the guests were wildly entertained , the singing waiter was the actual best I’ve seen seen and Nessun Dorma was just too much to bare (you’ll see). The MC Martin tore the wedding party apart with embarrassing stories and poor Caroline in Ballymargarvey nearly had a heart attack when Luck stole the wedding cake! We did try a sparkler shot but I’m just going to call that one an epic fail, we squeezed in a tree shot though so I’m happy and so are the boys!!

Thank you Kevin & Colum for an amazing day, for allowing me to share your images and to all your family and friends for making my job so easy and fun! I was very very tempted to join in the drinking and dancing but sure I’ll see ye at the next Spring break gig :)

Venue: https://www.ballymagarvey.ie/

Celebrant: https://www.facebook.com/MoreThanVows/

Florist: https://www.emermckenna.ie/index.php

Singer : www.cameoflage.com , https://www.facebook.com/cameoflage.net/

Garden Games:  https://www.instaglamphotobooths.ie/

Cake: Garrett https://www.facebook.com/gbccakes/

Hair: Ami McPartlin https://www.instagram.com/amimcpartlin_hairstylist/

Makeup: Ciara Darcy: https://www.instagram.com/ciaradarcy_skincoach/

THANK YOU TEAM!! xx

Megan & Trevor's Clonabreany House Wedding

It’s fair to say that my job was ridiculously easy photographing Megan and Trevor’s wedding day at Clonabreany house. These two were so in love, so god damn pretty and so god damn nice and their wedding was so much fun!! Eh hello perfect formula. Couple that with working with the wedding experts at Clonabreany house and a squad of amazing professional suppliers and sure we’re laughing!

Megan wore a Hayley Paige wedding dress from Kleinfeld NYC, you heard me and I’ve no idea what Trevor wore…a nice suit! It was such a contemporary classic style ballgown but I lived in fear knowing that it was going to get a bit dirty around the bottom later. No bother to Megan later that day, into the grass she went to chase that sunset and we nailed it!!!! PHEW!

We couldn’t have asked for a better day, Clonabreany was in full bloom, the sun came in and out when I needed it to, we got our sunset for a quick shoot and fresh air after dinner, no rushing at all and the party was rocking from the time they called for dinner!!

Anyway, just take a look at two beautiful people inside and out so in love with a perfect wedding day. Thank you guys for letting me share your day! Thank you to your wedding party and family for making me feel so welcome and for rocking all the shoots!!!

Make up by Lisa Shannon https://www.lisashannonmakeup.com/

Hair by Danielle Whelan : http://www.daniellewhelan.com/

Flosist : https://www.aroominbloom.ie/

Video: https://www.luminaireweddings.com/

Dress : https://www.kleinfeldbridal.com/designers/hayley-paige/

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Eileen & Philips Wicklow wedding

‘A blog? What’s that?’

‘No, idea but I think I’m supposed to be doing it!’

So I’ve a rack of amazing weddings this year to blog and every one of them is different. Characters, craic agus ceoil!

First up is Eileen and Philips day at Summerhill House Wicklow. These guys had a vision for their wedding photographs….a Sugarloaf vision and we got it, better than I could have imagined myself. We threw Eileen down a wall, just joking, Philip caught her like a good husband and into the fields they went. The light, the backdrop and the personality of these too make it one of my favourite ‘best craic’ wedding photographs ever. The more you let go and be yourselves and realise these photographs are of you for you, the better the image will be.

The weather was unreal, so much so that I totally trusted it all day and when I took everyone, like EVERYONE outside for family photographs the heavens absolutely opened up and we all made a mad dash inside…you won’t see those photographs here though!!!

Many thanks to my comrade Richard of Big Day Films who is always a pleasure to work with. To hair by Danielle Whelan and make up by Sarah McGuinness at Studio 89. The Gúna “Lena” from designer Enzoani and fab flowers by The Green Room Roundwood and of course, Summerhill House, Go team!!

Most of all a huge thanks to Eileen and Philip for allowing me to share just a fraction of the images I loved from their day with you.

Amy & Alan's Rathsallagh House wedding

I hear it all the time “What do we do if it’s raining?” My answer is usually the same; “It never rains on me, that’s included in the price.” Followed by “Well it never rains all day and if it does let’s just go do it.”

