Photographer Laurie Campbell will share his stunning
images from his time working for the North Harris Trust in talks for the Royal
Scottish Geographical Society in Inverness, Perth and Stirling between 13th-15th January.
The evening’s presentation will show the results
from a recent project where Laurie worked on a photography commission for the
North Harris Trust to photograph the wildlife, landscape and a little of the
culture of a community-owned 62,000 acre estate in this wild and beautiful part
of Scotland.
Working through the seasons over the course of a
year on the Trust’s 62,000 acre estate, he will describe his experiences of
photographing species such as golden eagles in winter, and then from a tiny
camouflaged hide thirty feet away on a cliff ledge overlooking their eyrie where
he captured some of the most intimate photographs ever taken of these birds at
the nest.
Although the commentary throughout the presentation
will occasionally include some technical information about equipment and
photographic techniques used, the style is equally aimed to be informative
about the various habitats and subjects together with the fieldcraft skills
required to get close to them.
This talk is kindly sponsored by Scottish Natural
Heritage.
Born in Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1958 and with a life-long
interest in the natural world, Laurie Campbell has dedicated over thirty five
years to photographing Scotland’s
distinctive wildlife and flora. In the beginning his aim was simple, to show
what he had witnessed to others who might have neither the time nor the
inclination to go out into the field and experience nature in as much detail
for themselves.
After graduating from a four year degree course in
photography at Napier University he continued accumulating stocks of
photographs of wildlife and in 1985 became Scotland’s first full-time
professional nature photographer. His imagery is published across a range of
media and is widely recognised for its distinctive style and his preference for
using natural light and belief in photographing subjects which are neither
captive or manipulated but simply as he finds them in the field.
Laurie’s talk Wild Harris will take place at 7:30pm on:
13th January - Inverness - The Highland Council Chamber, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX
14th January - Perth - North Inch Community Campus, Gowans Terrace, Perth, PH1 5BF
15th January - Stirling - Logie Lecture Theatre, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
Everyone is welcome. Tickets are £8 for adults, free for students, under 18s and RSGS members.
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