Summer in the Outer Hebrides
26.08.2023
Well what another couple of months that has been….
Time just seems to be going nowhere recently, only yesterday I saw Halloween products for sale in the shops, that only means one thing……we are on the countdown to… dare I say it, Christmas. Before we get to the tinsel & turkey and all that good stuff we’ll have autumn to look forward to with the rich orange, yellow and brown colours lighting up the landscape. Wow… that’s me taken us to the end of the year in just a few short ramblings.
So what have we been up to over the last few months, for those of you who don’t already know, we’ve visited the delightfully beautiful Outer Hebrides again, spending my birthday on the incredible Isle of Harris. It was an absolute pleasure whilst we were on the island to have the opportunity to visit Talla Na Mara to see Margaret Soraya’s exhibition. Margaret lives on Harris and had her beautiful work displayed proudly and rightly so on the walls. What was even more amazing was that we met up with Margaret at the exhibition having the opportunity to chat to her over a coffee. One of the most genuine, sincere and inspirational people we’ve met in a long time. Margaret’s work is exceptional, I’ll post the link to her website below for those who are interested, I’d definitely recommend taking a look. We also recorded a podcast in Margaret’s van with her dog Skye, such a joy and playful soul with a huge amount of character. The podcast was around female landscape photographers on YouTube and the lack of them. It still surprises me that we are one of only a handful of British female landscape photographers that have a presence on the YouTube Platform. We discussed reasons why this may be on the podcast, again I’ll post the link to the podcast below. It was probably one of the most surreal moments we’ve had in a totally good way, it was hilarious with Skye causing mischief, so much fun. If you are a female and have considered starting a photography channel but have yet to take the plunge, we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch using the contact section, we’d be interested to discuss it further.
I’ve also been involved in presenting a talk to Donside Photography Club which I thoroughly enjoyed. It was great to have the opportunity to speak to other photographers about Seascape Photography and all things creative. The talk was well received by the members and has spurred me on to deliver more presentations. It has also been great to meet up with Don Nealon, a local photographer who got in touch with us after watching one of our YT video’s. We spent the day at a wonderful seascape location, it was fabulous to have the opportunity to chat to him and learn more about his journey with photography, the video from our day will be released on 30th August. It was also superb to meet Dave who was over from the Isle of Lewis in our neck of the woods, we met up at Dunnottar Castle and enjoyed a lovely discussion about all things photography related. This leads me onto our next venture… we are shortly heading back to the Outer Hebrides for just over two weeks, visiting the Uists and Barra, finishing with some time on the Isle of Harris & Lewis. We are really looking forward to meeting up again with Dave to explore some hidden gems.
I’m going to finish the blog update by thanking everyone who takes the time to watch our YT videos, leave a comment or a thumbs up, it really is appreciated, also to everyone who interacts on Instagram & Facebook. We enjoy sharing our experiences with you and will to continue doing so.
Be sure to check out the ‘my recent work and prints section’ which have also been updated.
Take lots of care, chat again soon…. hopefully before the tinsel & turkey makes an appearance.
Adele & Max
Margaret’s Websites - Photographer, artist and educator Margaret Soraya
Quiet Landscapes | Landscape Photography and Creative Retreats Scotland
Our Podcast - Creative Soundscapes with Margaret Soraya: Encouraging Women onto YouTube with Adele and Max Warner Tate on App