When worlds collide.

Wood pigeon art © John MacPherson One of the large plump wood pigeons that loiter about my street had......

Keeping an eye on the living.

Going out in style / John MacPherson My old school mate Frank was one of life's enthusiasts.......

The Soft Hiss of Lead.

This is an old picture. Taken at least 30 years ago. I'm not sure if they allow such shenanigans these days. Firing shotguns beside a tourist attraction busy with tourists - hmmm! I wandered down......

Bringing the feed, Rum.

SNH National Nature Reserve Staff......

The sheep, Sutherland.

A sheep on a wall, with Suilven behind, viewed......

On a Scottish Sunday.

North Sutherland © John MacPherson...

‘September When it Comes’.

'September When it Comes': If you've not heard Rosanne Cash singing this duet with her father, Johnny Cash, give it a go. It is touching and beautiful. And, strangely predictive, for Johnny died in......

Sheep Thrill.

Lairg Lamb Sale © John MacPherson...

Threes.

Nature always provides surprises.   Small pond symmetry © John MacPherson...

Oh deer, I’m in a rut.

No, not Scotland (although the rut is getting under way here). I do get to other places, sometimes. ...

Working with the land.

A series of images exploring the visual delights of Scotland.   ...

To fly, in Skye.

More from modern Scotland: a series of occasional images exploring the visual delights of this small but enchanting corner of the UK. ...

The ineluctable sadness of loss.

"There are two main protagonists, a woman and a man, who might or might not be on vacation and who are very clearly enjoying each other’s company. In 14 of the photographs, they can......

“Do you see it? Understand it? Ok..” (“The mysterious perversion of photography”).

There's an interesting article in the NYT Lens blog by Donald R. Winslow: 'Eddie Adams: 10 Years On, and War Will Never Be the Same"   "When Eddie Adams died 10 years......

“I don’t want a walking stick”.

    Dave Forsyth in his favourite armchair © Ian Forsyth I came across Ian Forsyth's documentary series ...

An eye in the north.

Scotland is going to be in the news a lot in the next few weeks. I've already posted some historic images, most taken about 35 years ago (link). So I though it......

Scottish Nature Photography Fair 2014.

Dolphin group breaching, Moray Firth © John MacPherson   Do you like nature? Do you like hearing engaging speakers......

Lone Star State (of mind).

The Lone Star state © John MacPherson Many of you who read my (long) piece......

The thin blue line.

Graphic © John MacPherson I've read a couple of articles on Ferguson that made me stop and think, they were published only a day......

Another country.

This is a long piece. It's got a lot of images. Most are being published for the first time, but I hope it doesn't come over as too self-indulgent, and is perhaps more 'reflective'.......