A Sassenach living on the north coast of Scotland in the county of Caithness, part of the Highland region. Caithness is often discribed as the land beyond the highlands, open landscapes with big skies, dramatic cliffs and wide sandy beaches. It is in many ways a landscape photographers heaven, and one could say that it is somewhat like being the proverbial "Child in a sweet shop".

I didn't seriously start taking photographs until I was in my late twenties, I only remember two earlier forays into the world of photography, my parents gave me a Kodak Brownie 127 when I was about 8, I think the novelty soon wore off, and it was discarded to the bottom of a draw. In the 1970's my brother bought a Olympus OM-1, this sparked off an interest in cameras, with a mixture of envy and a strong desire to own such a beautiful object.

In the 1980's I purchased my first SLR camera, a Minolta X700, this being the beginning of a passion for photography.

My photography has evolved through the use of lots of film, learning to be self critical and the influence of other photographers. Through the 1980's and 1990's I went to as many photographic exhibitions as I could, the highlights of these exhibitions were Ansel Adams at the Barbican and Sebastiano Salgado at the RPS in Bath. Other photographers that made a lasting impression at this time were Don McCullin, Fay Goodwin, Bill Brandt,, Paul Strand and James Ravilious.

As my love for landscape photography has developed I have continued to derive inspiration from the work of photographers, those that immediatly spring to mind are Charlie Waite, David Ward, Colin Prior and Joe Cornish.

The copyright of all my images on flickr is "All rights reserved" and hence the reproduction of these images in any form is expressly forbidden without my permission.

If you wish to use one of these images please contact me at jamiegbuchanan@btopenworld.com.

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As a hotelier I am usually very busy during the season, March to October, so please do not be offended if my comments are limited during this period, I will always do my best to keep up with my regular contacts as and when I can.

Jamie