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    Colin Prior

    Colin Prior

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    Mini Bio

    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.

    Play to play:

    Undisturbed places, where I can find the raw material for my work.

    Not a lot of people know this:

    I am working on a book on a four-year book project in the Karakoram Mountains of Pakistan.

    Books:

    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

    Solo Exhibitions:

    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

    www.colinprior.co.uk

    Adventurer's Stories about Colin

    Colin was excellent and very helpful, and Bob was a terrific driver and host.

    Michael Rich
    Photography - Skye and 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 and 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 and the West Highlands
    Reviewed on 21/04/2023

    Colin is a recognised internationally acclaimed photographer - he is also an excellent guide and tutor. His clear passion for the area and its nature and flora and fauna shone out.

    David Munro
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 28/10/2022

    Colin Prior is knowledgeable and was helpful and brought us to some great locations. It was easy to get around and find those photos we wanted to take.

    Lisa Remillard
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 26/07/2022

    Colin prior worked very hard to make everything the best. Very impressive for such a famous person

    John O’Malley
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 11/05/2022

    Colin was excellent…!

    Dwight Reagan
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 11/05/2022

    Colin is an excellent tutor and tour guide. Friendly, knowledgeable and happy to share his deep and wide experience. All levels of photographers will learn something from being in Colin's company.

    Tony Jovcic
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 07/05/2022

    Excellent.

    Roddy Clark
    Photography - Islay
    Reviewed on 04/05/2022

    Colin Prior is an excellent guide with first class knowledge of Scotland's geography and a superb knowledge and skill in his subject plus being a delightful companion.

    Norman McNab
    Photography - Skye and the West Highlands
    Reviewed on 07/09/2021

    Colin is not only an accomplished photographer in himself but is a great leader, inspirer and coach to all levels of photographers. He made us at ease and has really helped us on our journey to be better photographers. His passion for the landscape and environment matched by his knowledge makes for a truely memorable experience.

    Jeff Cox
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 30/10/2019

    Wonderful, patient, shared his knowledge - first class.

    Elaine McKenzie
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 20/08/2019

    Colin is fantastic - He took us to sights that were interesting and challenging for photography. He gave us a tutorial that was well done and full of good points that we could then use in the field. I would go on another tour with him in a heartbeat.

    Kate Boynton
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 23/07/2019

    Colin Priors photographic instruction coupled with his passion for the area is without doubt the number one reason I went on this trip. Colin is patient, good fun and extremely knowledgable.

    Philip O'Loughlin
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 28/05/2019

    Colin could not have been better. It was like traveling with a good friend who actually knew what he was doing

    David Gallitano
    Photography - Skye and the West Highlands
    Reviewed on 24/04/2019

    Colin Prior is highly organised and very experienced in leading these trips. Couldn’t have asked for better.

    Lucia Chung
    Photography - Skye and the West Highlands
    Reviewed on 24/04/2019

    Colin is a world class photographer and a great host who engaged with everyone to ensure that we had a good time and improved our photography.

    Steve Pears
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 15/08/2018

    Colin knows this land very well and took us to beautiful areas

    Monica Ferro
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 14/08/2018

    Superb photography knowledge and tuition from Colin. Very supportive to us all collectively and individually. Learnt a lot in the week.
    Colin and Andy's local knowledge made all the difference to this trip with some wonderful landscapes everyday despite some difficult weather conditions on a couple of days

    Simon Coupe
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 06/06/2018

    Colin Prior is the king of the hills!

    Philip O'Loughlin
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 16/05/2018

    Colin had to work extra hard in the unpredictable conditions and succeeded in still delivering a great all-round experience

    Simon Williams
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 09/05/2018

    Colin and Justin knew all there was to know about the locations we visited. They considered the weather and any factors to make sure everyone was comfortable. I will always consider Justin my very own guardian angel.

    Theresa Murphy
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 08/11/2017

    The combined experience, knowledge and talents of Andy and Colin made the most of the weather and the locations to provide a range of photographic opportunities.

