It is a beautiful story of landscape, people and Harris Tweed from the remote Western Isles.

The photographs in this book represent all that I love about photography—that rewarding feeling you get after a Hebridean adventure. Searching for island beauty and then forced home by the darkening night, nothing is left of you but the sea. All is washed away, an empty mind, but with my heart complete.

£155.00

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448pp | XL Edition | 380mm x 300mm x 50mm | 5kg

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A Thoughtful Addition

Every book order comes with a complimentary A4 Fine Art Giclée Print of ‘Weaver of the Winds’ at no extra cost. Consider it a heartfelt thank-you for supporting my work. This limited offer is available until 15 December 2024.

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From The Land of the Loom

‘I travelled to the Outer Hebrides to better understand these ancient islands. Losing myself in the elements, I found a place abounding with life and deeply entwined in the age-old art of weaving Harris Tweed®.

Through my photography, I was liberated to explore inner and outer worlds, connecting with a living landscape, the people it held, and the culture it celebrated. The crofters and weavers I met were untethered spirits of their own, their character and soul shining through in the face of the hardships of weather and geography. Here, among the wide-open mountains, moors, and machair, we shared a rare and treasured freedom.

While the Isle of Harris holds firm my heart, and forms the primary focus of this photographic collection, my many journeys to the Outer Hebrides has also blessed my camera with wonderful picture opportunities across the islands of Lewis, Berneray, Eriskay and the Uists.’

I came all this way to explore the Outer Hebrides landscape, and the most important thing I discovered was the island crofters and the weaving culture of Harris Tweed.

These islands hold stories beneath every ancient stone, slowly revealing their secrets to those patient enough to listen. My journey here has been meditative and deeply connected to the land and the people. Through my photography, I seek to capture the balance between nature’s light and dark, the challenges of remote life, and the rewards of patience.

Over fifteen years, the islands have left their mark on me, shedding old burdens and bringing a sense of freedom. With each visit, I am driven to explore further, camera in hand, towards the next horizon.

Weaving Landscapes

As I began to photograph the landscape, the people and the cloth, I started to see patterns emerge. A beat began, and the rhythm of Harris Tweed flowed into my consciousness and my pictures. Herringbone, hound’s tooth, basket weave, bird’s eye, glen check, windowpane: Evocative names for original Harris Tweed patterns. The closer I looked, the more beautiful and complex the patterns became. They are about the relations between and within – the ties of labour that bind Hebrideans to the weaving landscapes of their making.

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