A SPECIAL PHOTOWALK EDITION RECORDED IN THE HIGHLANDS

Recorded on the 2025 Scottish Photowalk Retreat, this episode takes you to the Highlands’ finest locations, including Black Water, Glen Affric and the wide, quiet sweep of Loch Maree. You’re invited to become the eleventh member of our retreat alongside Lynn Fraser and me (Neale), as you join us to walk, eat, and share stories together. Hear how we embraced the use of film cameras to work together in the Inverness Darkroom, watching our images bloom in the darkroom trays, and explored how words can shape our pictures with writer Merryn Glover. It’s part travel diary, part creative gathering; a record of what happens when you put a small group of photographers, writers and wanderers together in the Highlands, and let Scotland do the rest.

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MORE ABOUT names, words, THE MUSIC and places FROM TODAY’S SHOW

The Journey Beyond is a series of creative journeys into the world, with the shifts in perception, feeling, and awareness that travel stirs. Through image, sound, and story, we follow threads of wonder, intuition, and connection, letting each place shape how we see, listen, and feel.

We printed at the Inverness Darkroom, a community black and white darkroom in the Inverness Creative Academy in the city centre.

Matt Sillars is a photographer based on the Black Isle, co-founder of the Inverness Darkroom and FLOW Photofest.

On Wednesday, we were visited by the author Merryn Glover, whose books include The Hidden Fires and Of Stone and Sky.

Peter Lik is an Australian-born landscape photographer known for panoramic nature images and limited edition prints. He exhibits through LIK Fine Art galleries across the United States.

Locals swear the “wild haggis” is a fleet-footed Highland beast with legs longer on one side so it can sprint round hills: glorious Scottish mischief.

Kelvin Brown’s flickr Photowalk inspired group - join by invite by clicking on to THIS LINK.

MUSIC LINKS: Gabriella Francis wrote today's playout song Breathe. Music on the show is sourced primarily from Artlist and also features in Michael Brennan’s Spotify playlist GoFoto. For Apple Music users, follow this playlist.