Caíque Bom Sucesso – Olhão, Algarve, Portugal
Caíque Bom Sucesso – Olhão, Algarve, Portugal. Photo By Simon Kirwan
Dun Carloway Broch, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Dun Carloway Broch, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland – Photo By Simon Kirwan
Trans Pennine Trail Cycling Hornsea – Southport
Trans Pennine Trail Cycling Coast to Coast from Hornsea to Southport – somewhere in South Yorkshire. Accommodation is often basic, but with secure bike storage, and scenic views of the countryside.
Callanish Stone Circle, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Callanish Stone Circle, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides – the Callanish Stones, dating from c2000 BC, Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais in Gaelic, are situated near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais) on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Carnan Eoin Panorama, Colonsay, Western Isles
Carnan Eoin Panorama, Colonsay, Western Isles, Scotland – Photo By Simon Kirwan. Above Kiloran Bay, looking north from the summit cairn, the trig point on Carnan Eoin, at 143m the highest point on the island of Colonsay, Ben More on the Isle of Mull visible on the horizon.
Evans Walk & the Paps of Jura, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Evans Walk & the Paps of Jura, Inner Hebrides, Scotland – Photo By Simon Kirwan
Portnahaven Harbour, Isle of Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Portnahaven Harbour, Isle of Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland – Photo By Simon Kirwan, and the Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse, on the island of Orsay, built by Robert Stevenson in 1825
Gigha & Islay from the Sound of Jura, Western Isles, Scotland
Gigha & Islay from the Sound of Jura, Western Isles – Photo By Simon Kirwan, from the CalMac ferry on a day of mirror-like calm in the Inner Hebrides
HM Coastguard Sikorsky S92 Helicopter, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
HM Coastguard Sikorsky S92 Helicopter, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis – Photo By Simon Kirwan. Sikorsky S92 G-MCGD Search & Rescue helicopter operated by Maritime & Coastguard Agency, based at Stornoway, carries out training exercise in North Minch between Lewis and Scottish mainland.
Machrie Moor Stone Circle, Isle of Arran, Scotland
Machrie Moor Stone Circle, Isle of Arran, Scotland – Photo By Simon Kirwan. Bronze Age stone circles on Machrie Moor, Isle of Arran, dating from around 1800 to 1600 BC in the Neolithic period.
Cycling Bealach na Bà, Wester Ross, Scotland
Cycling Bealach na Bà, Applecross Peninsula, Wester Ross, Scotland – Photo By Simon Kirwan – approaching hairpins at top of Bealach na Bà, the Pass of the Cattle, which ascends from sea-level to 2054 ft in about 5 miles, the 3rd highest road in Scotland and the greatest ascent of any road climb in the […]
Brodick Bay, Isle of Arran, Scotland
Brodick Bay & Goat Fell Sunset Panorama, Isle of Arran, Scotland – Photo By Simon Kirwan
Irente Viewpoint, Lushoto, Tanzania
Irente Viewpoint, Lushoto, in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania, East Africa – Photo By Simon Kirwan
Anish Kapoor Sydney Sky Mirror Dismantled
Anish Kapoor Sky Mirror at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia is dismantled – Photo By Simon Kirwan
Sydney Opera House & Circular Quay Panorama from Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Lookout
Sydney Opera House & Circular Quay Panorama from Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Lookout – Sony RX100 panoramic photo By Simon Kirwan.
Australian Rainbow Lorikeet, Conway Beach, Queensland
Australian Rainbow Lorikeet, Conway Beach, Queensland – Photo By Simon Kirwan
Il Spasimo di Sicilia, after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino), Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour
Il Spasimo di Sicilia, after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino), Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour. Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary, also known as Lo Spasimo or Il Spasimo di Sicilia, is a painting by the Italian High Renaissance painter Raphael, of circa 1514–16, in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
Dublin Accordion Player with Pints of Guinness
Dublin Accordion Player with Pints of Guinness – Photo By: Simon Kirwan. Shot on disposable film camera in a pub in Dublin about 10 years ago, scanned inkjet print.
Jumping off Lake Bled Diving Board, Slovenia
Jumping off Lake Bled Diving Board, Slovenia – Photo By Simon Kirwan
Glass Bottom Boat Trip, Paphos, Cyprus
Glass Bottom Boat Trip, Paphos, Cyprus – Photo By Simon Kirwan
Trumpeter of Krakow
Trumpeter of Krakow – Photo By Simon Kirwan. St Mary’s Basilica, Main Market Square, Krakow, Poland – every hour, a trumpeter plays an unfinished song, Hejnal mariacki from the taller of the two towers, commemorating the 13th century trumpeter shot in the throat while sounding the alarm before the Mongol attack on the city of […]