Autumn, Life, Loss and Light

As long as I’ve been taking photographs, Autumn has been my favourite time of the year for photography. I love both the colour and the light, and there’s something cosy about the impending dark days of winter that makes it a special time of year.

I’ve talked about this many times on my blog.

Being at the northern latitude of Ireland, we get gorgeous light as the days shorten. As October becomes November, long mornings are bathed in the golden rays of the sun, right up until midday. The leaves on the trees are turning from rich green, to deep oranges and reds. It’s like nature is throwing logs on the fire place to warm us up for the cold winter ahead.

When I look back through my photographic archives, I have lots of fond memories of getting some great photos in Autumn. I used to spend as much time as I could out shooting, trying to capture every aspect of the season. But recently I’ve struggled, both with capturing images, and photography in general. What was my favourite time of the year, has become an incredibly difficult one.

A few years ago my Mother passed away in October. She had a short but difficult illness, and it took me a long time to come to terms with the grief of loosing her. You can see other people going through loss but you don’t really understand it until it happens to you. Movies and TV shows do a…