Show Navigation

JIM RICHARDSON

  • BROWSE THE ARCHIVES
    • Agriculture Collection
    • Great Plains Collection
    • Scotland Collection
    • Celtic Lands Collection
  • FINE ART PRINTS
    • Scotland
    • Kansas & Flint Hills
    • Vintage Kansas B&W
    • Cuba, Kansas
  • BACKGROUND
    • ABOUT
    • SPEAKING
    • FAQ
    • Blog
    • CONTACT ME
  • CLIENT PHOTO SEARCH
    • All Galleries
    • Search
    • Cart
    • Lightbox
    • Client Area
  • BODIES OF WORK

JIM RICHARDSON

Search Results

219 images

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
x
Refine Search
Match all words
Match any word
Prints
Personal Use
Royalty-Free
Rights-Managed
(leave unchecked to
search all images)
Next

Loading ()...

  • Members of the Lonach Highlanders on their morning march stop for a wee dram of whisky under a tree.
    MM7189 8-28-04 20399.JPG
  • March of the Lonach Highlanders and the Lonach Gathering are one of the great Highland games in Scotand.  Morning includes the march as the clans go from country house to country house where their hosts toast them with a wee dram of hospitality, otherwise known as whisky.
    MM7189 8-28-04 20408.jpg
  • The Lonach Games and Gathering is one of the Highlands premier events, highlighted by the March of the Lonach Highlanders from country house to country house where they are toasted by the clan chiefs for the service and loyalty. Then on to the traditional games with all the events including caber tossing, highland dance competition and the tug of war. The Lonach Highland and Friendly Society was founded in 1823 by Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet of Newe and Edinglassie (1773-1849). Membership is drawn from the inhabitants of Strathdon, who continue to fulfil the society’s original mission of preserving Highland dress and “supporting loyal, peaceful, and manly conduct; and the promotion of social and benevolent feelings among the inhabitants of the district.”
    MM8321_20150822_6157.jpg
  • The Lonach Games and Gathering is one of the Highlands premier events, highlighted by the March of the Lonach Highlanders from country house to country house where they are toasted by the clan chiefs for the service and loyalty. Then on to the traditional games with all the events including caber tossing, highland dance competition and the tug of war. The Lonach Highland and Friendly Society was founded in 1823 by Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet of Newe and Edinglassie (1773-1849). Membership is drawn from the inhabitants of Strathdon, who continue to fulfil the society’s original mission of preserving Highland dress and “supporting loyal, peaceful, and manly conduct; and the promotion of social and benevolent feelings among the inhabitants of the district.”
    MM8321_20150822_5538.jpg
  • The Lonach Games and Gathering is one of the Highlands premier events, highlighted by the March of the Lonach Highlanders from country house to country house where they are toasted by the clan chiefs for the service and loyalty. Then on to the traditional games with all the events including caber tossing, highland dance competition and the tug of war. The Lonach Highland and Friendly Society was founded in 1823 by Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet of Newe and Edinglassie (1773-1849). Membership is drawn from the inhabitants of Strathdon, who continue to fulfil the society’s original mission of preserving Highland dress and “supporting loyal, peaceful, and manly conduct; and the promotion of social and benevolent feelings among the inhabitants of the district.”
    MM8321_20150822_5480.jpg
  • The Lonach Games and Gathering is one of the Highlands premier events, highlighted by the March of the Lonach Highlanders from country house to country house where they are toasted by the clan chiefs for the service and loyalty. Then on to the traditional games with all the events including caber tossing, highland dance competition and the tug of war. The Lonach Highland and Friendly Society was founded in 1823 by Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet of Newe and Edinglassie (1773-1849). Membership is drawn from the inhabitants of Strathdon, who continue to fulfil the society’s original mission of preserving Highland dress and “supporting loyal, peaceful, and manly conduct; and the promotion of social and benevolent feelings among the inhabitants of the district.”
