Michelle Vollemaere, Stormy Skye (PLACES 2026)

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Scotland on a stormy day is not for sissies. This pair battling to keep hold of their umbrellas in the lashing rain were visiting the monument in Sligachan dedicated to the famous explorers Collie and MacKenzie who climbed and mapped the Black Cuillin mountain range which attracts adventure tourists to the Isle of Skye regardless of the weather. The photographer (me) was soaked to the skin, buffeted by the wind, and struggling to hold the camera still enough to shoot.

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