A newlywed couple shares an intimate moment by the beach at dawn.

PortraitsAchill Island, County Mayo28 April 2026

First light on the headland

An engagement session that started at 5:40am because the forecast said it had to.

We had one window and the Atlantic had other plans for most of it. The rain cleared for about twenty-five minutes, which turned out to be enough.

Waiting it out

Half of this set was made in the car park with the doors open, listening to the weather move across the bay.

We were soaked and we have never looked better.Niamh

Twenty-five minutes

When the rain stopped we walked straight out onto the headland and did not talk much. Everything in this set was made before the next front arrived.

What the weather gives you

A forecast on that coast is a suggestion, so we booked the whole morning expecting to use ten minutes of it. Sessions built that way almost never fail.

Twenty-five minutes, one roll of film and the digital backup nobody ever needed.

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