It was a little misty and rainy as I drove past Port Charlotte lighthouse on an autumnal day on Isle of Islay, an island on the west coast of Scotland. I had driven past it before, but the cold light on the lighthouse and its striking house (in the style of architects Charles and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh) and the sheep in the field in front of it made me want to get out now to take this photo.
Port Charlotte's lighthouse overlooks Loch Indaal, a large bay, which was once a shelter for naval vessels in World War II.
I have been involved in photography from an early age, and at the age of 20 I was allowed to exhibit my work for the first time. After many doubts, I ultimately did not make photography my profession, but I always continued to take photographs... Read more…