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Skye or the Isle of Skye is the largest and most northerly large island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillins, the rocky slopes of which provide some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the country. Although it has been suggested that the Gaelic Sgitheanach describes a winged shape there is no definitive agreement as to the name's origins.

The island has been occupied since the Mesolithic period and its history includes a time of Norse rule and a long period of domination by Clan MacLeod and Clan Donald. The 18th-century Jacobite risings led to the breaking up of the clan system and subsequent Clearances that replaced entire communities with sheep farms, some of which also involved forced emigrations to distant lands. Resident numbers declined from over 20,000 in the early 19th century to just under 9,000 by the closing decade of the 20th century. Skye's population increased by 4 per cent bet...

I was given my first camera, a Kodak Brownie Fiesta, when I was 12 and have been fascinated with photography ever since. Over the years I've dabbled in everything from 35mm street images to weddings on medium format and even product work with 8x10 equipment. Today, I have the luxury of being able to work in areas that I love - travel, wildlife, fine art as well as select commercial assignments for personal, business and celebrity clients. My work has appeared internationally in books, magazines and electronic media and has received numerous awards including the prestigious United Nations Environment Program Special Prize for Digital Photography. Today, the journey continues as I use state of the art digital technology to capture the...