Capturing our innate beauty

FASHION photographer Mike Bunn, one of the judges in the recent Hidden Ireland photography competition, said of the winning entry: “It really stood out, it was just very good technically”.

That entry, from Cork amateur photographer Mick Ring, is a shot of Shandon’s steeple at night and, according to Bunn, was a clear winner out of over 200 entries.

The inaugural Hidden Ireland competition was run in conjunction with www.hiddenireland.com which offers visitors a chance to stay in some of Ireland’s great houses, in a bid to keep them alive, and vibrant, at a very challenging time in their history. Entrants posted their own favourite pictures depicting a sense of ‘hidden’ Ireland on the site’s dedicated Facebook page.