    MM8321_20150822_5687.jpg
  • March of the Lonach Highlanders and the Lonach Gathering are one of the great Highland games in Scotand. Morning includes the march as the clans go from country house to country house where their hosts toast them with a wee dram of hospitality, otherwise known as whisky.
    SC-0089 Lonach Highlanders.jpg
  • The Lonach Games and Gathering is one of the Highlands premier events, highlighted by the March of the Lonach Highlanders from country house to country house where they are toasted by the clan chiefs for the service and loyalty. Then on to the traditional games with all the events including caber tossing, highland dance competition and the tug of war. The Lonach Highland and Friendly Society was founded in 1823 by Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet of Newe and Edinglassie (1773-1849). Membership is drawn from the inhabitants of Strathdon, who continue to fulfil the society’s original mission of preserving Highland dress and “supporting loyal, peaceful, and manly conduct; and the promotion of social and benevolent feelings among the inhabitants of the district.”
    MM8321_20150822_6371-Edit.jpg
  • Lesley Matheson with her Highland cattle on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. She and her husband have made their Brue Highlanders a strongly branded product sold direct to restaurants.
    MM8321_20161011_31402.jpg
  • March of the Lonach Highlanders and the Lonach Gathering are one of the great Highland games in Scotand.  Morning includes the march as the clans go from country house to country house where their hosts toast them with a wee dram of hospitality, otherwise known as whisky.
    SC-0051 Lonach Whisky.jpg
  • The Glenfinnan Gathering is one of many Highland Games and Gatherings where Scots celebrate their heritage and traditions. It's also a comfortable homecoming for many. Glenfinnan is particularly notable because it is the site where Bonny Prince Charlie came ashore to rally the Highlanders to the cause of the Jacobites, which was to end disastrously at the Battle of Culloden. Events include the heavy events like the tossing of the caber, bagpipe and dancing competitions, tug of war, as well as the White Cockade Society which gathers to swear allegiance to the Jacobite cause, with a toast on the site where Prince Charlie stood. Also shown is dancing at the Glenfinnan Hotel in the evening.
    MM8321_20150815_1205.jpg
  • Tug of war at the Lonach Gathering. The Lonach Highlanders are members of The Lonach Highland and Friendly Society, made up of men from the Strathdon area of Aberdeenshire in Scotland.
    MM8321_20150822_8060.jpg
  • Looking over the statue to the Highlanders at Glenfinnan as rains sweep down Loch Shiel in the Highlands.  It is here that Bonnie Prince Charlie rallied the Highlanders to his cause (and sent them to their eventual doom at Culloden Moor.)
    MM7189 8-27-04 19741.jpg
  • The Lonach Games and Gathering is one of the Highlands premier events, highlighted by the March of the Lonach Highlanders from country house to country house where they are toasted by the clan chiefs for the service and loyalty. Then on to the traditional games with all the events including caber tossing, highland dance competition and the tug of war. The Lonach Highland and Friendly Society was founded in 1823 by Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet of Newe and Edinglassie (1773-1849). Membership is drawn from the inhabitants of Strathdon, who continue to fulfil the society’s original mission of preserving Highland dress and “supporting loyal, peaceful, and manly conduct; and the promotion of social and benevolent feelings among the inhabitants of the district.”
    MM8321_20150822_8060.jpg
  • Glenfinnan Highland Games and Gathering at Glenfinnan.  Part of the ceremonies are the raising of the standard to commemorate Bonnie Prince Charlie rallying the Highlanders to his cause at Glenfinnan (which led to their eventual downfall.)  Some of the White Cockade Society participated in old Highland costume.
    MM7189 8-21-04 17111.jpg
  • March of the Lonach Highlanders and the Lonach Gathering are one of the great Highland games in Scotand.  Morning includes the march as the clans go from country house to country house where their hosts toast them with a wee dram of hospitality, otherwise known as whisky.
    MM7189 8-28-04 20883.jpg
  • Glenfinnan Highland Games and Gathering at Glenfinnan.  Part of the ceremonies are the raising of the standard to commemorate Bonnie Prince Charlie rallying the Highlanders to his cause at Glenfinnan (which led to their eventual downfall.)  Some of the White Cockade Society participated in old Highland costume.
