The April 2015 newsletter from North South Images- including images from Shetland and the Cairngorms, and information about Oxford Artweeks and my planned trip to Mongolia

1. North South
Images
Newsletter April 2015
www.northsouthimages.co.uk
Rothiemurchus

2. In This Newsletter
• Shetland Winter
• Cairngorms
• Oxford Artweeks
• Mongolia – a plea
for support
Oxfordshire

3. Shetland
Winter
Every winter on Shetland brings Up Helly Aa,
some years you get snow too.
Up Helly Aa

9. Cairngorms
I’m revisiting the Cairngorms National Park
regularly during 2015 so see how it changes
through the year.
Rothiemurchus

10. Loch an Eilein / January

11. Loch Morlich / January

12. Sled Dog Rally / January

13. Rothiemurchus/February

14. Loch Morlich / February

15. Lairig Ghru / March

16. Lairig Ghru / April

17. Rothiemurchus / April

18. Oxford Artweeks
I’m participating in Oxford Artweeks again this year.

19. OXFORD ARTWEEKS 2015
• I’ll be open for Artworks from 9th to 17th May
12:00 – 18:00 each day
• 34 Stile Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8AQ
• More information about Artweeks at
http://www.artweeks.org/

20. OXFORD ARTWEEKS 2015
• My theme this year is Wild Scotland – images from St Kilda,
Foula, Shetland and the mountains – and there might be
space for some penguins and polar bears too.

21. Mongolia
Seeking the yellow-breasted bunting.
I’m hoping to join a trip to Mongolia in June to find out what’s
happening to the yellow-breasted bunting.
"Emberiza Aureola " by Martin Vavřík - Own
work. Licensed under Public Domain via
Wikimedia Commons

22. Yellow-breasted bunting
• Has gone from ‘Least Concern’ to
‘Endangered’ over last 10 years
• Used to be common breeding bird in Mongolia
• Wildlife Conservation in Mongolia want
volunteers to do preliminary survey in June
2015
• Help me to go and volunteer
• www.northsouthimages.co.uk/bunting

23. Camera School
1:1 and small group photography tuition
2-hour session tailored to your needs, from £50
2-hour session for 2 or 3 people, from £75
Longer sessions available too
For more information contact ross@northsouthimages.co.uk or call 07808 763988
Gift certificates available as Christmas or Birthday presents

24. Wildlife and
Wildplaces
Talks
I’m available to give illustrated talks
about any of ‘my’ wild places from the
Arctic to the Antarctic, and about many
remote islands in between. I can talk
about the geography, history and
wildlife of these places, what it’s like to
live in these places and how they are
changing.
For more information contact me on
ross@northsouthimages.co.uk
or on
07808 763988

25. www.northsouthimages.co.uk
There is now an expanded
selection of prints, cards,
calendars and mugs available
on the website.
Do come and visit, and if you
are interested in hearing more
about people, places and
wildlife in the far north or the
far south do get in touch. I’m
very happy to talk to groups.

26. Contact
For more information about North South Images contact
E: ross@northsouthimages.co.uk
T: twitter.com/northsouthimage
W: www.northsouthimages.co.uk
All the images in the newsletter are (c) Ross Mackenzie (except the Mongolian
ones) please get in touch if you’re interested in using them.