about

DONAL

In 2005 while living in London and working in marketing I took a City and Guilds Photography course. I was the one with a camera never out of my hand.

Returning to Ireland in 2007 I continued to develop my skills and in 2009 my friends asked if I would come to Melbourne to capture their wedding just before Christmas.

I found my purpose on their wedding day. Sun split the sky as a captured images of them in a vineyard, I was being creative and capturing images I knew they would cherish forever.

I have gone on to photograph 550 weddings and counting over the last 15 years.

While most weekends see me in Donegal shooting in Castles and unique venues in Ireland. Weddings have taken me all over Ireland, throughout Europe, to the Caribbean and Australia.

In the process I have won dozens of awards including Wedding Photographer of the Year, Reportage Photographer of the Year, Creative Photographer of the Year, Fashion Photographer of the Year, and Family Portrait Photographer of the Year.

I have named as one of the top wedding photographers in the UK by Photo Professional Magazine and have been published by some of the industry's top publications including Brides, Getting Married in Northern Ireland, Wedding Journal and many more.

I am on a self-improvement journey and love learning new things. This year I got a Peloton which I love and have spent the summer with my six-year-old daughter finding cool spots for paddleboarding and wild swimming. I’m a big fan of meditation, have recently taken up yoga and love good books and catching the latest movie at the cinema.

I have a daughter Sophie and Yorkshire Terrier, Milo.

View my most recent work and goings on over on Instagram at @donaldoherty

DONAL

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