Lighthouses are necessarily located in some of the most windswept, sea-scoured landscapes on Earth – but also the most dramatically beautiful.
I hope you’ll enjoy this photographic tour which takes you from Land’s End to Port Ness on the Isle of Lewis.
We’ve never set out to create a portfolio of lighthouse images, so the collection is by no means comprehensive. You’ll see that most of our focus has been on Islay! But the range of weather and lighting conditions is amazing.
All images copyright © Colin & Jo Woolf
Land's End lighthouse
Cliffs at Land's End
Newborough lighthouse, Anglesey, North Wales
Carraig Fhada, Port Ellen Bay, Islay (1)
Carraig Fhada - interesting interior!
Carraig Fhada (3)
Carraig Fhada, with morning ferry just to the left
Port Charlotte lighthouse, Islay
Rhinns lighthouse, Islay
Lismore lighthouse in Oban Bay
The Garvellachs
Butt of Lewis lighthouse
Butt of Lewis lighthouse
5 Comments
MindMindful
These are wonderful! I love these kinds of inadvertent collections — shows an enduring interest of some kind. The range of light & texture in these is delightful.
Jo Woolf
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thank you very much for the comment.
tearoomdelights
Lighthouses are such incredible pieces of engineering and I love your photos,an impressiive collection. It’s amazing to think that at one time they were manned by lighthouse keepers, what a strangely solitary life that must have been.
Jo Woolf
Yes, they must have been very hardy – physically and mentally. But imagine the views they must have had! Amazing.
tearoomdelights
That’s true, the views must have been spectacular.