    Bronwyn Stafford
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 15/08/2017

    My trip was guided by Mr. Colin Prior who was just outstanding and a huge reason why I chose this particular trip. He's so well known yet no question was too basic for him to answer - so patient and kind. He made sure I was well looked after and spent some special time just chatting one on one. He's as impressive as his work is. Just outstanding. His tour assistant was equally as kind and outstanding. So glad I chose to go on the trip - Colin and Justin made it memorable for me.

    Haven Shank
    Photography - Skye and the West Highlands
    Reviewed on 14/07/2017

    The staff on the Mary Doune was very helpful and knowledgeable. And Colin Prior is a very nice person. He helped me in getting to know much more on photography, composition and my camera.
    My compliments to the staff of the restaurant also!

    Robert Hoornweg
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 07/06/2017

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    Uwe Bairischer
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 30/05/2017

    Colin Prior is a top class landscape photographer and gave us top class tips on how to get the best use from our equipment and encouraged us to 'see' different types of landscape.

    Robert Wallace
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 30/05/2017

    Colin and Bob were great guiding the group to stunning locations. Both were very approachable and accomodating. Colin made sure to spend time with each person out in the field and gave great feedback. The image sharing/critique session was also a great way to see some of the different ways he looked at a landscape image and I learned things I'll definitely use going forward.

    Enrique Gatmaitan
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 13/05/2017

    Excellent

    Andrew Milne
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 11/11/2016

    Fantastic, I need say no more.

    Andrew Milne
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 28/10/2016

    the staff at Doune were wonderful. Colin was fun and informative and we learned a great deal.

    Stephanie Chadwick
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 21/09/2016

    Colin is a great tutor; his advice was given without judgement and he exudes such a passion for photography. It must be quite hard to be on it 100% throughout the trip, but he really was. Very good host.

    Sue Langford
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 11/05/2016

    Guides knew the area very well and were flexible regarding locations based on prevailing weather

    Isobel Pearson
    Photography - Skye and the West Highlands
    Reviewed on 29/04/2016

    Colin was an excellent guide, generously sharing his years of experience and always ready to offer help and advice where needed. He took us to some beautiful locations, adjusting plans as necessary to get the best of the changeable weather.

    Tamasin Dale
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 02/11/2015

    Colin and his team were delightful and made the experience a joy. Colin's vast knowledge of and obvious love for the Scottish landscape imparted a sense of reverence for the photographic process that made the experience unforgettable.

    Susan Buto
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 26/10/2015

    Extremely knowledgeable and helpful and I have learned a great deal from the few days away. Everything was set at a good pace as well. Much appreciation goes to Colin.

    Heather Oliver
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 22/10/2015

    I really enjoyed my time with Colin. He spent time with each of us helping us with our camera work. I feel inspired and left with a much greater understanding of my camera and of how to frame my pictures. I also felt it was also an insight into Colin's his work ethic and style of photography. I found Justin, Colin's driver, to be very polite and friendly. I was quite intimidated at the beginning by some of the other photographers but both Colin and Justin were welcoming and I was soon put at ease. The group was fun and a good laugh.

    Yolanda Bruce
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 21/10/2015

    Colin Prior is an experienced and well respected landscape photographer. However, I felt that I had not learned very much after the course. That could have been my fault by not asking the right questions. Also, the weather was generally poor and more emphasis was made of close-up photography, which I was not expecting.

    TEAM WILDERNESS RESPONSE:
    We have worked with Colin for many years and he does his best to engage every client and give them what they are looking for from their photography holiday - even offering one-to-one tuition to anyone who would like it. On this occasion the weather was not on your side and and hence the far reaching landscapes were not on offer hence the focus shifted to close-up photography. It is hard to work within the landscape when you are expecting photographic landscapes, especially for novice photographers, but you can only work with what you have on any given day. I do hope that in following your holiday you have put some of what you learned on the trip into practice and yielded some great results.

    Peter Mackie
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 19/08/2015

    It was a fantastic experience to be with Colin. He adapted the itinerary for the weather so we were always learning new things. I really appreciated his help and my photography has improved a lot.

