A stunning photograph of Slea Head Drive in Dingle has earned enthusiastic snapper William Murphy the photographer of the year title in the annual Love Your Coast photography competition.
His image, titled An Fear Marbh agus an Fear ag eitilt, also won the People and the Coast category.
In the 15 years since its inception in 2010, the photography competition has been a celebration of the extraordinary beauty of Ireland’s coastline, that clean coast volunteers work diligently to protect.
Initiatives from associated Clean Coasts groups and the Green Coast Awards act as custodians for Ireland’s beaches, seas and marine life, to maintain that they are managed appropriately and that they are litter and pollution free for our visitors to enjoy.
An Taisce Clean Coasts Programme Manager, Bronagh Moore, said the Love Your Coast photography competition is one of the highlights of the calendar.
“It is a wonderful reminder of why the work we do with communities to help protect and care for Ireland’s waterways, coastline, seas, ocean and marine life, is so important. Seeing the beauty of our coastline captured in these photographs, you can’t help but feel inspired and driven to do everything you possibly can to protect and care for our marine environment,” she added.
Other Kerry entries to win categories in this year’s competition include Fog on the 3 Sisters, Clogher Head, Dingle by John Hooton, The Red House, Glanearagh by Krastyu Vasilev, Curious Squat Lobster, Douglas Head by Richie O’Donnell and Nudibranch, Knightstown, Valentia Island by Anna Kellagher.
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