The old postman’s trail, Isle of Harris
The postman trail’s zigzag on its way to Reinigeadal, Isle of Harris – January 2010 – View in Big Nearly two years ago, I travelled to Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. I especially remembered a walk along the old postman trails on the east coast of Isle of Harris. A path [...]
Buachaille Etive Mor at wintertime, Scotland
See the photo in large – Print available for purchase I was looking through my Scottish pictures when I stopped on this one. I was telling to myself “that is a truly amazing landscape. What a place at wintertime! What a road to drive! What a light on the Buachaille Etive Mor! Scotland is just [...]
Loch Meavaig, Isle of Harris – Scots Magazine calendar 2012
See the photo in large – Print available for purchase I was recently pleased to hear that the picture above made The Scots Magazine calendar 2012. I took it in January 2009 while exploring Isle of Harris during wintertime. My exploration of this part of the Outer Hebrides came just after the snow storm. If [...]
Shetland crofter, Cunningsburgh, Scotland
Portrait of Peter, crofter in Cunningsburgh. When I took this picture, Peter had just finished to unmade an haystack in order to stock it and feed his cows. Sheepdogs were chasing mice or rats hidden in the ground (where the haystack was before).
Isle of Fethaland, North Roe, Shetland
On my way to Isle of Fethaland, the Northern point of Shetland Mainland.
Crofter, Wester Quarf, Shetland, Scotland
Peter, crofter looking for his sheep, Wester Quarf, Shetland.
Shetland fire festivals
Around a thousand years ago, when Vikings moored off the Shetland coast, they cleared everything in their path before colonising the island and bringing with them their farming methods, their language, culture and traditions. In the 15th century when the daughter of the King of Denmark married James III of Scotland, the land of Shetland [...]
Walk to Burwick, Mainland Shetland, Scotland
View over Pund Voe, Hill of Berry and Tondra, Central Mainland. It was around 11am when the sun lit up the coast. At that time the light is already low like most of the day, but beautiful. Like the Isle of Harris, where I stayed in January 2010, Shetland life is very much influenced by [...]
