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Guides May 1, 2024

Katie Kavanagh offers amazing advice to couple's planning their wedding day

5 Wedding Photography Myths

Wedding planning can be an overwhelming process, especially when it comes to choosing a wedding photographer. It's easy to fall into the trap of believing common myths that could potentially ruin your big day. Here are 5 common wedding photography myths debunked.

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Guides March 5, 2024

Family photographs on the West of Ireland. A family sitting admiring the Cliffs of Mother

Vacation Family Photographs in Ireland

Marie O'Mahony Photography shares her top ten reasons on why having vacation photographs in Ireland is a wonderful idea.

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News September 20, 2023

Response to comments by Senator Micheál Carrigy

The council of the Irish Professional Photographers & Videographers Association (IPPVA) has issued a statement in response to comments made by Senator Micheál Carrigy in the Oireachtas media hearing on September 13th, 2023.

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Features August 19, 2021

award-winning image of a bride to be eating some cake inside a kitchen while talking to older relatives who are sticking thier heads through a window from outside

Behind The Image — Elaine Barker, First Place in IPPVA Classic Wedding Photographer of The Year 2021

IPPVA wedding photographer, Elaine Barker, won a Silver Award for her stunning image of a bride-to-be interacting with neighbors through her kitchen window. We asked her to describe how the image happened and she felt after capturing it.

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Features August 12, 2021

still image from a video of a reflection in a well of a bare tree. There are subtitles at the bottom that say "we call then Holy Wells"

Personal Projects — Claire O’Rorke

Personal project about holy wells in north west Clare. This is a collaboration between photographer Claire O'Rorke and composer Fiona Linnane.

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Features August 3, 2021

black and white photo of a newborn baby, wrapped in wool blanket and in a potato stack pose

Behind the Image — Lidi Lima-Conlon, Newborn Photographer of the Year 2021

IPPVA Newborn Photographer of the Year 2021, Lidi Lima-Conlon, tells us how she captured this gorgeous Silver Award winning image of baby Arthur.

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Guides July 29, 2021

How to Choose the Right Videographer for Your Wedding

When planning your wedding, one should always take booking a videographer under consideration. Plenty of surveys from renowned wedding sites always have “not having a videographer” under couples' top 5 regrets after the wedding has passed.

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News June 14, 2021

portrait of a smiling man holding open an upside-down book

New IPPVA Council Member — Mike O’Leary

The IPPVA would like to announce that photographer Mike O'Leary has joined the council of the association.

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IPPVA

5 Wedding Photography Myths

Vacation Family Photographs in Ireland

Response to comments by Senator Micheál Carrigy

Behind The Image — Elaine Barker, First Place in IPPVA Classic Wedding Photographer of The Year 2021

Personal Projects — Claire O’Rorke

Behind the Image — Lidi Lima-Conlon, Newborn Photographer of the Year 2021

How to Choose the Right Videographer for Your Wedding

New IPPVA Council Member — Mike O’Leary

Joining the IPPVA