    MM7189 8-21-04 16980.jpg
  • March of the Lonach Highlanders and the Lonach Gathering are one of the great Highland games in Scotand.  Morning includes the march as the clans go from country house to country house where their hosts toast them with a wee dram of hospitality, otherwise known as whisky.
    MM7189 8-28-04 20883.jpg
  • The Glenfinnan Gathering is one of many Highland Games and Gatherings where Scots celebrate their heritage and traditions. It's also a comfortable homecoming for many. Glenfinnan is particularly notable because it is the site where Bonny Prince Charlie came ashore to rally the Highlanders to the cause of the Jacobites, which was to end disastrously at the Battle of Culloden. Events include the heavy events like the tossing of the caber, bagpipe and dancing competitions, tug of war, as well as the White Cockade Society which gathers to swear allegiance to the Jacobite cause, with a toast on the site where Prince Charlie stood. Also shown is dancing at the Glenfinnan Hotel in the evening.
    MM8321_20150815_1034.jpg
  • March of the Lonach Highlanders and the Lonach Gathering are one of the great Highland games in Scotand.  Morning includes the march as the clans go from country house to country house where their hosts toast them with a wee dram of hospitality, otherwise known as whisky.
    MM7189 8-28-04 21046.jpg
  • Lorne Nelson raises Highland cattle on his family estate, Kilmaronaig, near Connel, Argyll, Scotland. His is one of the largest herds, now used primarily as breeding stock, with the Highland cattle providing a reliable degree of heartiness when cross bred with other cattle. For Nelson the cattle are part of a diversified farming program that even includes oyster and mussel farming.
    MM8154_20130801_08064.jpg
  • Young man feeding Highland cattle at Dalwhinnie in Scotland
    SC-0069 Punk and Cattle.jpg
  • Allan Macpherson-Fletcher at his new home on Balavil Estate near Kingussie, Scotland. He is the heir to the Balavil Estate, descended from estate founder James MacPherson who "discovered" the Ossianic Poems that romanticized the Highlands in the 18th century. <br />
The estate, like many in the Highlands, has now been sold to wealthy incomers. He and his wife Marjorie have moved out of the estate house, taking with them much of the memorabilia of several centuries worth of living the Highland life.
    MM8321_20150902_15163.jpg
  • In the Highland Park whisky warehouse in Kirkwall, Orkney
    Orkney Whisky Barrels.jpg
  • Mar Lodge Estate is a Scottish Highland estate in Aberdeenshire, owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It is entirely contained within the Cairngorms National Park and important for nature conservation, landscape, recreation and culture. <br />
Mar Lodge, under the direction of Shaila Rao, is undertaking a major realignment of their ecology, striving to bring back much more of the Caledonian Forrest that has been lost. To do that they are culling the deer population that suppresses growth of trees.
    MM8321_20150910_21830.jpg
  • Mar Lodge Estate is a Scottish Highland estate in Aberdeenshire, owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It is entirely contained within the Cairngorms National Park and important for nature conservation, landscape, recreation and culture. <br />
Mar Lodge, under the direction of Shaila Rao, is undertaking a major realignment of their ecology, striving to bring back much more of the Caledonian Forrest that has been lost. To do that they are culling the deer population that suppresses growth of trees.
    MM8321_20150829_12647-Pano.jpg
  • Mar Lodge Estate is a Scottish Highland estate in Aberdeenshire, owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It is entirely contained within the Cairngorms National Park and important for nature conservation, landscape, recreation and culture. <br />
Mar Lodge, under the direction of Shaila Rao, is undertaking a major realignment of their ecology, striving to bring back much more of the Caledonian Forrest that has been lost. To do that they are culling the deer population that suppresses growth of trees.
