Assynt and Coigach

This is an oppor­tu­ni­ty to join Paul Gal­lagher and Michael Pilk­ing­ton for 6 days of Scot­land land­scape pho­to­graph­ic heav­en explor­ing the area around Ullapool where we will be based. Whilst in these parts we will vis­it and pho­to­graph along the shores of Loch Lur­gainn above which you will see the mighty spires of Coigach, Cul Mor and prob­a­bly the most famous moun­tain, Stac Pol­laidh. We will of course dri­ve to Loch Druim Suardalain that is nes­tled beneath the spec­tac­u­lar peaks of Suil­ven and Can­isp. We will also ven­ture along ​‘The Wee Mad Road’ that hugs the side of Achmelvic, Bay of Sto­er, and the road leads to Lochna Charin Bhain to the north. Because this place is so over­looked and remote, we often find that we are the only pho­tog­ra­phers at these locations.

As well as head­ing north, we will take the road south along the edge of Loch Broom stop­ping to explore Cor­rieshal­loch Gorge and the Falls of Measach before con­tin­u­ing on to Dun­don­nell For­est and the water­falls in and wood­lands sur­round­ing Dun­don­nell Riv­er. No trip this far north would be com­plete with­out work­ing on the shores of Lit­tle Loch Broom and the beach­es near Gru­inard Bay. As well as wood­lands and moun­tains, we will cap­ture the rugged splen­der of this amaz­ing coast­line vis­it­ing Achna­haird, Clac­toll Bay, Clash­nessie Bay and one of Paul’s favourites, Bay of Culkein with its amaz­ing geol­o­gy and nat­ur­al arch.

This work­shop is not just designed to vis­it amaz­ing loca­tions in the north­ern high­lands; Paul and Michael will be work­ing with you to get the very best of your time with them and share their vast expe­ri­ence of pho­tograph­ing this part of Scot­land for over thir­ty years.

This work­shop is aimed at tak­ing your time to go beyond just the clas­sic shots of these amaz­ing land­scapes, but dis­cov­er more of your cre­ative pho­tog­ra­phy by mak­ing pic­tures that res­onate with you indi­vid­u­al­ly. We all see the world dif­fer­ent­ly, so this is why we will encour­age you to explore dif­fer­ent approach­es. We at aspect2i always say a loca­tion is nev­er ​‘done’ and in the Scot­tish High­lands, there is a life­time’s work in one of the most beau­ti­ful and diverse envi­ron­ments in the world!