The Photographers - Pal Hermansen (48) More files...
Pal Hermansen is a successful nature photographer and writer based in Norway. He has more than 20 photography books published and has had many exhibitions of his work.


Pal's missions for Wild Wonders of Europe were in Ireland where he worked in four different locations: ^Saltee is a fantastic bird island at the very south-east corner of Ireland. It is privately managed, and no-one is allowed to stay there over night; there is no harbour, so landing depends on calm weather. Luckily, I was able to join a workshop group of photographers that had permission to stay relatively late at night. The gannet colony is nice, and the other birds are easy to approach and observe. My second area of interest was the Burren region, including the Cliffs of Moher on the western coast. The limestone
Gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) pair at nest, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) pair at nest, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) flying over two on rock, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) flying over two on rock, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
Gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight carrying nest material, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight carrying nest material, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
Gannet (Morus bassanus) courtship, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannet (Morus bassanus) courtship, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
Razorbill (Alca torda) in flight, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) in flight, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
Razorbill (Aalca torda) landing on rock, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Aalca torda) landing on rock, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
Razorbill (Alca torda) landing on rock carrying fish, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) landing on rock carrying fish, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
Razorbill (Alca torda) with fish in beak, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) with fish in beak, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
Razorbill (Alca torda) with sandeels in beak, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) with sandeels in beak, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
Razorbill (Alca torda) calling, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) calling, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009