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Thomas Fitzgerald Photography: Irish travel, street, and landscape photographer

Welcome to the photography portfolio of Thomas Fitzgerald, a professional photographer based in Dublin, Ireland. I specialise in capturing landscapes across Ireland and around the world, alongside street and nature photography. I am also a dedicated photography writer, with a photography blog dedicated to tutorials, photo editing techniques, and photography gear and other photo related topics.

My second blog, focuses on telling “Photo Stories” with a series of photo essays covering my various photographic exploits. My photos have been used by various clients including Apple Computer and Retail Chain Marks & Spencer.

My photography is available to license subject to terms and conditions.

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Photo Journal

Random Acts of Photography - Wales Edition

Random Acts of Photography - Wales Edition

A selection of photographs from our road trip across Wales, from Aberystwyth’s heritage railway and a storm over Cardigan Bay to mountain retreats, low-flying RAF aircraft, magnificent castles and Llandudno’s illuminated motorcycle parade. And Segulls. There are always seagulls.

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London in Miniature: the London Skyline from the Shard

London in Miniature: the London Skyline from the Shard

I know it’s kind of a cliché, but I really do love the whole fake tilt-shift miniature thing. It’s even better with a time-lapse, but it works great on stills too. However, to get the best out of the trick, you really need photos taken from the right angle and elevation. In other words, from a tall building (or plane or drone). Luckily, I was recently in such a position, thanks to an impromptu trip up the Shard in London. I was just processing these normally, and then I thought to make a few as miniatures too.

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A Moody Day on an Incredible Beach: Newcastle, Co. Down

A Moody Day on an Incredible Beach: Newcastle, Co. Down

We were recently heading to Belfast for a meeting, and because the road from Dublin to Belfast can be a bit boring and monotonous (it’s just one long motorway), my wife and I decided to take the coastal route instead. So, we turned off at Newry and first stopped at Warrenpoint for Lunch, before heading on to Newcastle. I had never taken this route before, and I was quite impressed by the scenery. But it was coming into Newcastle that really blew me away.

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The Colours and Textures of Summer

After a rather bleak and dull start to the year, it’s always nice when the grey world of winter springs to life. And while Spring has its own charms, things really explode into vividness once summer hits. I have always been fascinated by flowers and plants, not necessarily from a “nature” point of view, but by the wonderful colours and textures of the natural world. I guess the designer and artist in me just won’t quit.

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A terrible start to the year (photographically speaking)

A terrible start to the year (photographically speaking)

This has been a weird year for me. Photographically speaking. It’s nearly the middle of June, and yet, I’ve taken far fewer photographs than I normally do. Months of relentless weather and the mental fog that comes with living through an anxious, uncertain world have all taken their toll. In this post, I look at how distractions, self-doubt, and even a frustrating gear issue gradually chipped away at the simple urge to go out and shoot. Along the way, I get distracted by broader cultural issues, including the uneasy role AI is playing for many of us, but I do bring it back to photography and why it matters now more than ever. It’s quite philosophical, honest. Oh, and there are some photos too!

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Recent Attempts at Street Photography

The start of this year has been a bit weird for me, photographically speaking. I haven’t taken a large number of photographs for various reasons. The terrible weather being one of them. However, over the first six months, I have taken a few street photos, and while there aren’t many, I thought I would share them here.