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First off, a personal
perspective: I have to confess that I have a passion for all things Celtic. My first 25 years were spent in England, but a move westwards to Celtic Wales stirred something within me. I immersed myself in Welsh culture and language, and quickly became a Celtic 'wannabe'! I also spent every holiday in Scotland.
My connections to Ireland were born prior to moving to Idaho in the mid-eighties when I scoured those emerald pastures for the best photo spots. Now, after 25 years of leading photography tours, Ireland is a place that fits like a favourite glove.
To know Ireland you really need to get to know the heart of the people, and even though I was born in England, took frequent holidays in Scotland and lived in Wales, I have found the Irish collectively to be the warmest folk of all on those rolling and photogenic, British isles.
The Ireland photo gallery is a mirror of how I see this land of fables, Irish characters and dark beers. Loving Ireland is not unlike a marriage . . . I shall love her just as much when the Atlantic squalls batter my face, as when the Chaffinch sings out his song from the mile upon mile of hedgerow and dry-stone wall
bathed in warm sunlight.
It's a commitment never to be
taken lightly, and for a few moments I invite you to share a few valuable slices of my
personal Ireland.
John Baker,
Photographer/Leader, Travel Images Photography Tours
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