Donovan Mortell | Professional Photographer

Second batch of snaps from the don 📸 @thecreativedon__ Proudest achievement to date but id be lying if I said my curiosity and motivation weren’t peaked after seeing everyone smash it in the PCA these past few weekends 👀🤔 Also. The level of love, support, and people reaching out to say they’ve been in any way inspired has been insane these past few months. Genuinely did not expect or look for that. Legends every last one of yee. And don’t anyone ever be shy👏 Anyway I’ll see yaz after, behave yourselves, g’luck ✌️

50kg down since last January, 23 weeks of prep for this photoshoot, and honestly if you told me a year and a half ago that this is where I’d be now, I genuinely wouldn’t have believed you. Back then the idea of changing my life this much felt impossible. I was just hoping to feel a bit better in myself, never mind ending up here. That’s why this means so much to me. Not because of the photos, but because of the journey it took to get here. The early mornings, the setbacks, the days I doubted myself, the days I wanted to sack it off completely but kept going anyway. The biggest thing I’ve learned is that transformation doesn’t happen overnight. It happens in the small decisions nobody sees. Choosing to keep showing up for yourself over and over again until one day you look back and barely recognise the person you used to be. It’s a long journey, and if you only focus on the end result you’ll miss the best part of it. The process is what changes you. Learning discipline, building confidence, becoming mentally stronger, and proving to yourself that you’re capable of more than you thought. You have to embrace that part, even when it’s hard. Especially when it’s hard. And honestly, I couldn’t have done it without the people around me. The support, encouragement, check-ins, and people believing in me on the days I didn’t believe in myself made more difference than they probably realise. Thank you to @markhodson_uform for believing in me and giving me that structure and push I needed, forever grateful. Thank you to @harpercatriona for helping me with all my food prep and making it that bit easier, I can’t thank you enough. A Huge thank you to all the family in @nebula_gorey for supporting me and making prep easier on the days I didn’t want to do it. A massive thank you to @thecreativedon behind the camera, I am ecstatic with how the photos turned out, the man is a magician. Thank you to @lucy_byrnne for the spray tan and @laurenmaloneslife for accommodating me. I can’t thank you all enough🫶🏼 I’m nowhere near finished yet, but for the first time in a long time I can genuinely say I’m proud of myself.

Consistency became confidence 💙✨ 📸 @thecreativedon__ 📍 @fearlessfitnessgym 🏋️‍♀️ @fitnesswith_rachel

Lil throw back with the main man @thecreativedon__ - #gym #fitness #studioshoot #bodybuilding #explore

respectfully, lift weights

Channeling strong girl energy this summer wby? #fitgirl #photoshoot #fitness #irishfitfam

Little throwback🥲 Monday motivation for my upper session, this but better🤝 • • • • 📸 @thecreativedon__ #photoshoot #fitnessshoot #bodybuilder #gymshoot #gym

🧡 📸: @thecreativedon__ 📍: @failtefitness1 🏋️‍♀️: @shannonkeadinfitnesscoach

Little bit of double box action with @mariolaw_elitefit Back gains and quads

Well this is all a bit mad.. I remember seeing a bunch of heads back home doing a gym-shoot nearly a decade ago and thinking to myself “That’s insane. Imagine being able to do something like that.” Not once did the possibility of doing one even remotely cross my mind. But whether I realised it or not, a seed was planted and a dream began to grow. And after three years of graft with @onyourmarksfitnesss and demons conquered in my personal life which i’ll speak on in the future …. We f*ckin’ did it. I can safely say this is bucket list stuff for me. And in all reality only the first step towards the next chapter. Big irons in the fire for 2027 if not sooner. Chase your dreams lads. Big or small. Get after it. Take the good with the bad. Allow yourself to be inspired. Put the blinkers on and forget what others might say or feel. Can’t thank Mark enough for guiding me along the path so far. And insane props to @thecreativedon__ behind the lens. He was the only man for the job from day dot. And that’s enough positivity melt from me for one day. Stay away from yourself, you little dinger. Gowan, g’luck x

A few snaps from my recent photoshoot with @thecreativedon__ 🤩 I highly recommend booking a photoshoot with your friends, it’s the most empowering, fun experience ✨ @sara_nourishercoaching @sarhostess @lisatracey93

What a fun shoot this was with @mariolaw_elitefit …. She was literally just a vibe and did what ever we created together 😂 we got some bangers this shoot… coached by wan of the o Sullivans below is cork boi @coachedbyemmaa …. Every time Emma and her clients come down it’s such a laugh and I again get reminded why I absolutely love this game! Make up by @beccaryan_makeup