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Award-winning photographer Cork Ireland - Kieran Hayes Photography

Photography by International Award-Winning Photographer Kieran Hayes.

Hello, my name is Kieran Hayes — a photographer Cork based businesses and West Cork locals have trusted for over 10 years, specialising in Photography Workshops, Commercial, Product, Fashion, portrait and landscape photography.

I am lucky enough to work for both National and International companies where my clients send me products to shoot in my small studio or out on location.

I am also a photography educator and proud to be a Partner/Ambassador for the following brands… Formatt Hitech Professional Filters, f-stop camera bags, Neewer Photography and Videography accessories, Skylum Software, ON1 Software and I have also worked with Adobe, DXO, Godox, Manfrotto, Smallrig, DJI, Viltrox, TTArtisans and several other companies.

My passion for photography stems from my absolute love of the Irish coast and the Wild Atlantic Way. I have always lived close to the sea and I guess the sea salt just runs through my veins now. There is just something so utterly awe inspiring about the Irish coastline… its beauty is second to none, it’s just so incredible diverse and a photographers paradise.

I began my professional photography career in 2014 after crazily only picking up my first real camera less than 12 months previously, after my first big break where I immediately started working for nationwide companies and developed my business rapidly from there, it’s all still a blur me to me how that happened so quickly.

Since then I have been lucky enough to have had my work published tens of thousands of times worldwide and worked for some of Ireland’s largest companies.

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My youtube channel

I share reviews and tips and tricks on the products I personally use as well as some of my photography tips and tricks also.

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Jewellery Photography

I provide a range of professional Jewellery photography

5-Star Rated on Google

Here’s what clients say about working with Kieran

★★★★★

“Kieran is a true professional and a gent! Not just got the job done but helped make my products stand out more than I even thought possible!”

Eoin McGuinness
Product Photography
★★★★★

“Kieran interacted very well with the whole family and we were all very at ease. The quality of our photos are fantastic. Our photos are now framed and hanging in our home and we are absolutely thrilled with them.”

Caoimhe Harrington
Family Portrait Session
★★★★★

“Highly professional yet friendly and easy to work with — we now have quality images that do our jewellery proud. He also helped us immensely in styling our shoot with his experienced eye for detail.”

Liz O’Brien
Jewellery Photography
★★★★★

“Kieran’s Landscape Photography Workshop was a fantastic experience. Full of knowledge delivered with great enthusiasm and passion. The follow-up editing session was very informative and a great help.”

Liam Foster
Landscape Photography Workshop

Photography Work

Photography isn’t simply a job for me it’s my passion and I love the sheer diversity of my work from high paced commercial studio work where time is money to explaining the finer points of photography to a student on a beach with the sea lashing against the rocks while on one of my photography workshops around Clonakilty, West Cork or Kerry.

Or meeting those gorgeous little newborn babies with their parents and helping to capture one of their first moments that will be treasured for years to come. 

Over the years I have won several international awards and my work has been published in hundreds of magazines and News Papers. I was also awarded the Most Innovative Irish Landscape Photographer of the Year by the Irish Business Awards for 2021 and the Innovation and excellence awards also.

I have been lucky enough to have worked for a lot of Fashion labels and designers in the Fashion industry both on one-off and regular shoots varying from studio Product shoots to the now trending outdoor product shoots where my background in Landscape photography provides a key role. The fast-paced ever-changing world of Fashion is something that absolutely enthralls me.

I only use the latest professional grade equipment with a backup set on hand at all times, ensuring your images are always delivered in the best way possible.  I am also fully insured and VAT registered.

Please take a moment and select the area of work you are interested in and if you have any questions then please feel free to ask them.

Kieran