Even though it was many years ago and I ended up suffering from a serious bout of hay fever, I still hold very fond memories of that trip. It would be fair to say I fell in love with Scotland back then and have returned many times. It's almost impossible to say which part of Scotland I like best, but I have always felt particularly drawn to the Northwest of the mainland as well as pretty much all of the islands that I have visited.

The images on this page are all from a post-COVID trip to the Torridon area in 2022. Most of these, for me anyway, have a certain peacefulness about them that epitomizes a peculiar “at home” feeling. A strangely satisfying feeling of content, of calmness, of being in the moment, something I don’t often get in my city life… That’s another reason why I love landscape photography the way I do. It helps ground me in a way.

How did that famous John Muir quote go?

“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.”

Words that I can totally relate to, even though it doesn’t have to be a forest for me. In fact, it often isn’t. It can be the sea, a lake, mountains, soft rolling hills … anything really. The important thing is being outside, close to what we affectionately refer to as mother nature. Some of my friends might argue that I have pretty much accomplished half of Muir’s quest already in that I probably lost my mind a long time ago. Well, who am I to disagree? But the soul searching part is still ongoing, and Scotland always makes me feel like I’m getting closer…