    MM8321_20150828_11606.jpg
  • Mar Lodge Estate is a Scottish Highland estate in Aberdeenshire, owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It is entirely contained within the Cairngorms National Park and important for nature conservation, landscape, recreation and culture. <br />
Mar Lodge, under the direction of Shaila Rao, is undertaking a major realignment of their ecology, striving to bring back much more of the Caledonian Forrest that has been lost. To do that they are culling the deer population that suppresses growth of trees.
    MM8321_20150827_11176-Edit.jpg
  • Mar Lodge Estate is a Scottish Highland estate in Aberdeenshire, owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It is entirely contained within the Cairngorms National Park and important for nature conservation, landscape, recreation and culture. <br />
Mar Lodge, under the direction of Shaila Rao, is undertaking a major realignment of their ecology, striving to bring back much more of the Caledonian Forrest that has been lost. To do that they are culling the deer population that suppresses growth of trees.
    MM8321_20150910_21724.jpg
  • Sunrise on Loch Maree in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Numerous small islands in the Loch have old Scots Pines growing on them, mostly because on the islands they are protected from deer.
    MM8321_20160414_25188-Pano.jpg
  • Gathering for the beginning of grouse season at Balavil Estate in the Highlands of Scotland.  Shooters dressed as Victorian hunting party with muzzle-loading shotguns.
    SC-0056 Balavil Hunters (1).jpg
  • Sunrise on Loch Maree in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Numerous small islands in the Loch have old Scots Pines growing on them, mostly because on the islands they are protected from deer.
    MM8321_20160414_25150.jpg
  • Loch Maree in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Numerous small islands in the Loch have old Scots Pines growing on them, mostly because on the islands they are protected from deer.
    MM8321_20160413_24741.jpg
  • Morning at Eilean na Moine in Loch Eilt, a loch in Lochaber, in the West Highlands of Scotland. It is between the villages of Glenfinnan and Lochailort. Loch Eilt separates the traditional districts of Morar, to the north, and Moidart, to the south.
    MM8321_20150909_21158.jpg
  • Loch Eilt in Lochaber in the West Highlands of Scotland. Scots pines grow on the small island, protected from grazing deer. This island is famous as being the grave site of Dumbledore from the Harry Potter movies.
    MM8321_20160416_26277-Pano.jpg
  • Sunrise on Loch Maree in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Numerous small islands in the Loch have old Scots Pines growing on them, mostly because on the islands they are protected from deer.
    MM8321_20160414_25163.jpg
  • Driven grouse shoot on the Urlar Estate near Aberfeldy in the Highlands of Scotland. "
    MM8321_20150905_19392.jpg
  • Loch Eilt in Lochaber in the West Highlands of Scotland. Scots pines grow on the small island, protected from grazing deer. This island is famous as being the grave site of Dumbledore from the Harry Potter movies.
    MM8321_20160415_26481-Pano.jpg
  • Driven grouse shoot on the Urlar Estate near Aberfeldy in the Highlands of Scotland. "
    MM8321_20150905_19051.jpg
  • Black Grouse mating rituals on a lek in the Scottish Highlands above Balmoral, Scotland.  Black Grouse are rarer that than Red Grouse but are still hunted in some situations.
    MM8321_20160418_28130-Edit-Edit.jpg
  • Black Grouse mating rituals on a lek in the Scottish Highlands above Balmoral, Scotland.
    MM8321_20160415_25565.jpg
  • Sunrise on Loch Maree in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Numerous small islands in the Loch have old Scots Pines growing on them, mostly because on the islands they are protected from deer.
    MM8321_20160414_25214.jpg
  • Driven grouse shoot on the Urlar Estate near Aberfeldy in the Highlands of Scotland. Driven grouse involves teams of beaters driving grouse through the weathered hills towards a line of shooters waiting in "butts."
    MM8321_20150905_19385.jpg
  • Driven grouse shoot on the Urlar Estate near Aberfeldy in the Highlands of Scotland. "
    MM8321_20150905_19035.jpg
  • Jim Richardson on assignment for National Geographic. On Gesto Farm, the crofting farm of Angus Beaton on the Isle of Skye, which overlooks the dramatic Cuillin Mountains in the background. Angus raises sheep on this small croft, the form of tenant farming particular to the Highlands and Moors of Scotland.
