Achill

Achill Island - Ireland

One of those rare Irish summer evenings where the light is just beautiful. It was on the cards so I took full advantage of the forcast and headed out west to meet up with Caoimhe for an evening shoot.

I spent the day hanging out with Coaimhe and one of her friends getting a tour of the very beautiful Achill Island. It's a very special place, and as I'm standing looking over Keem Bay I can't help but wonder why I've never visited this part of the country before? I'd highly recommend a visit. I'm already planning a return when the weather starts to turn.

As the sun started to get low it was time to get to our location. All Caoimhe's idea and I think you can agree she really picked a beautiful spot. I was joined by a friend of mine Dan Rubin (@danrubin) who was visiting the country for a few days. Together we shot a few rolls of film, alternating between rolls. We'd only about 30 minutes of the light we wanted and sometimes I wish you could just stop time and shoot for a couple of hours. But we had what we had and I'm thankful for that!

Shot on a Mamiya RZ67 Pro II using Kodak Portra 400, Fuji Pro400H and Ilford HP5+

Polaroids shot using a Polaroid SX-70 and Impossible Project B&W 2.0 (expired)

Colour film developed and scanned by Carmencita Film Lab