Tag: Lighthouse


  • Capturing the Blue Hour: An pre-dawn visit to Seaham Lighthouse

    In the quiet moments before dawn, when the world is still wrapped in slumber and the sky begins to don its blue cloak, lies a time photographers affectionately call the “blue hour.” It’s a magical time, a fleeting window where the world seems to hold its breath, and colours softly waken. It’s within this ethereal…

  • Split Toning: A Portrait of the Butt of Lewis Lighthouse

    The Butt of Lewis Lighthouse was built in 1862 by David Stevenson. Situated at the north of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, it also holds the Guinness Book of Records acolade as the windiest spot in the UK. The tower itself is 37m high and stands boldly against the sky, perched on…

  • Darkness and Light: The Contrast of Eilean Glas

    First established in 1789 by Thomas Smith, Eilean Glas Lighthouse takes its name from Glas Island on which it stands. Located on the east coast of Scalpay it was one of the first four lighthouses to be built in Scotland and continues to provide guidance to ships navigating the stretch of water know as The…