    MM8321_20150823_9120.jpg
  • View of the Assynt Mountains, in the Assynt region and parish in the south-west of Sutherland, Scotland.It is famous for its landscape (Inverpolly Nature Reserve) and its remarkable mountains (Quinag, Canisp, Suilven, Cùl Mòr, Stac Pollaidh, Ben More Assynt). Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve, which includes a visitor centre interpreting the geological feature the Moine Thrust, is part of the North West Highlands Geopark.
    MM8321_20150816_3001-Pano.jpg
  • Black Grouse mating rituals on a lek in the Scottish Highlands above Balmoral, Scotland.  Black Grouse are rarer that than Red Grouse but are still hunted in some situations.
    MM8321_20160418_27261.jpg
  • Black Grouse mating rituals on a lek in the Scottish Highlands above Balmoral, Scotland.
    MM8321_20160415_25957.jpg
  • Lorne Nelson raises Highland cattle on his family estate, Kilmaronaig, near Connel, Argyll, Scotland.
    MM8154_20130801_08064 - Version 4.jpg
  • The hammer throw competition at the Glenfinnan Highland Games and Gathering at Glenfinnan.
    MM7189 8-21-04 16980.jpg
  • Smoke drying malted barley at Highland Park Distillery, Kirkwall, Orkney
    SC-0038 Highland Park Smoke.jpg
  • Driving the North Coast 500, the wild road that goes up and over the top of Scotland, made popular this year by a new tourist designation and route, called the North Coast 500.  <br />
<br />
The North Coast 500 is a 516-mile (830 km) scenic route around the north coast of Scotland, starting and ending at Inverness Castle. <br />
The North Coast 500 (Also known as NC500) was created by the North Highland Initiative and was designed to bring together the best of the north Highlands of Scotland in one iconic touring route.
    MM8321_20161026_38328-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg
  • Driving the North Coast 500, the wild road that goes up and over the top of Scotland, made popular this year by a new tourist designation and route, called the North Coast 500.  <br />
<br />
The North Coast 500 is a 516-mile (830 km) scenic route around the north coast of Scotland, starting and ending at Inverness Castle. <br />
The North Coast 500 (Also known as NC500) was created by the North Highland Initiative and was designed to bring together the best of the north Highlands of Scotland in one iconic touring route.
    MM8321_20161026_38282.jpg
  • Whisky casks in warehouse, Highland Park Distillery, Orkney, Scotland.
    SC-0054.jpg
  • Alvie Estate near Aviemore is the property of Jamie Williamson, one of the more progressive estate owners trying to make a paying proposition out of Highland land holdings. Besides the traditional sporting activities like grouse shooting and deer stalking they also have camping, rental properties, and other adventure activities. <br />
<br />
Alvie & Dalraddy are adjoining Estates that are run as one land holding located 4 miles south of Aviemore near the village of Kincraig within the district of Badenoch.  Badenoch is approximately the geographic centre of Scotland. The Estates extend from the River Spey, between Loch Insh and Loch Alvie, North West into the Monadhliath hills. Most of the properties on the Estates face South East many with spectacular views of the Cairngorm Mountains.
    MM8321_20150903_16185.jpg
  • Mar Lodge Estate is a Scottish Highland estate in Aberdeenshire, owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It is entirely contained within the Cairngorms National Park and important for nature conservation, landscape, recreation and culture. <br />
Mar Lodge, under the direction of Shaila Rao, is undertaking a major realignment of their ecology, striving to bring back much more of the Caledonian Forrest that has been lost. To do that they are culling the deer population that suppresses growth of trees.
    MM8321_20150828_12154.jpg
  • Aerials of Muirburn in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. The patchwork pattern comes from the practice of gamekeepers on the large estates burning the heather to promote fresh growth for the benefit of the grouse. Grouse shooting on the estates is one of the economic lynchpins of estate life.
