The Isle of Eigg

Whilst we run pho­tog­ra­phy tours through­out the world and rel­ish in the expe­ri­ences of trav­el, land­scapes and cul­ture, we have always enjoyed the times we have learned how oth­ers have ​‘seen’ the places we have vis­it­ed and gained an under­stand­ing of what it meant to them.

We have cho­sen the Isle of Eigg for this Retreat pure­ly for its astound­ing beau­ty and tran­quil­li­ty. We will meet at the fer­ry port in Mal­laig and leave the world behind tak­ing the cross­ing to the island where we will be met by our hosts and dri­ven to our beau­ti­ful accom­mo­da­tion. All meals are includ­ed, and we have our own pri­vate meet­ing room where we can dis­cuss the images we have tak­en that day. Many pho­tog­ra­phers that have pho­tographed Scot­land say that the Isle of Eigg is the most beau­ti­ful place in Scot­land they have ever seen.

Dur­ing our time in these breath tak­ing sur­round­ings, we will be ded­i­cat­ing our time to just two loca­tions, The Singing Sands and the world famous Bay of Laig, both of which are just a short walk from our accom­mo­da­tion. You will be encour­aged to take your time and relax into the expe­ri­ence of being there and make pho­tographs that will come togeth­er as a unique port­fo­lio to you. We will not be dash­ing around, but enjoy­ing con­tem­pla­tive times in one of Scotland’s most stun­ning landscapes.

Through­out the Retreat you will have Paul Gal­lagher and Michael Pilk­ing­ton on hand to share and dis­cuss your work and guide you through any image inter­pre­ta­tion, post pro­cess­ing, and print­ing tuition. We will encour­age you to con­nect with the world about you and work slow­ly. What­ev­er your lev­el of expe­ri­ence, we will be there to encour­age and inspire in an entire­ly non-judge­men­tal way.

Each pho­tog­ra­ph­er will return home with a port­fo­lio of three A2 prints made on a paper of their choice and pre­sent­ed in a fine art port­fo­lio box. You will also have free life­time access to our online course ​‘Mak­ing The Print’ so you can con­tin­ue your jour­ney after you Isle of Eigg Retreat.

If you want to vis­it a loca­tion in the Scot­tish High­lands that is abound in beau­ty and seren­i­ty and return home with prints that encap­su­late the essence of this place, then this Retreat is not to be missed! 

Trav­el Arrangements

We will meet at the fer­ry port of Mal­laig on the first day of the work­shop where we will take the morn­ing cross­ing to Eigg. It is advis­able to stay close to Mal­laig the evening before to ensure you make this ferry.

Sea­son­al cancellations

Occa­sion­al­ly, due to weath­er con­di­tions fer­ries can be can­celled to and return­ing from the islands and it is advis­able to fac­tor in extra days should this occur.