Elgol is a crofting and fishing community lying on the tip of the Strathaird Peninsula in Southern Skye. From the beach in Elgol panoramic views reach across Loch Scavaig into the heart of the Cuillin Mountains. Strathaird is part of two more adjoining estates all owned by the John Muir Trust, where the Trust are restoring and protecting the area and improving the lives of resident crofters who have worked the land here for more than 6,000 years.
Mark Hamblin has worked as a freelance nature photographer since 1995, creating images for international photographic agencies; providing specialist guiding services and working on multi-media conservation projects.
Mark has published and collaborated on several books including Wild Peak, Wild Land - Images of nature from the Cairngorms, Tooth & Claw and 2020VISION. He was also a contributing photographer for the Wild Wonders of Europe project working on stories in Lithuania and The Netherlands.
Mark is a director of the social enterprise company, Wild Media Foundation, who produce communications material for a range of clients as well as working on their own projects. Their current project, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture amplifies the case for a wilder Scotland, and Mark is part of a team of photographers and videographers currently gathering material for a range of media products.
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