By The River.

The River Ness in Inverness, is an interesting piece of water. Inverness derives its name from the Gaelic 'inbhir' or 'invir' which means 'at the mouth of' and with its suffix 'ness' from the......

The art of whisky.

Working the barley with a malt shovel © John MacPherson   During malt whisky production,......

Faking it: charity communications in the firing line.

'Truth is the first casualty of war'. So the saying goes. It's always been that way. Leading up to and then during the first world war citizens were fed a series of lies, usually centred around atrocities......

Of Immediate Concern.

Want to see your pictures in print? Yes? GREAT! -  because duckrabbit is toying with the idea of running a photo competition and to print the winning images online and in a magazine, with a small......

Remembering Rhonda Wilson.

I first met Rhonda Wilson a few days after one of Rhubarb Rhubarb's (the photo development company she set up and ran with Lorna) yearly portfolio reviews. Every year they opened their doors for......

A glimpse of autumn.

I like Autumn. Sometimes it is a slow slide into Winter, with Summer hanging onto Autumn's heels keeping it mild despite the evening frosts. Other times Autumn has barely begun when an impatient Winter......

Italy (not in b&w).

I posted some b&w pictures from my recent short Italy wander. Here are some in colour. In no order really.   Church light, Liguria......

The Italian Job.

Just had a few days in Italy. Lovely place, lovely people. Never been before, but will go again. So here's a visual diary of some of my wanderings. I know I know, self-indulgent. But......

R for remarkable, D for donate.

  This is the new Honda ad. It is very clever.  Have a look and press the R key to watch the parallel narratives unfold. Now......

Before They Pass Your Way.

  CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE   There you are minding your own business in: 1) A valley in Wales 2) A glen in Scotland 3)......

Island Light.

Loch Don, Mull © John MacPherson I love islands. I like their light. I was able to get onto 41 Scottish islands one......

Where the tar ends…...

Where the tar ends (Italy) © John MacPherson...

The big cat.

Amur tiger and people, Highland Wildlife Park © John MacPherson...

When worlds collide.

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

Terrific short doco not really about running.

Brilliant     http://youtu.be/6F7T1EGSoMQ...

I was a stranger and you made me welcome – What duck did with the Sony Award you helped us win.

Earlier this year we asked you to help us win the Sony Production Awards by voting for That Time, a film we made for......

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......