The West of Ireland: A Photographer’s Journey

The west of Ireland is a varied landscape with sandy beaches, towering cliffs, rolling fields, lonely bogland, ancient forests and mountains. Often stunningly beautiful and in places threatened, its rough-hewn beauty and diversity has captivated writers and artists, natives and newcomers. Carsten Krieger is a resident newcomer. Here he presents the west of Ireland as never seen before. This visual journey is a distinctive collection of striking images from the Ring of Kerry to majestic Ben Bulben in Sligo. But often Carsten wandered off the beaten track to discover hidden gems. Close-ups of rocks, sand, trees, fishing nets and turf banks feature beside big vistas like Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Achill Island and the Twelve Bens. The changing face of the west from season to season is reflected in the ever-changing panoramas of weather, colour and light found in that rich landscape. This is more than another photo book. It represents many years’ work as Carsten travelled in all seasons to create this symphony of light, shape and colour to record the west of Ireland in a fresh and unexpected manner.