    Diane Denham
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 23/05/2015

    Colin Prior facilitated the week in a very professional and friendly way. I enjoyed my holiday very much and learned how to take better landscape photographs.

    Czech Conroy
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 20/05/2015

    Colin's expertise is legendary.

    Jane Carwithen
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 19/05/2015

    Fantastic!

    Claire Wilson-Sharp
    Photography - Assynt and Coigach
    Reviewed on 06/11/2014

    Colin was wonderful. Witty, helpful, and truly a photography expert. I appreciated his individual attention. Andy was a tremendous resource and capable boat captain.

    Warren Wish
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 31/08/2014

    Only went one day hiking, but Skye with Andy's help got me to a doctor so I could be taken care of and got some medicine.

    Claudia Wish
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 29/08/2014

    Friendly, easygoing, approachable. Great at making everyone feel that their contributions were valued and worthwhile.
    I particularly enjoyed the before dinner 'ritual' and the 'unicorn' sighting!! ;)

    Ruthie Hetherton
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 26/08/2014

    Colin was great - he managed to provide help and support across the whole group irrespective of our technical abilities or photographic skills. Looking at my work at the end of the week I had definitely improved. It was a shame that we didn't have more time for critiques but as he said it is better to be out in the field practising than sitting inside.

    Lesley Lind
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 19/08/2014

    Got some specific and valuable messages out of the course - good value all round on the photography aspects of the programme

    Andrew Turner
    Photography - Skye and the West Highlands
    Reviewed on 02/05/2014

    The combination of Colin and Justin worked well with a lot of good humour.

    Jane Carwithen
    Photography - Skye and the West Highlands
    Reviewed on 01/05/2014

    Colin Prior was a patient, enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide, dedicated to meeting group and individual needs. He worked tirelessly throughout the week with good humour and panache, imparting his first-hand knowledge of the local area and his craft. As someone who has a limited knowledge of camera functions, I learnt so much about the basic rules to take a decent shot and to appropriately process shots afterwards.

    Lindsay Seywright
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 31/08/2013

    Dear Colin,

    Thank you for guiding a superb photographic workshop in August 2013 to the Knoydart Penisular and Scotland's Small Isles, where we visited Eigg, Rum and Canna. Organisation on the trip was faultless. My experience was further enhanced by the superb piloting of the Mary Doune by Captain Andy and the sumptuous food prepared by Liz and Martin in the kitchen every day.

    Although I've been doing photography for about 20 years, I've always relied on the beauty of the 'golden hours' at dawn and dusk to carry my photos. Alternatively, I've focussed on the excitement of wildlife photography across the globe. I’ve generally avoided landscape photography during the day or in poor weather through a belief it was not really possible to get good shots. However, within a few days you had transformed my thinking of how to approach landscape photography, in particular in how make 2 dimensional photographs appear 3 dimensional. I gained much from each of your tutorials, including the ones on composition, simplifying images (order out of chaos), correct use of the histogram, use of graduating filters and a more subtle use of the sliders in Photoshop & Lightroom.

    I also enjoyed your personalised guidance on location in various weather conditions from challenging (rain, wind and flat light) through to easier (glorious sunshine). Equally, the critique sessions in the mornings and evenings were really useful and I’m now finding myself looking at scenes in more detail before putting camera to tripod.

    I've already looked up what other photography trips you offer so I doubt it will be too long before we meet again..!!

    Best wishes
    Chris Denning, Nottingham

    Chris Denning
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 27/08/2013

    Colin was so kind and helpful, even though I hadn't learnt a lot about my camera as I should have done. He made a point of coming round to see how we were all doing when we were out shooting and tailored his advice to each of us personally. Very useful and interesting talks.....quite inspiring. He was great!

    Claire Wilson-Sharp
    Photography Trip - Knoydart & the Small Isles
    Reviewed on 16/05/2013

    Colin Prior was an excellent and enthusiastic tutor, providing clear, helpful and practical advice. Colin ensured that there was a good emphasis on opportunities to put theory in to practice, with a very good choice of locations.

    Lindsay Marr
    Photography - Skye and the West Highlands
    Reviewed on 24/04/2013

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