Amy and Alan were even braver than I was, it was 100% pouring down but Amy was determined to have photos around the grounds regardless. They love Rathsallagh so much and I can see why, it’s genuinely one of my favourite venues. We were going to do it, out it the rain, stick to plan A, make the most of the time of the day, skip the receiving line, go off for a photo walk and come back to a reception in full swing to enjoy it with guests and that’s exactly what we did!!! And then it stopped raining!

Amy saying she didn’t care and let’s go do it now partially scared the bejesus out of me but mainly delighted me!!! What a feckin rock star and LOOK at the beautiful light, beautiful grounds in their photographs which they love, rain was not an issue. YOu can see in a few images that Alan’s jacket was pretty wet and Amy has rain drops caught in her hair which I happen to think looks soooo beautiful and romantic! Even poor Richard Speedie of Big Day films had to record under a brolly!

Anyway this post is not all about the rain but like, it’s a big point I wanted to make for ages. You will be grand if you get a bit wet, the bottom of the dress will get a bit dirty but you didn't buy a full length dress just to hold it off the ground all day and have no nice photos of it it all it’s glory. You will wear the dress once but your photographs are forever and Amy and Alan love theirs.

I had a blast with these two and absolutely loved the wedding and getting to know them! Whiskey shots after signing the register was a big highlight!! Richard Speedie of Big Day films put together a slideshow of a few highlights for everyone to see before dinner and it was amazing, everyone loves it, it was so emotional! Well done Richard!

Huge thanks to Amy & Alan, I’ll be stalking your insta to follow your adventures of married life and new beginnings!!

Thanks so much for letting me share your day!!

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Kelly & Mark's Dublin City Hall & Medley Wedding

I’d firstly like to say that no bride and groom were injured by buses in the making of photographs for this wedding. The buses were stopped at lights and the arms are fro dramatic effect!

I walked into the room to meet the girls in the morning and after about a minute I said, “This is gonna be some serious craic!” I wasn’t wrong. These girls were absolutely brilliant and had so much love to give Kelly, exactly what every bride needs. Spice up your life ;)

They were married in Dublin City hall and then we had a little photowalk to Medley. There are lots of images of these speeches here because even I was loling!!! Serious glamour, serious craic seriously deadly wedding.

Much love for fellow suppliers Hair by Lou https://www.loumerryweather.com/ and make up by Kate Hennebry https://katehennebry.ie/ and the deadly staff at http://www.medley.ie/

Lots of luv to Kelly and Mark for allowing me to share their day with you all x

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Aoife & Niall's Brooklodge wedding

Care for a burst of colour to liven up your January? Well look no further than Aoife and Niall’s seriously gorgeous colourful day!

Brooklodge was the most perfect venue for these two and the plans for their day, they were all about enjoying it with people and so of course we did a first look which meant plenty of time for mingling with guests in the sunshine…remember sunshine?? Did you know that you can clean your suit with some backwards cellotape? Life hack!

We even had the speeches outside which I was delighted about! More sunny photographs yeay!

Remember that time our Irish Hockey warriors qualified for the world cup too….see if you can spot when that moment happened!

Massive big ups to Emma from Edit house https://www.edithouse.ie/

Karen Massey in Fleurtatious did the bouquets & buttonholes  https://www.fleurtatious.ie/

Nikki O'Neill in Pearl & Co did the floral arch, balloons, signage etc www.pearlandco.ie

Niav in Blu Rinse who did all the hair & Charlotte Conliffe make up artist.

ENJOY

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Sharon & Paul's Tankardstown wedding

Sharon & Paul were married October 29th 2018 at the beautiful Tankardstown house. I swear that place practically shoots itself. Just joking, it’s all me and my talent refined after many many many years shooting haha!

You’ve never seen the likes of romance like this. These two are besotted with each other and it was proper beautiful to see, even though Paul did buy Sharon a Dyson for her wedding day, she still loves him. It’s ok it’s ok, it was the ‘joke gift’ but she loved it, I loled, the bridesmaids loled, we all loled!!!

They both got ready in Boyne House in Slane which was super handy. I ran up and down the stairs a few times to capture them both getting ready then we just went across the road to the church. Super easy. After the ceremony and a few hugs and kisses I did my usual “get in the van’ and whisked them off to Tankardstown to get some pictures taken before the guests arrived. This means that once they were back, everyone had arrived and their reception was in full swing which they could enjoy, yeay! Best way for it especially in the darker months.

I LOVED working with you Sharon & Paul and I’m so happy I can share it with you. Enjoy

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Jenny & Michael's Bellingham Castle Vintage Wedding..actual vintage!

