ANGRY Poetry.

I like whales and dolphins, and big fish. I've been very lucky to grow up in a coastal area, and undertake a lot of work on the coast, and on islands, and consequently have had......

Time & Tide.

I walked along the beach, it was the 7th December. Cold. Sleet showers stung my face. I saw a branch, cast ashore on the tide. It was shapely and elegant, and rocking to and......

Into the shadowlands….

Mesa Arch sunrise © John MacPherson   This is the (long) story of the day Germany 'invaded'......

Dark and familiar.

I took a trip over to the west of Scotland to see family this week. With some time to spare I thought I'd revisit a place I'd not been for a few years -......

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...

When worlds collide.

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

Bringing the feed, Rum.

SNH National Nature Reserve Staff......

On a Scottish Sunday.

North Sutherland © John MacPherson...

Sheep Thrill.

Lairg Lamb Sale © 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......

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......

Lone Star State (of mind).

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

The story of a house.

I lobbed another bag of clothes onto the fire. They joined the cushions, pillows, and a mattress that were already being consumed, prompting a sheet of flame to flare gloriously, sparks sailing high above......

Shadowdance.

This is the last post on ‘landscape’ and ‘meaning’ for a bit, too much of a good thing and all that. I wrote this last year, and this is possibly an opportune moment to post......

The heart of the land.

I read a post this week (3rd Jan) by Tolu Ogunlesi: 'Oxfam's Book of Lamentations' in which the author makes some observations on, and critical comments about, Oxfam's latest fundraising campaign advert which concentrates......