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Day Trippin’ on Inis Mór
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Inis Mor with Chika from Christopher Tierney on Vimeo.   Last OctoberI took a trip to Inis Mór with my friend Chikako! The only camera I had available was the iPhone, so that’s what I used :D Here are the results, hope you like them...

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Connemara Road Trip!
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Connemara Road Trip!

Mar 15, 2013 by

My friend Funatsu came back to Ireland this week for a few days of sightseeing, so I decided a little tour of Connemara was in order! I borrowed a camera and some nice glass from Neil Warner and took Funatsu and Hannae on a whistle-stop tour! Route info View Connemara Day Trip in a larger...

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Baboró 2012
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Baboró 2012

Oct 28, 2012 by

Catch Me Baboró International Arts Festival for Children is the second-biggest arts festival in Galway behind the Galway Arts Festival. Each year thousands of children & adults are wowed by the theatre, dance, visual art and workshops hand picked by Festival Director Lali Morris. I developed the Baboró website and also voulnteer to produce Baboró TV for the team. These are some of the...

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Bouzouki session in Barna Woods
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A walk in Barna Woods turned into a Bouzouki/Photo session when Yui and I brought along our favourite instruments.  I went super-experimental with the light and shadow, then with some split toning in...

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A Very Roman Snowstorm
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A Very Roman Snowstorm

Aug 8, 2012 by

I was lucky enough to spend a very special weekend in Rome this year- when I was packing my bags there were warnings of severe weather on the news, and sure enough on my first full day in the Italian capital (during which I had a business meeting) the snow descended on the...

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Clew Bay Overnight Sea Kayaking Trip
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The GKC Crew ventured into the teeth of some pretty nasty weather this weekend and emerged into the gleaming sunday morning light for a second day of paddling on Clew Bay. We managed to sneak up on the Seals this time!...

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Fun Surf Session in Lachinch
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Due to a lack of footrest I found myself with Lahinch on a GKC surf trip with no boat to paddle… fortunately I had my bases covered and brought along a waterproof cover for my SLR…. this was my first time trying out the camera cover and it worked out absolutely perfectly- I really love these shots, hope you enjoy...

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St Patrick’s Day 2012 in Galway
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Every St Patrick’s day there is a parade that aims to show a cross section of Galway life and society- and this year was no different! Thousands of people marched and celebrated the diversity and nature of Irish life, culture and sport whilst being cheered on by thousands more.  ...

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rewind | 2011
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rewind | 2011

Jan 24, 2012 by

I decided to make a review video of my year 2011 – it turned out to be a much tougher and more arduous process than I first thought- I went through thousands of clips to condense everything into one three minute video. I’d like to thank everyone who tolerated my constant ducking behind a lens this last year- I hope to do even bigger...

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Digital Diary of Italy
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Digital Diary of Italy

Dec 31, 2011 by

Video : Seven days in Basilicata In September I was invited to spend a week in Basilicata, Italy with six other bloggers and filmmakers from the USA, France, Netherlands, South Africa and Italy. We set out to record our impressions of the region and make our own films about the experience. Matera Our journey started in Matera, where we were greeted warmly by the...

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Sixty Seconds in the Soca Valley
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In April 2010  a brave motley crew of paddlers from Galway Kayak Club set out into the wild got on a plane and sought out the treacherous incredible Soca Valley in Slovenia…. here’s a 60 second trailer for the upcoming documentary trilogy...

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ISKA Streamstown Weekend 2011
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Every year the Irish Sea Kayaking Association have a get-together at Streamstown near Clifden for a family-friendly weekend of sea kayaking, camping and fun. These are my shots from Saturday evening and Sunday....

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Camping on Inis Mór
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Camping on Inis Mór

Jul 27, 2010 by

I went to Inis Mór in May for some camping- my first time on Inis Mór, I’d gone to Inis Meain loads of times so it was time for a change :D 36 hours of self-sufficiency and shelter :) A couple of people in a Curragh in Galway Bay The Twelve Bens mountains in Connemara, seen from Inis Mór – these peaks are 40km...

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Kylemore Sun
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Kylemore Sun

Jul 14, 2010 by

A shot taken in May 2008 out at Kylemore Abbey in really glorious sunshine. The lake was espeically low, allowing me to kneel on the...

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Above the Fog : More Snow Scenes
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Everyone seems to be waiting for a thaw but I’m loving the snow. Day 3 in the tundra, this time out in Glencull, near Ballygawley. You can normally see the neighbouring towns of Augher, Clogher and Aughnacloy from up this high, but the fog in the valleys means there’s no chance of that this...

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Frozen North
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Frozen North

Dec 25, 2009 by

While The West was flooded and The North frozen in November and December I remained sheltered in Galway City. My first bit of snow exposure this winter in at least 5 years came when I got stuck on the bus between Sligo and Eniskillen on the way home for Christmas…. fortunately we were rescued and made it home in time for Turkeyfest ’09. These...

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December Diving
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December Diving

Dec 13, 2009 by

So it’s been two months since I got my diver’s licence, but I hadn’t used it yet. Nor did I get any good underwater pics yet. Time to rectify both those things! I went for a shore dive to 10 meters in the morning with my shiny new Canon Powershot D10, and took a few pics and videos on the way.  The second dive...

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A Week in Connemara : 2
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Okay, so last night’s effort wasn’t bad, but I thought I could do better… there’s a road and a lake near Kylemore where the trees make a neat tunnel… I thought that being inside that tunnel would give the best effect, but it turns out I had a sunset on one side and the rising harvest moon on the other, so I was able...

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A Week in Connemara : 1
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Okay, so I’m up in Scuba Dive West for the week doing the PADI open water divers’ couse… the course is going great (have managed not to drown, anyway!)…..  took this on Monday Night in Letterfrack, where I’m...

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Video Slideshows from Japanese Trip
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I finally finished my Japan slideshows and presented them at Galway Camera Club. Here are the videos! Japan : 1 : Flight from Christopher Tierney on Vimeo. Part 1 of my Japan trip- a few pics from over Siberia and Japan, then from Day 1 in Shinjuku Japan : 2 : Tokyo Day from Christopher Tierney on Vimeo. Japan : 3 : Tokyo Night...

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