Photography capturing the beauty and history of our landscapes.

I’m Jim Scott, an outdoor photographer with a passion for history, based in Englands border country, Northumberland. My photography explores my passion for visual story telling and combines it with capturing the impact that our history has had on our landscapes and culture.

The county is a vast and ruggedly impressive place, steeped in a rich and turbulent past stretching back millennia. Bringing together these endlessly beautiful landscapes with the remnants of our past, often form the basis of my images.

Northumberland has some of the most beautiful and unspoiled coastlines in the UK, the largest gold-tier dark sky park in Europe and a world class National Park with incredible rolling hills, and dense lush woodlands.

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COASTLINE GALLERY

Evocative photographs captured on the stunning Northumberland coastline. Listed as an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’, these many iconic locations are full of history and are a dream for photographers.

COASTLINE GALLERY

COUNTRYSIDE GALLERY

Northumberland has hundreds of square miles of rolling hills and beautiful countryside. Providing countless opportunities to capture photographs in diverse landscapes, changing weather conditions and stunning locations.

COUNTRYSIDE GALLERY

Dark Skies GALLERY

With 572 square miles of the county having been awarded Gold Tier Dark Skies status, Northumberland is home to the largest Dark Sky Park in the UK. It often plays host to natural phenomenon such as the Aurora, set against incredible backdrops.

DARK SKIES PORTFOLIO
The black church of Búðir, By Jim Scott

FURTHER AFIELD

Increasingly I am looking further afield for great photographs, and for opportunities to experience and capture something special. Here are a selection from around the world.

FURTHER AFIELD

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View fullsize A lone #snowboarder bombing down a slope in Whistler, #Canada 🇨🇦 This was a lucky shot while in a gondola heading back down the mountain, in January. The mist in the valley below, was amazing to see from above… what an impossibly beautiful
View fullsize Another shot from Holy Island and Saturday mornings sunrise. This time with the ‘S curve’ the often appears on the flats of the harbour… it was really pronounced Saturday, so I waded out (and almost sank into the quick sand) for
View fullsize It’s been a while since I was on Holy Island, so decided to head up there for sunrise on Saturday morning… very glad I did!! Here is the first of a few shots I took, I’ll post more soon. #Northumberland #photography #landscapeph
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This project is setting out to be the first ever photographic catalogue of all of Northumberland’s castles.

With 70 castles across the county, Northumberland has more than any other in England. In fact if you count Peles and Bastles there are well over 100.

To see the project unfold, please subscribe to my newsletter and visit the dedicated page here: THE NORTHUMBERLANDER PROJECT

Portfolio of work