    MM8321_20161024_39111.jpg
  • Drying malted grain at Highland Park Distillery in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
    SC-0038.jpg
  • The coastal landscape of Sutherland at Kinlochbervie, Scotland. The Scottish Moors cover the hills and come down to the sea here in the desolate part of northwest Scotland that has scant population. Kinlochbervie is a harbour village in the north west of Sutherland.
    MM8321_20150817_3379.jpg
  • The Wee Mad Road leads across the wild northwest landscape of Scotland towards Stoer on the coast. <br />
<br />
The one lane road is actually the B869 which runs from Baddidarach, around to Stoer and Drumbeg to Kylesku on the northwest coast.
    MM8321_20161026_38202-Pano.jpg
  • The Wee Mad Road leads across the wild northwest landscape of Scotland towards Stoer on the coast. <br />
<br />
The one lane road is actually the B869 which runs from Baddidarach, around to Stoer and Drumbeg to Kylesku on the northwest coast.
    MM8321_20161026_38169-Pano.jpg
  • Aerials of the Braes of Doune wind farm near Stirling, Scotland. This wind farm is visible from Stirling Castle, making it somewhat controversial. Other concerns are the siting in moorland that is environmentally sensitive. Completed in 2007, the farm has 36 Vestas V80 2.0 megawatt wind turbines with a total capacity of 72MW.
    MM8321_20161024_38843-Edit.jpg
  • Jim Richardson on Sgorr Tuath in Assynt in the far northwest of Scotland, a vast land of will moors and towering mountains. <br />
Sgorr Tuath is 589m (1933ft) and a rough climb but is still the 2,944th highest mountain in Scotland. Views here are across to Stac Pollaidh (Stack Polly) which is a popular hiking destination.
    MM8321_20161008_30152.jpg
  • Gamekeepers Alastair Lyon and Richard Williams work on muirburn on the Ralia Estate near Kingussie, Sotland. Muirburn is done to encourgae fresh heather growth for the grouse. Estates depend on grouse shooting for much of their income.  Richard Williams
    MM8321_20160412_24191.jpg
  • Heather covers the hills of the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. Heather blooms in the late summer and is the ideal habitat for grouse in Scotland, making it essential to the economics of estates that depend on grouse shooting for part of their income. <br />
<br />
The park was established in 2003 and is now the largest National Park in Great Britain.
    MM8321_20150830_14156-Edit.jpg
  • On Gesto Farm, the crofting farm of Angus Beaton on the Isle of Skye, which overlooks the dramatic Cuillin Mountains in the background. Angus raises sheep on this small croft, the form of tenant farming particular to the Highlands and Moors of Scotland.
    MM8321_20150824_9274-Edit.jpg
  • Grouse shooting at Glencalley Estate in Scotland with Robert Jamieson and his friends. This is walk up grouse shooting, with the shooters walking in line across the fields, as opposed to the more expensive driven grouse.
    MM8321_20150814_1535.jpg
  • Huli Wigmen perform at a sing sing at Ambua Lodge in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.<br />
<br />
The Huli are an indigenous people that live in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Latest estimates put their numbers at around 150,000, while they have been living in the area where they now reside for about 1000 years. They speak Huli and Tok Pisin, and some also speak English.
    WorldTrip_20110308_6317.jpg
  • Glenfeshie Estate in the Cairngorms of Scotland is a primary site of conservation efforts to bring back more of the ancient Caledonian Forest. Owned by Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen who has dedicated much effort to a program of culling deer to bring back more balanced ecosystem including Scotls pines. 

Thomas MacDonell seen hight above the glen is conservation manager of the estate.
    MM8321_20161017_34638-Pano-Edit.jpg
  • Jim Richardson on Sgorr Tuath in Assynt in the far northwest of Scotland, a vast land of will moors and towering mountains. <br />
Sgorr Tuath is 589m (1933ft) and a rough climb but is still the 2,944th highest mountain in Scotland. Views here are across to Stac Pollaidh (Stack Polly) which is a popular hiking destination.
