Scotland Winter Wilderness

In the win­ter months the land­scapes of the Scot­tish High­lands are arguably at their finest, fre­quent­ly bathed with tran­sient light, pass­ing show­ers and snow-capped moun­tains. For this rea­son we are offer­ing a very spe­cial tour to the remote north and west of the Scot­tish High­lands to allow you to enjoy peace­ful beach­es, brood­ing moun­tains and the remote flow coun­try in their win­ter cloak.

With pick up and drop off avail­able from Inver­ness sta­tion and air­port get­ting to this win­ter won­der­land will be refresh­ing­ly sim­ple so you can relax and pre­pare for our time togeth­er pho­tograph­ing in some very spe­cial loca­tions reflect­ing the diver­si­ty of the land­scapes of the far northwest. 

Leav­ing Inver­ness we head north­west and the vast moun­tains of West­er Ross will soon be vis­i­ble as we head towards our first base in Ullapool. From here we will explore some of the beau­ti­ful coast and wood­land of West­er Ross as well as ven­tur­ing into the equal­ly spec­tac­u­lar areas of Coigach and Assynt with tow­er­ing peaks like Suil­ven and the diminu­tive Stac Pol­laidh. With lochs and moun­tains nev­er far from our side we will take time to explore the many pho­to­graph­ic oppor­tu­ni­ties, enriched by the win­ter light.

As we head fur­ther north into the wilder­ness of Suther­land we will take time to vis­it some of the most beau­ti­ful bays and beach­es to be seen. With the roar of the mighty Atlantic as our sound­track we will have plen­ty of time to make spe­cial images of some very spe­cial places. As we reach the most norther­ly coast of the main­land we will then head inland to enjoy the very dif­fer­ent land­scape of the flow country.

Here the land­scape changes as the deep peat mass, dot­ted with bog pools will spread out before us, accom­pa­nied only by the occa­sion­al peaks dis­rupt­ing the hori­zon. As we head back to Inver­ness we will tra­verse the very dif­fer­ent North­east coast and, if time per­mits, stop to make one or two final images on what we are sure will be a very spe­cial tour.

For this work­shop you will be in the capa­ble hands of Mark Lawrence who knows both the area and land­scape pho­tog­ra­phy very well. Mark has been trav­el­ling to Scot­land for over 40 years and will share his love for, and knowl­edge of, the land­scape through­out the tour, being avail­able at all times to pro­vide as much hands-on 1−2−1 tuition as you need to help you get the most from this pho­tog­ra­phers’ paradise.