Ireland
The Giant’s Causeway and its counterpart across the sea
The name Giant’s Causeway refers to an ancient legend according to which the basalt columns in Northern Ireland and on the Scottish island of Staffa were once part of a…
Dún Briste at Downpatrick Head
Downpatrick Head with its imposing sea stack Dún Briste is one of the signature points of the Wild Atlantic Way, a place one should not miss when exploring the route…
Entrückt – Vom Leben auf westirischen Inseln
The book “Entrückt – Vom Leben auf westirischen Inseln” by Harald Hammel has just been published, and I contributed many of the photographs. It is available in bookshops and can…
Ballycrovane Ogham Stone
The Ballycrovane Ogham Stone stands around 4.70 metres tall and is considered the largest Ogham stone in the world. Ogham stones are upright standing stones inscribed in Ogham script, the…
Fisherman’s Hut in Connemara
Deep in the interior of Connemara, vast boglands, quiet lakes and gentle hills dominate the scenery. A touch of monotony hangs over it all, but then there are the small…
Glen of Aherlow
The Glen of Aherlow had been on my photographic bucket list for several years before I finally managed to shoot there. On an earlier visit, Irish rain had been my…
Colourful Ireland
“Colourful pubs and shop fronts” were among the topics mentioned in the briefing for my latest photo assignment for Tourism Ireland. The brief called for the kinds of subjects that…
Baltimore Beacon
Borrowing freely from Forrest Gump, I’d venture to say: the Baltimore Beacon is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re going to get!But joking aside. A…
Geokaun Mountain
The Geokaun Mountain is the highest point on Valentia Island, and from its summit you have one of the most spectacular views in all of Ireland. You look out across…
Culdaff Beach
Culdaff Beach is one of my favourite beaches in Ireland – especially for a visit in the early morning…
An Port
When I arrived at An Port in County Donegal in June, it felt as though I had reached the end of the world. This was not my first visit, so…
Landscape photography in Bad Weather
When it comes to landscape photography, the mind instinctively turns to golden sunsets and brilliantly blue skies. But it is precisely in bad weather that nature reveals an entirely different…
