Virtual-reality firm focuses on relationships in real world

As published in the Irish Times 9th June 2017 – article by Ruth O’Connor Picture yourself down low, moving across the sea in thick fog. Suddenly Viking ships loom towards you and dead bodies float in the water. You check yourself and remove your visor to make sure you won’t fall off the goatskin-covered bench you’re sitting on, but quickly put the it back on again because the immersive virtual reality (VR) experience is just too exciting. This is the work of Emagine – the company whose project King of the Vikings, funded by Fáilte Ireland, Ireland’s Ancient East and …

Alan Corcoran – 500km swim

Following the successful 2012 charity fundraiser where Alan raised €15,000 by running 35 marathons in 35 consecutive days around the Irish coastline for the Irish Heart Foundation, he will be attempting to push himself even further this May and raise more funds for charity. Alan will be swimming up to ten hours a day and covering more than an Olympic Marathon each swim until the 500km is completed. Shot at 6am, on a cold April morning on Kilfarrasy beach, Co.Waterford, the Emagine video team produced this online promo video to help play our part in this exciting project. Director / …

Waterford’s Wild Atlantic

  Filmed recently at Ballymacaw, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford Music from Bensound.com DJI Phantom 4 / 4k Peter Grogan IAA Licensed Drone Pilot & Photographer in Waterford.

Waterford Harvest Festival

The energy of a kitchen always interests me, especially when you put Waterford’s finest head chefs in a tent for the weekend! Using all local produce, the team working with WIT student commis’, delivered a 5 course taste menu as part of Eat Waterford‘s offering at the Waterford Harvest Festival. Featured: Chef Eric Thezé / La Bohème Restaurant Chef Daithí Larkin / Loko Restaurant Chef Jean-Baptiste Dubois / Zaks at the Athenaeum House Hotel Chef Paul Power / Bellissimo Restaurant Chefs Arnaud & Patrice / L’Atmosphere Restaurant

Blurred Lines – Ravens Rock 2015

Ravens Rock Rally Photos 2015… Sometimes I feel the motion and power is missing from rally photography. They will capture a moment in time, a split second, but to me it’s all about the noise and the blur of colour that can a fraction of a second longer to record. All images are more or less straight-out-of-camera, minor processing in Adobe Lightroom CC. Shot on Nikon D750 with 24-70 2.8

Mayfield Birds of Prey

Willie Corcoran runs Mayfield Birds of Prey in Waterford.  It’s rare to meet someone who has such a passion and love in what they do. We were drawn in by the stories he had for each bird and descriptions of their personalities. Set in the old workhouse in Kilmacthomas, Willie made sure the booking was only us, he strongly believes in promoting wildlife and their welfare. We (four of us) were the audience for over an hour and a half and were granted the opportunity to hold, feed and fly the birds, an experience that I really can not put …

‘Tis a soft ‘ol day

A simple little video I put together on a typical rainy Sunday afternoon in my parents back garden. Little did I know that theJournal.ie would pick up on it. Their page received over 21,000 views and with the video being played 3,500 times overnight, I’m calling this one, it’s official…  I went viral 🙂

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