Kbbkirl Photography

Name: Kbbkirl Photography
Address: Waterford, IE
Telephone: +353857568424

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A Licentiate holder from the Irish Photographic Federation L.I.P.F Photographer.

07/10/2026

A macro look at sunflower seeds reveals a pattern that almost doesn't look natural. Spirals, repetition, symmetry, and shapes all work together in a design that needed no architect, ruler, or Photoshop.

You start by photographing a flower… and end up photographing an abstract image.

Nature is full of patterns hiding in plain sight.

29/09/2026

Benvoy at high tide.

The sea rolled over the rocks designed to protect the beach, swallowing the familiar shapes for a few moments before retreating again. Of course, trying to capture the right wave meant standing there waiting for the sea to cooperate something it remains stubbornly unwilling to do at times :).

But there was something fitting about the moment.

The landscape we photograph can feel permanent. The rocks, the coastline, and the sea—they've always been there, so it's easy to assume they'll always be there.

Yet the quote “What we fail to protect, can disappear” is a useful reminder that permanence isn't guaranteed.

Whether it's a coastline, a habitat, a species or the character of a place, what we choose to notice, value and protect matters.

Sometimes a photograph is simply a record of a moment. Sometimes it's a reminder of what we still have. And perhaps that's reason enough to keep looking.

27/09/2026

The Early Bird gets an Oyster Bed.

An early start, a sunrise, an incoming tide — and absolutely no oyster at home. Captured as the tide slowly returned to cover these oyster beds, the scene looked almost deceptively quiet. No dramatic wildlife. No crashing waves. No wildlife staring suspiciously down the lens. But beneath that calm surface is a much bigger story.

Oysters are tiny ecosystem engineers, filtering water, creating habitat and contributing to healthier marine environments. Their role in marine sustainability, aquaculture innovation and nature-based engineering is becoming increasingly important as we look for ways to work with natural systems rather than against them.

As the tide comes in, these beds slowly disappear beneath the water — but their importance certainly doesn't.

Sometimes photography is about looking beyond what's immediately in front of you and noticing the bigger story beneath the surface. And yes… I got up before sunrise to photograph oyster beds.

Photographers really will photograph anything if the light is good enough.

21/09/2026

Lost:
Some days the Copper Coast gives you a beautiful view.
Other days, it apparently decides you don't deserve one.

Dunabrattin Head merges into the sea fog, leaving just enough of the headland visible. A long exposure added its own bit of magic, turning the crashing white waves into soft, misty ribbons around the rocks. For once, the fog wasn't something to wait on for it to clear.

Sometimes the atmosphere is the photograph. A little less about seeing everything and more about being lost between the ether of the fog and misty waves.

18/09/2026

IN OBSCURIA

Emerging from obscurity… or fading back into obscurity? You decide.

Hidden amongst the reeds in Anne Valley, this Grey Heron appears just long enough to make itself known — before the reeds swallowed it back up again.

Of course, this is where the photographer's brain kicks in:
“I can see absolutely bloody nothing through these reeds.”

In obscurity, something can easily be overlooked. Sometimes you just need to notice it before it disappears.

12/09/2026

Sometimes the best photographs are the ones you almost miss.

Half hidden amongst the sea-pinks on the Saltee Islands, off the Kilmore Quay coast, was this little puffin. No dramatic flight shot. No spectacular dive shot. Just quietly sitting there… watching.

And then it turned its head, looked straight at me, and fixed those eyes firmly on the lens. 📸🐧

It’s moments like this that remind me why photography is about more than simply pointing a camera at what’s obvious.

It’s about noticing the overlooked, finding the unseen, and capturing something that might otherwise pass unnoticed.

There were several images of puffins that day. But this is the only one that seemed to have found me.

07/09/2026

One tiny blue flash, one perfectly timed dive, one finger glued to the shutter button.

02/09/2026

When the fence steals the show.

Walking along Tramore Backstrand looking for some dramatic coastal photography, but ended up photographing a fence. 😂

But in my defence, it wasn't just a fence.

The ripples in the sand, combined with the long shadows cast by the dune-protection fencing, created this lovely abstract pattern that caught my eye.

So naturally, I did what any sensible photographer would do...
Ignored the spectacular coastline and took pictures of sand and a fence.

There's something I really like about this in black and white—the textures of the sand combining with the geometric shadows make for an interesting shot. And the fence has an important job too: helping protect the dunes from erosion and human destruction, allowing the fragile dune system to recover.

So, technically, I wasn't photographing a fence... I was photographing sustainability.

08/08/2026

The King of the Fishers

Now, I’m the King of the Fishers,
Oh the Valley VIP,
Perched up high, looking fly,
And nobody’s bothering me.

I’ve got a flash of blue
And fishing on my mind.
I rule this valley from branch to stream,
So keep your cameras ready — I’m not easy to find!

07/08/2026

Not the Dodder…

The "Kingy" of the Valley.

Move over Dublin, this is Waterford's very own Kingfisher.

No fancy throne.
No crown.
No royal entourage.

Just a tiny blue-and-orange blur, on occasion waiting on the branch for the perfect moment to turn a small fish into lunch.

Of course, photographing a Kingfisher comes with the usual wildlife photography rules: You don't find the Kingfisher. The Kingfisher decides when you're allowed to see it. After plenty of waiting, and wondering whether that flash of blue was actually a bird or just wishful thinking, I finally got a small few seconds with the King of the Valley.

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