    MM8321_20161009_30190.jpg
  • Jim Richardson on Sgorr Tuath in Assynt in the far northwest of Scotland, a vast land of will moors and towering mountains. <br />
Sgorr Tuath is 589m (1933ft) and a rough climb but is still the 2,944th highest mountain in Scotland. Views here are across to Stac Pollaidh (Stack Polly) which is a popular hiking destination.
    MM8321_20161008_30106-Pano-2.jpg
  • On Sgorr Tuath in Assynt in the far northwest of Scotland, a vast land of will moors and towering mountains. <br />
Sgorr Tuath is 589m (1933ft) and a rough climb but is still the 2,944th highest mountain in Scotland. Views here are across to Stac Pollaidh (Stack Polly) which is a popular hiking destination.
    MM8321_20161008_29672-Pano.jpg
  • Colin Murdoch is head gamekeeper at Reraig Forest near Loch Carron. He manages their deer herd including the feeding of stags on the hills overlooking Loch Carron.
    MM8321_20150904_17605.jpg
  • Colin Murdoch is head gamekeeper at Reraig Forest near Loch Carron. He manages their deer herd including the feeding of stags on the hills overlooking Loch Carron.
    MM8321_20150904_17519.jpg
  • Colin Murdoch is head gamekeeper at Reraig Forest near Loch Carron. He manages their deer herd including the feeding of stags on the hills overlooking Loch Carron.
    MM8321_20150904_16953.jpg
  • On Gesto Farm, the crofting farm of Angus Beaton on the Isle of Skye, which overlooks the dramatic Cuillin Mountains in the background. Angus raises sheep on this small croft, the form of tenant farming particular to the Highlands and Moors of Scotland.
    MM8321_20150824_9790.jpg
  • The coastal landscape of Sutherland at Kinlochbervie, Scotland. The Scottish Moors cover the hills and come down to the sea here in the desolate part of northwest Scotland that has scant population. Kinlochbervie is a harbour village in the north west of Sutherland.
    MM8321_20150817_3613-Pano.jpg
  • Strathisla Distillery in the Highlands of Scotland.
    SC-0103 Strathisla Potstill.jpg
  • Cairngorm Mountains of central Scotland. The patchwork pattern comes from the practice of burning the heather in strips to promote new growth which in turn feeds the grouse population. Part of estate management to secure good grouse populations for shooting parties.
    MM8321_20160417_27377-Edit-Edit.jpg
  • Colin Murdoch is head gamekeeper at Reraig Forest near Loch Carron. He manages their deer herd including the feeding of stags on the hills overlooking Loch Carron.
    MM8321_20150904_17898.jpg
  • Colin Murdoch is head gamekeeper at Reraig Forest near Loch Carron. He manages their deer herd including the feeding of stags on the hills overlooking Loch Carron.
    MM8321_20150904_17820-Edit.jpg
  • Ardverikie is one of the great estates of Scotland, with the estate house on the banks of Loch Laggan. The family returns to gather around the ancestral seat several times a year and the gamekeeper hosts grouse shooting and deer stalking.
    MM8321_20150903_16430.jpg
  • Jim Richardson on Sgorr Tuath in Assynt in the far northwest of Scotland, a vast land of will moors and towering mountains. <br />
Sgorr Tuath is 589m (1933ft) and a rough climb but is still the 2,944th highest mountain in Scotland. Views here are across to Stac Pollaidh (Stack Polly) which is a popular hiking destination.
    MM8321_20161008_30106-Pano-2-Edit.jpg
  • Heather covers the hills of the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. Heather blooms in the late summer and is the ideal habitat for grouse in Scotland, making it essential to the economics of estates that depend on grouse shooting for part of their income. <br />
<br />
The park was established in 2003 and is now the largest National Park in Great Britain.
