Summer Photography Holiday
Duration
Tuesday 25th - Sunday 30th August 2026
Cost
€925 Accommodation is not included
6 Places
Summer Photography Holiday
Join George Jackson, a local photographer, in Dunquin for this relaxing and informative Summer photography break, which is ideal for anyone with an interest in landscape photography, regardless of ability, equipment, or level of photographic experience!
Based at ‘An Portan’ in Dunquin, we’ll visit a wealth of different locations on the Dingle Peninsula, helping you to enhance your photography knowledge, and learn new techniques, through short walking tours, demonstrations, and ongoing workshops. Experience sunrise and sunset expeditions to different locations every day, take a day trip to the Great Blasket Island and learn photo editing with software to gain a better understanding of post-production processes.
While any coastal walks we take require a moderate level of fitness and the ability to climb stiles and traverse gentle slopes, all the locations we visit during this holiday can also be easily accessed with a drive in the minibus and a short walk.
Note: This holiday does not include accommodation. Please contact us upon booking if you would like us to arrange your accommodation at An Portan in Dunquin. Otherwise, do get in touch if you would like advice or assistance finding alternative accommodation in the Dingle area.
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Programme
Arrive and meet at An Portan in Dunquin for Tea and Coffee at 4.00 pm.
4.30 pm. Walk or drive to the beach at Dunquin providing the first opportunity to relax and take in the dramatic and rocky coastline during an informal photo shoot in which we’ll begin to discuss the basic elements of photography.
After a break for drinks and a snack we’ll begin an evening tour visiting some iconic locations along The Slea Head Drive, including Coumeenoole Strand, Dunmore Head and Dunquin Pier, finishing with a chance of colour in the sky at sunset and dusk above The Blasket Islands.
5.45 am. If conditions are promising we’ve the option of arranging a local sunrise shoot, taking full advantage of the early morning light.
9.30 am – 1.30 pm. Following a break for breakfast, we’ll learn more about your camera, using settings and techniques that suit your own ability and knowledge. However you use your camera or phone, we’ll begin to cover all the things both as a group and individually that you want to know to obtain better results. We’ll explore locations on the Dingle Peninsula with the option of taking a few short walks to explore further. We’ll also get an opportunity to check out and plan the location of our evening sunset and dusk shoot.
5.30 pm. During an evening tour on the Dingle Peninsula, we’ll begin to familiarise ourselves with graduate filters, creative phone apps, tripods and low light photography at a number of varied locations until we arrive at our pre-planned spot with plenty of time for sunset and dusk around 8.00 p.m.
Following a break for breakfast we’ll be departing for Dunquin Pier, where we’ll take the ferry across the Blasket Sound to The Great Blasket Island.
We’re on the island from around 11.00 am – 3.00 pm. As well as the opportunity to visit the ruins of the old village, we’ll take a walk on White Strand and also explore the near end of the Island.
Following a break we’ll begin again at 6.00 pm for a long exposure photography workshop around Dunquin at sunset & dusk.
We leave Dunquin at 9.00 a.m. heading towards Killarney to tour around the lakes and The McGillycuddy Reeks. Among many superb locations we’ll explore during the day are The Black Valley, The Gap of Dunloe, Muckross Abbey and The Killarney National Park.
Around mid day we’ll take a break in the picturesque and historical town of Kenmare.
Towards sunset and dusk we’ll finish the day with the possibility of a fabulous sunset and dusk behind Ross Castle and Lough Leane in Killarney, returning to Dunquin around 9.30 pm.
5.45 am. If conditions are promising we’ve the option of arranging a local sunrise shoot, taking full advantage of the early morning light.
9.30 am -1.30 pm. Following a break for breakfast, if we’ve not had any time indoors we’ll begin looking at editing and processing our images to achieve better results using a variety of subscription, paid and open source editors and processors.
5.00 pm. Our final evening tour on the Dingle Peninsula, we’ll visit any spots we haven’t covered so far until a sunset & dusk session around 8.00 pm.
5.45 am. Out early for the sunrise and taking advantage of the early morning light.
10.30 am – 1.30 pm. We’ll continue processing and hopefully end up with some fabulous images from our time in Dunquin
