Photographer Page

Alex Boyd

Last Light on Dun Briste, County Mayo, Ireland. The eponymous sea stack stands almost 50 metres out of the water, and was once joined to the mainland at Downpatrick Head, where the World War II-era lookout post stands.

Dún Aonghasa, a prehistoric hill fort on Inishmore, on the Aran Islands. The fort is thought to be from the Bronze Age and is positioned close to a cliff with a panoramic view of the sea.

Last Light on Dun Briste, County Mayo, Ireland. The eponymous sea stack stands almost 50 metres out of the water, and was once joined to the mainland at Downpatrick Head, where the World War II-era lookout post stands. The photographer used an antique camera to make the images in The Point of the Deliverance – equipment and process made famous by images of American West in the last years of the 19th century.

Alex Boyd displays one of his in-situ developed collodion glass plates. He used the bunker at Downpatrick Head as a makeshift darkroom.

A view near Bruach Na Frithe reveals the pinnacles of Sgurr Nan Gillean, a striking northern peak of Skye's Black Cuillin Ridge. The main summit (far right) was first climbed in 1836 and remains one of Scotland's most demanding ascents.

Protest Cottage in Kilcommon, County Mayo, is a reminder of the struggle of the local community against the Shell oil company and the development of the Corrib gas pipeline, designed to transport gas from the seafields onshore, passing close to local residents and businesses. Concerned about the dangers and impact, locals claimed the project failed to consult them sufficiently; their activism led to flashpoints between the authorities, oil stakeholders and the community, many of which – despite Shell's exit in 2018 – continue.

The moorland of Kilcommon, County Mayo, Ireland. Beneath the peat of nearby Céide Fields lie the remains of buried prehistoric communities.

Located above Portree on the Isle of Skye, the Old Man of Storr is frequently incorporated by photographers as part of a bigger landscape. Boyd's image, made at close-quarters to the landslip-eroded rock forms, captures the landmark's more claustrophobic view.

Thought to date to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, these sandstone standing stones are part of a large series of stone circles.

Alex Boyd: “The Plassey ran aground on the Aran Islands in 1960, with its rusting hull now resting on the edge of a field. The entire crew were safely rescued thanks to the efforts of the Inisheer Rocket Crew. The wreck is perhaps best known as appearing in the title sequence of the comedy 'Father Ted', with the islands also featuring in the movie the Banshees of Inisherin.”