    MM8321_20150831_14603-Edit.jpg
  • On Gesto Farm, the crofting farm of Angus Beaton on the Isle of Skye, which overlooks the dramatic Cuillin Mountains in the background. Angus raises sheep on this small croft, the form of tenant farming particular to the Highlands and Moors of Scotland.
    MM8321_20150824_9576.jpg
  • Foggy morning in Durness, on the far northwest tip of Scotland. Fog drifting down from the peaks over the moors of Sutherland.
    MM8321_20150819_4206.jpg
  • Gamekeeper and son at Ballindalloch Castle, Scotland.
    SC-0057 Gamekeeper & Son.jpg
  • On Gesto Farm, the crofting farm of Angus Beaton on the Isle of Skye, which overlooks the dramatic Cuillin Mountains in the background. Angus raises sheep on this small croft, the form of tenant farming particular to the Highlands and Moors of Scotland.
    MM8321_20150824_9790.jpg
  • Glenfinnan Highland Games and Gathering at Glenfinnan.  Part of the ceremonies are the raising of the standard to commemorate Bonnie Prince Charlie rallying the Highlanders to his cause at Glenfinnan (which led to their eventual downfall.)  Some of the White Cockade Society participated in old Highland costume.
    MM7189 8-21-04 17111.jpg
  • March of the Lonach Highlanders and the Lonach Gathering are one of the great Highland games in Scotand.  Morning includes the march as the clans go from country house to country house where their hosts toast them with a wee dram of hospitality, otherwise known as whisky.
    MM7189 8-28-04 20796.jpg
  • March of the Lonach Highlanders and the Lonach Gathering are one of the great Highland games in Scotand.  Morning includes the march as the clans go from country house to country house where their hosts toast them with a wee dram of hospitality, otherwise known as whisky.
    MM7189 8-28-04 20408.jpg
  • At the Blairgowrie and Rattray Games in Blairgowrie, Scotland. Chieftain of the Games, Laurence Blair Oliphant of Ardblair and Gask.
    Scotland_20080907_0984.jpg
  • The Wee Mad Road leads across the wild northwest landscape of Scotland towards Stoer on the coast where an old church stands abandoned. <br />
<br />
The one lane road is actually the B869 which runs from Baddidarach, around to Stoer and Drumbeg to Kylesku on the northwest coast.
    MM8321_20161025_38098-Edit.jpg
  • The Braeroy Estate near Spean Bridge, Inverness-shire, Scotland.<br />
<br />
Gamekeeper Tim Healy, Hoodie Corner, Kilmore, Oban, Argyle, Scotland.
    MM8321_20161020_36150.jpg
  • Hauling cattle off of the little island of Ensay back to the Isle of Harris, Scotland. The crew from Pabbay farms graze cattle on the island, then haul them back on a little barge.
    MM8321_20161010_30422-Pano-Edit.jpg
  • Foggy morning driving the road across the Cairngorms
    MM8321_20161021_36756.jpg
  • MM8321_20161013_33012-Pano.jpg
  • Hauling cattle off of the little island of Ensay back to the Isle of Harris, Scotland. The crew from Pabbay farms graze cattle on the island, then haul them back on a little barge.
    MM8321_20161010_30427.jpg
  • Heather covers the hills around Corgarff Castle in the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. Corgarff Castle is located in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. The castle was built in the mid 16th century by the Forbes of Towie. In 1571 it was burned by their enemy, Adam Gordon of Auchindoun, resulting in the deaths of Lady Forbes, her children, and numerous others, and giving rise to the ballad Edom o Gordon. After the Jacobite risings of the 18th century, it was rebuilt as a barracks. It is now in the care of Historic Scotland and is open to the public.<br />
<br />
Heather blooms in the late summer and is the ideal habitat for grouse in Scotland, making it essential to the economics of estates that depend on grouse shooting for part of their income. <br />
<br />
The park was established in 2003 and is now the largest National Park in Great Britain.
    MM8321_20150830_13897.jpg
  • Piping competition at the Glenfinnan Games, Scotland.
    Glenfinnan Pipers.jpg
Next