Wildlife Photography Workshop

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has teamed up with Enda Flynn to provide a free Ring of Gullion Wildlife Photography Workshop to help those who are hoping to enter the Ring of Gullion Photo Competition.

The workshop will take place on Wednesday 3 August starting at 11am in the Pastoral Centre, Jonesborough and will run during the wider Ring of Gullion Lúnasa Festival.

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick said, “It is great to work with Enda who specializes in nature photography. His work has been published in newspapers, magazines, calendars brochures throughout Ireland and Britain. The workshop will be hands on and will enable the group to get out and about in Jonesborough and get tips on how to take the most effective photographs.” 

Enda is planning to keep the workshop as practical as possible with a short and simple presentation to outdoor photography fundamentals, which will help attendees to understand how to take excellent photos of buildings, landscapes, people or wildlife.  The workshop will then move outside, where the group will get a chance to take their own photographs to help reinforce the basics.

The workshop will give everyone involved a chance to take various photographs, using all of the key features on the camera to gain confidence in photography. All makes and models of cameras are welcome at this workshop and you will be part of a small friendly group of no more than fifteen students. 

To enter the Ring of Gullion Photo Competition please visit www.ringofgullion.org and head to the competition section. The theme this year’s competition is ‘My People, My Place’ and will be broken down into two categories; under fourteens and over fourteens. Closing date for all entries is 15 September at 5pm. The winning entries will also enjoy a wealth of publicity on our website/social media and in the local media. The top thirteen phots will feature in 2017 Ring of Gullion Calendar.

The Ring of Gullion Lúnasa Festival will be running for the month of August in beautiful South Armagh. There will be at least one event taking place every single day throughout the month. These will range from small drop-in craft workshops to our major weekend-long celebration of the fabulous, ‘Footsteps in the Forest’. Visitors will be able to take in cooking, hiking, geology, history and art! To find out more visit www.ringofgullion.org/events/lunasa-festival-2016/ 

This event is free and supported by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership, and the Heritage Lottery Fund. 

For further information visit www.ringofgullion.org or contact 028 3082 8590.