HVAR The port town of Hvar is the ideal spot for culture-seekers and watersports enthusiasts alike. Your itinerary could be filled with exhilarating treks to ancient ruins, sea kayaking to isolated coves, marvelling at the Blue Cave on a boat trip, snorkelling or simply stretched out on a beach, sipping local wines and eating divine seafood –
the choice is yours.
S C O T L A N D
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North
Atlantic
Ocean
Its rural, windswept glamour makes the
little village of Ullapool a favourite of photographers like Le Brun. The dramatic scenery makes for compelling compositions, especially when using a framing device (as Le Brun did with the window of the Peugeot 408) to create visual depth and intrigue.
ULLAPOOL
“Kylesku Bridge feels slightly out of this world,” Le Brun says. “It’s hard to believe it exists in real life!” The curved ribbon of concrete stretching over Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin appears to move as fluidly as the water below, seeming strangely organic in the Scottish wilderness. It also lends itself to unbelievable photo compositions. “It’s one of the best spots in the Highlands to capture incredible car shots. Every time I visit, I find a new perspective to photograph.”
KYLESKU BRIDGE
Follow the distant roar of water along a winding 10-minute trail for the chance to shoot the falls from a new perspective. “When you’re shooting a scene with multiple angles, it’s important to work out what you want from the images,” Le Brun says. “Having a rough idea can prevent ‘shot blindness’ and getting overwhelmed by all the options, especially if you’re in a rush or making a quick stop. For this scene I was set on having the waterfall, lake and mountain, so it made sense to spend my time at the top of the falls to make sure I got all of the elements I wanted in.”
LOCH NA
GAINMICH WATERFALL
Black Pearl Creole Kitchen is an unexpected punch of spice in the Highlands, one that proves Scottish food is much more than mince and tatties. Here, a menu of jerk chicken and chickpea curry is served up alongside another photo op. “An element of human interaction is really important,” Le Brun says. “Having this moment of someone grabbing the food makes the image a lot more real
and tangible.”
BLACK PEARL
CREOLE KITCHEN
With so many remote beaches dotted along the Scottish coastline, a road trip is really the only way to take them all in. This is a particularly enchanting cove, a place that Le Brun says feels like “the furthest thing from classic rugged Scotland” thanks to its serene white sands and calm (if chilly) waters.
GRUINARD BAY
Dotted with mysterious forested islands, this freshwater loch is an enticing swimming spot, and shooting here is an opportunity to bring movement into your pictures. “You don’t have to have the whole person in shot – often having less of them tells the story much better than a stylised
‘perfect’ photo.”
LOCH MAREE
“I chose Beinn Eighe specifically because it
reminds me so clearly of weekend expeditions
in the Highlands as a child,” Le Brun says, and it’s hard to imagine somewhere more classically Scottish than this tumultuous landscape of tumbling valleys and cloud- tipped mountains. Wildlife photographers should keep their cameras ready for golden eagles soaring above the ancient pine woods. Even the car park has incredible views to enjoy from the warmth of your vehicle –a bonus when travelling in Scotland, where rain is an all too common occurrence.
BEINN EIGHE NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE CAR PARK
KINLOCHEWE
ACHILTIBUIE
Kylesku Bridge
Loch na Gainmhich
Ullapool
Gruinard
Bay
Black Pearl
Creole Kitchen
Loch Maree
Beinn National Reserve Park
Gruinard
Bay
Loch Maree
Kylesku Bridge
Loch Maree
Beinn Eighe
National Park
Ullapool
Loch na Gainmhich
Korčula
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Gruinard Bay
KYLESKU BRIDGE
KYLESKU BRIDGE
“Kylesku Bridge feels slightly out of this world,” Le Brun says. “It’s hard to believe it exists in real life!” The curved ribbon of concrete stretching over Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin appears to move as fluidly as the water below, seeming strangely organic in the Scottish wilderness. It also lends itself to unbelievable photo compositions. “It’s one of the best spots in the Highlands to capture incredible car shots. Every time I visit, I find a new perspective to photograph.”
ULLAPOOL
Its rural, windswept glamour makes the little village of Ullapool a favourite of photographers like Le Brun. The dramatic scenery makes for compelling compositions, especially when using a framing device (as Le Brun did with the window of the Peugeot 408) to create visual depth and intrigue.
GRUINARD BAY
With so many remote beaches dotted along the Scottish coastline, a road trip is really the only way to take them all in. This is a particularly enchanting cove, a place that Le Brun says feels like “the furthest thing from classic rugged Scotland” thanks to its serene white sands and calm (if chilly) waters.
GRUINARD BAY
With so many remote beaches dotted along the Scottish coastline, a road trip is really the only way to take them all in. This is a particularly enchanting cove, a place that Le Brun says feels like “the furthest thing from classic rugged Scotland” thanks to its serene white sands and calm (if chilly) waters.
BLACK PEARL
CREOLE KITCHEN
Black Pearl Creole Kitchen is an unexpected punch of spice in the Highlands, one that proves Scottish food is much more than mince and tatties. Here, a menu of jerk chicken and chickpea curry is served up alongside another photo op. “An element of human interaction is really important,” Le Brun says. “Having this moment of someone grabbing the food makes the image a lot more real
and tangible.”
LOCH MAREE
Dotted with mysterious forested islands, this freshwater loch is an enticing swimming spot, and shooting here is an opportunity to bring movement into your pictures. “You don’t have to have the whole person in shot – often having less of them tells the story much better than a stylised
‘perfect’ photo.”