When I met Jenny first I asked her to show me a picture of the dress, sometimes I get ideas for poses based on the shape of the dress but mainly I’m just nosey. Pretty sure that was the first time I swore at a meeting “F****ing hell’ hahaha. Probably not though, I’m easily excitable and it comes out in profanities. You’ll see why below!

That style coupled with a fantastic Bellingham castle was really a perfect match. The team there are so nice it really feels like home when I get that warm welcome back.

I can already tell that Jenny has a unique style and I LOVED IT!! This kind of classic look is right up my street. I spent a lot of time checking out 1920’s and 30’s vogue and old wedding photographs. Poses that are still and will be always be beautiful. Yes I got a little carried away with Jenny but 5mins in the morning, 30 mins with the couple and another ten mins before bell call is absolutely ideal to get the most out of your photography. And they still had plenty of time to mingle with guests…best freakin’ day ever!!

Oh and fun story in the photographs, That man rushing past the bride and bridesmaids at the church door is the priest!

Jenny and Mick, congratulations, thank you and rock ON!!!

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Jane & Dario's Dublin City and Palmerstown House Wedding

Jane and Dario’s wedding, I don’t know what to say, genuinely I just loved it. Jane’s style, the beautiful families, a boat load of Italians, Trinity Chapel, Dublin City and Palmerstown House, what more can a photographer need.

An 11am ceremony is brilliant because it gave the couple time to enjoy a little alone time. We got so many photographs without being rushed or away from the guests for too long. They enjoyed actually sitting down in a snug for a drink while I creeped on them and took some photographs, well they paid me like.

Not all weddings are the same and one of the things I love is trying to understand my clients personalities and style on their day and delivering a product that I know they will love unique to them. This day was classic romance, beauty and elegance. These are the type of images that will stand the test of time. And yes, I am aware that these are predominantly black and white.

Jane and Dario, thank you for allowing me to share in your day and create these memories for you and your little biscuit (in jokes). Here are my favourite images form your day.

luv,

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Kim & Dave's Irish Castle Wedding

Kim & Dave were married in the fabulous Kilkea Castle this past August. The wedding had everything I love, sound couple totally in love, amazing glamour, a first look, good weather, something new that I hadn’t seen before and an Irish Castle full of people having the craic at this American/Irish wedding! I dare not show the full craic of the dance floor for fear of being sued but suffice to say everyone had an absolute ball.

Kim and Dave rocked their shoot and despite the four seasons we had in a day during the ceremony with sunshine, clouds, wind and more sunshine, (that was fun to edit with a sony and a canon) they absolutely championed through and had a beautiful ceremony. Thank you Ireland for behaving yourself with the wedding for our American friends! Dave races yachts, there actually is a cooler job than being a wedding photographer, so the couple literally tied the knot at the ceremony with some rope which I’d never seen before. I’d like to see more of this and more Daddy and daughter dances please.

Thanks soooo much to Kim and Dave for being awesome, sharing your wedding story and to all your friends and family for making my job fun and easy, I had a blast!

Luv,

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Trudder Lodge Outdoor Wedding Ceremony

I know it's going to be a good day when I'm told that the groom is starting his morning with his boys at the 40 foot. YYYESSSSS!!! 

The regulars at the 40 foot didn't know what hit them when the lads descended, excited, happy and apprehensive about the water temperature. "Be grand lads..now give me a good dive' I'd say ha. I positioned myself in a very dangerous spot and clicked like f....! 

The off to the beeeeeautiful Trudder Lodge. There is a very unique feeling in a place like Trudder, history, warmth, homely and beautiful. I was greeted by top class Hair and Make up suppliers who were on the ball and so I had loads of time for Louise's fab portraits. Thanks again to Declan Chapple Hair and Clare Hogan make-up. 

Off then to an outdoor ceremony in sunny sunny Ireland, They read their own vows, we all cried and then I stole confetti from the children to throw ha. 

We got the family pics done asap and so Richard and Louise were free to enjoy the grounds, drinks and nibbles with their guests. Just before the bell call I took them away for a we walk. 

Thank you Louise and Richard, it was a pleasure photographing your day for you.

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Tyler and Caro

The cuteness STOP IT!! 

Tyler and Caroline I loved photographing your Irish wedding and I'm always so proud of our lovely little country when people choose to get married here.  The whole wedding flew from Canada to Clonabreany and it was worth it! The team at Clonabreany are second to none so thank you to everyone there for another beautiful wedding day. Thanks to the super Powder room girls too for getting Caro and the girls ready in plenty of time to enjoy some great photos ops and the champers! 

