The Skibbereen native is a marketing manager by day and a photographer by night. He got his first camera as a hand-me-down from his older brother at age 14, and ever since then, his have been hooked, using any free time he had to take pictures of his back garden. "I guess the full moon is working some magic for me! I love taking pictures of West Cork and showcasing the beautiful scenery we are surrounded by down here."ĭominic has been taking photographs of Ireland’s stunning landscape for over 30 years. I've been taking photos for over thirty years and this is the first image to go viral. "The comments have been so kind and heartwarming, it's a great personal boost and I've been spurred on to take more photos. "The photo's reached over 70k likes now - and I'm so thrilled that it has been liked and shared by so many people from all over the world, never in my wildest dreams did I expect such a response to one of my images. But as the day went on, the likes kept growing until it reached 12k, and I got a weakness that I had never felt before, He then uploaded it to his Facebook page, and the huge response was something that the photographer did not expect.ĭominic has been a photographer for almost 30 yearsĭominic said: "I'm always thrilled when my photos get at least 100 likes.
The moon was in a completely different location."ĭominic said that the whole process took over thirty minutes, and was finally able to capture it on his Fuji XT3 camera. Having clicked pictures of tribal and indigenous people in more than 16. "Unfortunately, it was not the right spot for it, and I had to switch places. India is a country with a lot of beautiful scenery, delicious food, and exciting. And I wanted to take a photo of the full moon at its highest with the lighthouse, so I decided to go down there, "I have an app on my phone that tells me which spot I have to be in and what time to take photos of landmarks. He said: "It was a lovely warm evening, it was still the heatwave, but it was quiet out in Galley Head." Speaking to CorkBeo, Dominic shared the moment before he captured the iconic photo and the process of planning that went into it. The West Cork photographer said he was "over the moon" when he saw that thousands of people reacted "really well," praising his photography skills. Photo taken on Dominic's phone which he says "proves" the professional picture is real
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