With the winter season having truly arrived, award-winning photographer James Roddie shares his tips on how to photograph mountain hares. Mountain hares are arguably one of the most beautiful sights you can see in the Scottish hills. They are true icons of the Highlands – turning white in the winter and living their lives in some of the coldest and harshest environments in the UK. Britain’s only native hare, they can only be seen in the Scottish uplands and in a small area of the English Peak District. In recent years they’ve become a very popular subject for photographers and…

Nick Hanson is the current holder of the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year Award. David Lintern finds out more. Tell us a little about yourself – where’s home, is photography your full time job, and so on? I am originally from Dumfries in south west Scotland, however my family moved down to Cambridgeshire back in 1989 when I was 17. Dumfries and Galloway is a beautiful place to live, with rolling hills, forests and lots of lovely coastline. As a youngster, although I loved to be outdoors, it was more about my enjoyment of being out there rather than…

David Lintern catches up with a wildlife photographer and graphic artist living and working in the north. Where are you based and why? I live on the Black Isle, just North of Inverness, with stunning views of the Fyrish monument and Ben Wyvis. I work as a freelance Graphic Designer and photographer, alongside a part-time job with the Royal Mail. I’m here for the wildlife and the landscape. Do you have a favourite place at the moment to visit and take photos? Recently I’ve been keeping things local for a few dog photography shoots. More usually I spend a lot…

David Lintern shares a few tips and tricks for photos in the finest season of them all. It seems ages since we’ve done one of these photography articles, and the start of the winter season is as good an opportunity as any to return. No one does anything creative so they can follow the rules, and my only real rule on workshops is that rules (not legs or hearts) are meant for breaking… but that said, banking a few ideas about foreground, leading lines, light and so on means you can concentrate on being in the moment and going with…

We continue our series of interviews with the leading lights of Scottish outdoor photography. David Lintern quizzes a master of Victorian photographic techniques and finds a very 21st century artist just under the surface. Let’s start with your exhibition of new work, currently running at the John Muir Visitor centre in Pitlochry. What can people expect to see? It’s a selection of new work made over the last two years, mostly using old Victorian processes in the Scottish landscape. For this exhibition I’ve largely concentrated on work from the Hebrides, but in particular Skye and the Uists. Expect stark, monochrome…

In the wake of recent photography awards and Glasgow exhibitions, landscape photographer Damian Shields talks to David Lintern about his work. Can you tell us a little about yourself – where’s home, is photography your full time job and so on? Having relocated to the ‘Monklands’ area of North Lanarkshire after my parents briefly emigrated to Canada, I spent the majority of my formative years in Coatbridge. After a few years away from North Lanarkshire in the wilderness of self-discovery and further education, I returned when I became a father who needed the support of my family having started full…