I am a self taught Photographer who takes photos mostly in County Mayo, Ireland. In my early years, I studied the basics of Photography in College, but then pursued a different career as an Architectural Technician.

In 2008, I invested in my first camera, a Canon 550d and started my Photography adventure. I began uploading photos to Facebook which became popular.

In recent years, a steady job has allowed me to take photos purely for pleasure, and share photographic knowledge through Social Media, Lectures and video tutorials.

County Mayo can be difficult to get good photos due to inclement weather and remote areas. It hasn't got the vistas of places like Switzerland or Canada, but if you work harder you will find moments of inspiration.

Everything I use for taking & developing photos on a budget. 

Hardware:

Cameras - Canon 200D & Canon 80D.

Lenses - Canon, Tamron, Sigma. 

Tripod - Hanel 60 lite.

Video - DJI Osmo Pocket & DJI Action.

Drone - DJI Mavic Air.

Microphone - Rhode.

Software:

Photoshop CS6 (Free alternative - Krita).

Lightroom 4 (Alternative - Aurora HDR).

Photomatix Pro 6 (for HDR).

Topaz Denoise, Sharpen & Gigapixel.

Sony Movie Studio 14 (Free alternative - Windows movie maker).

Photographers that inspire me:

Trey Ratcliff

Serge Ramelli

Mike Browne

David Noton

Chris Sale

Jason Jones 

Phil Koch

Artists that inspire me:

Van Gogh

Degas

Georges Seurat

Monet

Mucha

Film Creators that inspire me:

Steven Spielberg

Roger Deakins

The Coen Brothers

Wes Anderson

Denis Villeneuve

David Attenborough