Colin Prior is known as one of the world’s most respected landscape photographers. Born in Glasgow, his proximity to the Scottish Highlands shaped his passion for the outdoors and fostered his interest in photography. His photographs capture sublime moments of light and land, which are the result of meticulous planning and preparation and often take years to achieve. Prior is a photographer who seeks out patterns in the landscape and the hidden links between reality and the imagination.
His six books include The World’s Wild Places and Living Tribes, which were published internationally. He is currently working on a four-year project documenting the Karakoram Mountains of Pakistan. He is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.
Undisturbed places, where I can find the raw material for my work.
I am working on a book on a four-year book project in the Karakoram Mountains of Pakistan.
Colin Prior, Wild Scotland, 2014
High Light, Constable, 2010
The World’s Wild Places, Constable, 2006
Living Tribes, Constable, 2003
Scotland – The Wild Places, Constable, 2001
Highland Wilderness, Constable, 1993
The World’s Wild Places, Glasgow Science Centre, 2007
The World’s Wild Places, OXO Tower Gallery, London, 2006
Land’s End, Museum of Education, Glasgow, 1992
The Scottish Visual Experience, Linhof Gallery, London, 1990
“Commissioned by British Airways for four years, he has travelled to over forty countries throughout the world and lived alone for extended periods of time in the wild just to understand his subject.”
Colin was excellent and very helpful, and Bob was a terrific driver and host.
Michael Rich
Photography - Skye & The West Highlands
Reviewed on 28/04/2023
Colin Prior is not only a very professional, capable and artistic photographer he is also a patient and kind teacher. He planned every detail of our trip down to every meal and every outing. Each outing was planned perfectly around the light and the rain and capability of the students. I will definitely take another trip with him.
Suzanne Pomeroy
Photography - Skye & The West Highlands
Reviewed on 23/04/2023
Colin was very personable, helpful and knowledgeable. Happy to explain simple things as well as more complex concepts. Very flexible and modified the itinerary to suit weather
John Mark Dinwoodie
Photography - Skye & The West Highlands
Reviewed on 21/04/2023
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Photography – Skye and the West Highlands 9th Apr - 13th Apr 2024 | 6 place(s) left | UNCONFIRMED | £2,200 | Book Now |
Photography – Islay 16th Apr - 20th Apr 2024 | 5 place(s) left | CONFIRMED | £2,550 | Book Now |
Photography – Muck and the Small Isles 11th Jul - 18th Jul 2024 | 7 place(s) left | UNCONFIRMED | £2,850 | Book Now |
Photography – Assynt and Coigach 30th Oct - 3rd Nov 2024 | 7 place(s) left | UNCONFIRMED | £2,350 | Book Now |
Sometimes it's nice to get family and friends together and travel privately for some quality time. This means you benefit from all the features of the group departure, including hand-picked accommodation and expert local guides and we'll take care of it all. Then you can make your choice of departures dates and we'll get back to you to finalise the details.
We work together with our team of guides to decide which departures they lead each year. As part of that, guides provide available dates that they are free to be booked. This means that any of the dates you see in the first field of the form below, could be perfect for your private departure or customised tour.
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