This is July 2014 edition of North South Images newsletter. This has photographs from the Shetland Islands and the Lofoten Islands. There is more information about North South Images on www.northsouthimages.co.uk

1. North South
Images
Newsletter
July 2014
www.northsouthimages.co.uk

2. IMAGES INCLUDED IN OXFORD ARTWEEKS DURING MAY 2014

3. In This Newsletter
• Shetland Islands
• Lofoten Islands
• Oxford Artweeks
Springtime on Scat Ness, Shetland

4. SHETLAND
SPRING 2014
The Shetland visit in the spring focused on
the west side of mainland, on the island of
Yell and on research into the Hanseatic
traders in Shetland.

5. Shetland spring comes a little later than
further south – but can bring blue skies
to accompany the daffodils.
Scalloway Castle – Scalloway was once
the Capital of Shetland.

6. The cliffs at Eshaness, sometimes
battered by Atlantic waves

7. Meal Beach, West Burra

8. Fishing boats in the mist on Yell

9. Calm seas from Sumburgh Head
at the south end of Shetland

10. Hanseatic trading post
on Whalsay

11. LOFOTEN SPRING 2014
Rorbuer in Svolvaer

12. Southern Lofoten
I spent time based in Svolvaer, the biggest town in the islands, before going
south to the fishing village of Å i Lofoten at the end of the Lotofen chain of islands.
The weather was much less Arctic than I’d been expecting.
The Lofoten Wall from Glapen

13. Clearing clouds over Svolvaer

14. Reine Village, Lofoten

15. Still evening at Å i Lofoten

16. Morning light at Å i Lofoten

17. A reminder that you are inside the Arctic Circle: Spring in Lofoten isn’t all Blue Skies.

18. SHETLAND
SUMMER 2014
Visiting the Tammie Norries
The target for this visit to Shetland was to
spend time around the puffin (known
locally as a tammie norrie) colonies,
particularly at Sumburgh Head.

19. Some of the puffins were confused by the attention

20. Others were happy to pose for the camera

21. It was also good to see the Black
Guillemots (known as tysties
locally) around the cliffs too.

22. The perils of summer on Shetland, sometimes you have the share the beach.
St Ninian’s tombolo.

23. OXFORD ARTWEEKS 2014
• During May I took part in Oxford Artweeks
• Thank you to the many
people who came to
look at the pictures I
had on show.
• I’ll also be taking part in
Christmas Artweeks in
November.

24. OXFORD ARTWEEKS 2014
• There’s more information about Artweeks at
http://www.artweeks.org/

25. www.northsouthimages.co.uk
There is now an expanded
selection of prints, cards,
calendars and mugs available
on the website.
Do come and visit, and if you
are interested in hearing more
about people, places and
wildlife in the far north or the
far south do get in touch I’m
very happy to talk to groups.

26. Contact
For more information about North South Images contact
E: ross@northsouthimages.co.uk
T: twitter.com/northsouthimage
W: www.northsouthimages.co.uk
All the images in the newsletter are (c) Ross Mackenzie, please get in touch if
you’re interested in using them.