Ireland · May 2026

Ireland in May

Ten frames from the west coast and the Wicklow hills — bunting, wet rock and very green fields.

10 framesLeica R5

A week of weather that changed every twenty minutes — Galway in the middle of the Fleadh na Bealtaine, then west to the cliffs and south through the parks while the rhododendrons were out. All of it on the Leica R5.

1
A Galway street under bunting and a Fleadh na Bealtaine festival banner
Galway, bank holiday weekendLeica R5
2
A person in a red coat alone on an empty sand beach below green headlands
The only one on the beachLeica R5
3
Steep sea cliffs dropping into a dark cove under a pale sky
Where the cliff goes inLeica R5
4
A single cow standing on a green ridge behind a fence post and wire
Held by one wireLeica R5
5
A hillside graveyard of weathered headstones above the sea
Graves facing the waterLeica R5
6
Two walkers crossing parkland beside rhododendrons in full pink bloom
Rhododendron seasonLeica R5
7
A bleached dead tree framing a view over lakes and wooded mountains
The whole valley at onceLeica R5
8
A person standing on the stony shore of a lake between steep green valley sides
Stopped at the shoreLeica R5
9
Large boulders in the foreground with distant cliffs and sea at dusk
Boulders, last of the lightLeica R5
10
A figure silhouetted on a path leading towards the setting sun over the sea
Walking backLeica R5