Togs & Tales
David Gilford

David Gilford
Landscape Photographer
What was your path to becoming a Landscape Photographer & What was your first camera?
What was your favourite Landscape Adventure Story since becoming a Photographer?
That’s such a hard question but sure I will start with my last one which was a photo trip to Donegal with Ritchie Hogan, Mark Duffy, Mark Kirwan and Keith (dublincityphotography). We had great ideas planned for a 2-day shoot but the Irish weather decided to get in the way of that. We all met early at Lough Erne and then set out for our first destination as Slieve League but as we arrived a dark cloud of rain had engulfed Slieve league so we headed out to Muckross head where the rain wasn’t much better. I battled to capture a composition but I ended up doing some Instagram stories for the Full Irish. The laughs we had without even shooting much.


What was your worst in-the-field experience as a landscape Photographer?
Sunrise or Sunset & Why?


Where is your favourite Location in Ireland to Photograph & Why?
What is your favourite photograph, that you’ve taken to date, & Why?

What equipment / Setup are you currently using?
- Sony A7iii
- Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DN
- Sony 35mm f1.
- Sigma 85mm f1.4 DN
- Canon 77D
- Sigma 18-55mm F2.8
- Canon 55-250mm
Top Tip for anyone starting out?
Best Advise you’ve personally been given?

Who is your favourite Irish photographer at the moment ?
My favourite Irish photographer…. Tough. That is such a hard call. I love what Alan (@varjak) is doing. His street photography is truly outstanding. Seascape work would have to be Eimhear Collins. Landscape hands down would have to be Mark O’Brien, exceptional stuff. Ritchie Hogan’s Minimal stuff is on another level. Mark Duffy’s Portraits and Product stuff, along with the rest of his other forms of photography is savage. There are so many more but I always look out for their work.