The Saltings

The Isle of Harris occupies a somewhat hallowed position in the hearts and minds of landscape photographers. Every year, droves of tripod-clutching pilgrims make the trip to Harris, which is actually the southern part of the Scottish Hebridean island of Lewis and Harris, in order to try and capture the essence of the landscape. Why is it so special? I think it’s the confluence of vast, sandy beaches, the impossibly aquamarine sea and steep, green hills. The weather is best described as changeable, which means it mostly rains. This photograph shows the rather curious tidal pools at Northton, where the bulbous island peak known as Ceapabhal sits between the saltmarsh and the sea.