Giles Norman Photography

Giles Norman Photography Giles continues to add to his portfolio, with a new Beara Peninsula and Florence collection released in 2020.

Giles Norman is an internationally acclaimed Irish photographer, recognised for his black and white images of cities, coastlines, and quiet corners, captured over four decades. Giles Norman’s vast portfolio ranges from traditional landscapes to bold abstract pieces – capturing delicate textures and intimate tones – and journeys beyond the wild Irish shores, capturing the city life of London, Paris, Florence, Venice, Rome and New York.

05/06/2026

“Black and white is not what I see — it’s an impression of what I’m looking at.”

Giles on why, after 39 years, colour was never really the point.

Man on a Bike, Aran Islands ‘91
04/06/2026

Man on a Bike, Aran Islands ‘91

A Street Photographer Lost In The Landscape“People often ask me about my style and how I capture some of my more singula...
28/05/2026

A Street Photographer Lost In The Landscape

“People often ask me about my style and how I capture some of my more singular images while still being a landscape photographer. I guess the answer lies in my earlier influences and not being constrained by any formal photographic teaching. Common learning and belief would tell you to use a tripod for landscape work, be patient and wait. The great street photographers of the 1940s and 1950s (Doisneau, Cartier-Bresson and Brassaï) would search the streets with camera in hand ready to capture the decisive moment and, if missed, move onto the next possibility. I guess I took their influence and methods and used it in the landscape. One camera, one lens, no tripod and no patience and there was no one to tell me I shouldn’t, no teacher to tell me I couldn’t. A lucky collision between ignorance and influence.”

“The Aran Islands have this rare timeless quality to them, and that’s what makes them so unique. I first visited Inis M...
21/05/2026

“The Aran Islands have this rare timeless quality to them, and that’s what makes them so unique. I first visited Inis Mór thirty years ago, and upon returning there in 2018 to photograph this collection, I loved seeing how this wild landscape had remained untouched by modern man. “

Explore Aran Islands collection at www.gilesnorman.com

15/05/2026

One camera. One lens - Giles on why simplicity has always been at the heart of his approach.

Yosemite in darkness The first time Giles visited Yosemite, in 2004, he was overwhelmed by its beauty. Nearly twenty yea...
14/05/2026

Yosemite in darkness

The first time Giles visited Yosemite, in 2004, he was overwhelmed by its beauty. Nearly twenty years later, in 2023, nothing had changed.

Explore Yosemite collection online at gilesnorman.com

08/05/2026

“I didn’t choose photography, it just happened”

Giles recalls how he stumbled into the world of photography.

A huge thank you to O’Brien Press for the reprint of Wild Atlantic Way. The book is back in stock and available to order...
07/05/2026

A huge thank you to O’Brien Press for the reprint of Wild Atlantic Way. The book is back in stock and available to order in store and online — a piece of Ireland’s west coast worth having on your shelf.

Before the age of the internet, the only way to find Giles Norman’s work was to wander the streets of Kinsale and stumbl...
01/05/2026

Before the age of the internet, the only way to find Giles Norman’s work was to wander the streets of Kinsale and stumble across his gallery.

An old image of his second gallery in Kinsale taken sometime in the early 1990’s.

30/04/2026

Where it all began. Giles looks back on his very first studio, located in the heart of Kinsale.

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