Seascapes

The sea is never the same twice on this coast. On the west, the Atlantic runs uninterrupted from North America and the water over the shell sand turns turquoise in sunshine and slate grey within the hour. On the east, the Minch is a narrower, darker channel between Lewis and the mainland, and it behaves quite differently.

These photographs were taken from the shores of both islands in every season.

Seascape photographs from Lewis and Harris. Click any image to see it full size.

In short

Seascape photographs taken from the shores of Lewis and Harris: the open Atlantic on the west coast, where shell sand turns the water turquoise in sunshine, and the darker, narrower Minch on the east between Lewis and the Scottish mainland.