Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Woman admiring the view across Embleton Bay in the Northumberland region of England.

Woman on the Knockan Crag trail above the Geopark between Ullapool and Elphin in the Assynt region of the Scottish Highlands.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom - October, 21 2021: West frontage of the Scottish Parliament Building at Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland. Two policemen are patrolling outside the entrance.

Late night glass of malt whisky with ice on a slate table with moonlight through the window on the wall behind.

Yacht marina at Deauville looking across to its neighbour Trouville-sur-Mer, on the Normandy coast of France.

Mature woman and her adult son on the Knockan Crag trail above the Geopark between Ullapool and Elphin in the Assynt region of the Scottish Highlands.

Three bags of bread defrosting on a kitchen counter draining board.

Anti-inflammotory paste made from turmeric, coconut oil and black pepper in a glass jar.

Gardenstown village and harbour, on the north coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Late night glass of malt whisky with ice on a slate table with moonlight through the window on the wall behind.

Woman with gloved hand plugging in a portable electric heater after the temperature dropped.

Late night glass of malt whisky with ice on a slate table with moonlight through the window on the wall behind.

Berkeley, California, USA - October 15, 2016: University of California entrance sign on the corner of Oxford Street and Center Street at Berkeley, California. Over 150 years old, and with many Nobel Prizes winners (they even have reserved parking spots for them), the campus serves almost 40,000 students within an open green space.

Meaux, France - March, 28 2022: View north across the Marne River to the Pont du Marche and the Cathedral in the town of Meaux in the Ile de France region of France.

Pouring a glass of whisky with ice from a decanter, in a dark background.

Worried mature woman looking through venetian blinds to the world outside.

Four red bricks; isolated on white. One from the bricks and blocks series.

Aberdeen, the oil capital of Scotland.

Tay Rail Bridge looking along its length towards the city of Dundee, Scotland. Processed in AdobeRGB colorspace.

Looking across towards the red bricked Schnee's Outfitters and the Meridian Boutique at the intersection of West Main Street and North Black Avenue in the town of Bozeman, Montana, USA.

Tobermory village on the Island of Mull on the west coast of Scotland. AdobeRGB colorspace.***Inspectors note, I haven't removed the signs on the shops since there are several of them, all very small, and none of them stand out ***

Road bridge at dawn between Ile de Re and La Rochelle in France.

Semur-en-Auxois in the Burgundy region of France.

University of California at Berkeley, California.

"Giant Hogweed against an out of focus green field. No friend to gardeners and conservationists , it is much loved by beekeepers (some of whose flock can be seen hard at work on the flowers). This Canon EOS-1D Mk IV image offers a very generous XL size."

View south of the surrounding countryside from the village of Turenne in the Dordogne region of France.

Village of Eze on the French Riviera.

The Matterhorn at sunset. AdobeRGB colorspace.

Part of the Neolithic stone circle known as the Ring of Brodgar, on the Orkney Islands of Scotland just after dawn. The site dates back to between 2500BC to 2000BC and is part of a wider archaeological complex containing Skara Brae, the Stones of Stenness and Maeshowe.

View over the peat bogs towards Ben Griam Beag, at Forsinard, in the Flow Country of the Sutherland region of Scotland. Peat bogs used to be drained to free-up land for forestry and agriculture until their importance as a global carbon store in Global Warming was understood. Covering 1500 square miles in area, the Flow Country blanket peat bog is the largest in Europe.

View along the canal towards Langerei in the city of Bruges in Belgium, looking north. AdobeRGB colorspace.

Golden yellow straw dried to perfection after a long hot summer. Here are more images in the eggs and straw series:

Vineyards in the Sancerre area of the Loire Valley, France.

Carlisle, United Kingdom: September 04, 2021: Farmer's market on the green at the south east corner of Carlisle Cathedral in the city of Carlisle in the north of England.

Ben Nevis, highest mountain in the UK, from across upper Loch Linnhe. AdobeRGB colorspace.

Kitchen fruit and vegetable waste ready for recycling. AdobeRGB colorspace.

Late night glass of malt whisky with ice on a slate table with moonlight through the window on the wall behind.

Close-up of a grey rock isolated on white. Focus is front to back.

Chamonix town with Mont Blanc range.

Reading bridge across the River Thames, Berkshire, England.

Golden square haybale isolated on white. They have always been known as square haybales in the agricultural community even though the sides are rectangular in shape. There are companion images:

Herbaceous flower border rendered as watercolour-like for background.

Looking towards the Paps of Jura, on the island of Jura, from Islay on a winter's morning.

Aberdeen, the oil capital of Scotland.

Unrecognizable woman spraying water on a tray of newly germinated seeds on a window sill.

Unrecognizable woman has fallen down on an icy street in winter.

City of Innsbruck in the Tirol region of Austria. The twin domes of Innsbruck Cathedral are just right of centre.

Broccoli florets being cooked in a steamer.

Close up of Scottish tartan called Stewart Royal Modern.

Cathedrale Saint Etienne de Limoges and the Pont Saint Etienne from across the Vienne River in the town of Limoges, France.

Findochty village on the Morayshire coast of Northern Scotland.

Stornoway, the largest town in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. AdobeRGB colorspace.

High angle view of Caen in Normandy, France.

Grey colored quartzite rock isolated on white. Focus is front to back.

City of Macon in the Burgundy region of France.

The Cathedrale Saint-Etienne at Auxerre in the Burgundy region of France from across the River Yonne.

Small pieces of kale leaf in water ready for cooking.

Close-up of a label on a pink cotton garment giving cleaning instructions. There is a companion image:

Suilven mountain in the Sutherland region of Scotland.