Togs & Tales
Nial O'Connell

Nial O'Connell
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?
I’m relatively new at photography so every trip out is a bit of an adventure. If I had to pick one though it would have been a weekend back in April when myself and Phil Traynor (@philstagram1984) decided to throw our hand at a bit of astrophotography in Dalkey, Dublin of all places. We met early but I was running late. We got straight into it, luckily I looked at a YouTube video the evening before so I considered myself a bit of an expert at this stage.
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?
- Canon EOS R
- Canon RF 15-35 f2.8
- Canon RF 70-200 f2.8
- Canon EF 24-105 F4
- Canon RF 50 F1.8
- Canon EF 100 F2.8 macro
- Sigma 150-500
- DJI Mavic 2 Pro
Top Tip for anyone starting out?
Best Advise you’ve personally been given?


Who is your biggest inspiration as a Landscape Photographer?
Thomas Heaton as he was the first real inspiration to get into photography. So many others like Nick Page, Sean Bagshaw and Michael Shainblum.
Who is your favourite Irish photographer at the moment?
So many great Irish photographers so can’t name just one but I’d have to say for landscape Sean O’Riordan @seanorphoto and Orla Flemming @orlaghdhz for street photography Alan @varlak._, wildlife Julie @bubblesjulie_photography