I know this looks super portrait intensive but I swear we did a first look and portraits in about 20 mins and another enjoyed an evening stroll with a dress change after dinner. It's always really nice to get out into fresh air and enjoy these summer evenings after a big meal. 

Check out the surprise outfit change! 

It was my pleasure creating these memories for you and boy were there many! 

Enjoy,

e

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Darkness Into Light Malahide 2018

Pieta House aims to create a world where suicide, self-harm and stigma have been replaced by hope, self-care and acceptance. Darkness into Light is vital for our fundraising, for raising awareness and for bringing people together as we do everything we can to bring about a suicide-free world. 

Myself and some mates with their kids walked Darkness Into Light this morning. I took a little nifty 50mm lens and took extremely basic slightly out of focus and pretty pixellated pictures of my experience. 

Thanks so much to everyone who supported us, we raised over €6,000!  Whopper! 

That time I went and photographed the world's biggest Sea RO-RO Vessel

The MV Celine, what an experience, an awesome and massive visual treat for me. Ohh the lines! The magnificent beast arrives Sunday mornings first thing, I set two alarm clocks and took one camera and one lens. (16-35mm for camera people).

Thanks so much to DSG and to the Celine Chief for bringing me onboard to photograph it. I had a blast and was highly impressed with the skills of every crew member and DSG drivers. 

I photographed DSG load on load off areas and had the best few days! I hope you enjoy the images. 

Dublin Port Press release:

MV Celine, the world’s largest short sea Ro-Ro ship, was christened in a ceremony at Dublin Port with guest of honour, An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, Godmother to the new ship, Geraldine O’Reilly, and the port’s chaplains. The formal ceremony is a long-held tradition intended to bring good fortune to the ship and involves breaking a champagne bottle against the hull as the ship is christened. Full press release here: http://www.dublinport.ie/news/worlds-largest-short-sea-ro-ro-vessel-mv-celine-christened-dublin-port/

Enjoy,

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48 hours in Paris

Following a very inspirational photography conference called Islanders, I booked a last minute trip to Paris. The importance of personal projects came up once or twice and after shooting in South America, I knew I wanted to do more travel/street photography. 

It's good for my soul and I swear it makes me a better photographer, sorry an even better photographer that I already am. It's more practice, more self training, more challenges. Everyone loves images of guests caught off guard at weddings and it's really hard to do, me not being invisible like and favouring my wide lens for these shots, so I have to practice being quick and sneaky. What better way to do that than with actual strangers and run the risk being punched in the face! Although in fairness, I went to an easy spot where people wouldn't really notice me.. the Eiffel tower. 

I always keep an eye on Magnum photographers current exhibition too and I found that Susan Meisales has a massive exhibition on in Jeu De Paume so that was very exciting. I spent a long time engulfed in her New York street photography, war and destruction documentary from Kurdistan and Nicaragua. For some insight into the exhibition check this out:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2018/feb/07/susan-meiselas-mediations-photography-jeu-de-paume-paris

I did photograph typical Paris too because I was alone and I had a lot of beers! I did have a black and white strip T-shirt I almost packed but I thought it was too cheesy. Turns out loads of people in Paris actually wear black and white stripy T-shirts and jumper....ragin'! 

Enjoy my little adventure.

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Something a little different..

My friend Paul embodies the 'get up and go' attitude so much that it's infectious. Over the years he's convinced me to meet him in Italy, Germany and this year the biggie... South America.  I was so fearful and full of excuses at the idea of being away from running my business for a month that I only booked it about six weeks before I went. Luckily I have a good friend who was there to remind me that we have nothing else to live for along with various other means of blackmail and guilt trips, I booked it. 

An opportunity like this must be taken. We have to say yes, no excuses.  We will always be busy but we have to stop sometimes and go feed our souls with adventures. If it excited you and scares you...do it! 

In Bolivia I was a landscape photographer for the first time ever, in Peru a street photographer and in Galapagos a wildlife photographer. The National Geographic notions of myself were off the charts! I can't remember the last time I saw f16 on my camera too. It was fun, scary and challenging but this makes me a better photographer. 

Sorry about the manky giant logo...I can't do it again I'm too tired!

Thanks to new all my adventure friends Jasmine, Erik, Toby and Paul for allowing me to share.

Here are some images from visit to Bolivia, Peru and a dream come true...the Galapagos.