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We’re All ears ~ Dominique Beyens.

We’re All ears, Dominique Beyens Eclectic Lens, a photographer who lived and worked in Ireland. Dominique photographs a series of humorous animal portraits. Kelly Cards has published a range of Irish greeting cards with a quirky title on the reverse of the card.

Irish greeting cards that celebrate the native Irish wildlife and bring a smile to your face.

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Dominique Beyens

“I call my company Eclectic Lens because I do a wide range of pictures. If I’m in the west, it might be a landscape with a flock of sheep or a horse. I always try to get something extra in the picture, something quirky.

I have one photo of a goat with a donkey. The goat was really friendly and he came towards me. It’s one of those shots that you could be waiting a whole lifetime for.

Other animals are different. For example, sheep will always run away from you. Once, I had a bull who was getting a bit close to me and it was kind of scary. But I’ve never got injured.

To be a good photographer, I think you need to have lots of patience and you always have to be ready for the shot. I usually work on my own terms. You are better off following your own artistic pursuit. Sometimes I’ll have a week where I’m not taking photographs and then, all of a sudden, I’m out, and I’ll see pictures everywhere. You don’t even have to go far.”

In conversation with Ciara Dwyer Irish Independent

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