Liam Yule is a photographer based in Trinity, just outside Brechin in Angus. Liam has always loved the outdoors and the beauty that Scotland has to offer. Childhood holidays generally included camping in the rain and hillwalking in the fog. Despite this he is still at his happiest whilst outdoors with his camera and Border Collie. Holidaying in the Highlands and Islands, and extensive travel throughout Scotland for work, has allowed Liam to explore and shoot most of the country he feels he is lucky enough to call home. Liam loves to know what he is pointing a camera at and any image he shares tend to include an array of facts about the location or subject. Currently shooting with a Nikon D850 full frame camera, Liam is a Vanguard Ambassador and also shoots with a DJI Mini 3 Pro drone to try to give his photography a new dimension. When not taking pictures, Liam is a dad to an energetic five year old and recently got married at Lunan Bay beach. In his day job, Liam is the Suicide Prevention Manager for The Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH). Having lost family members to suicide, it’s something Liam is deeply passionate about and getting out with the camera can be an escapism from some of the tougher days at work whilst ensuring he looks after both his physical and mental well being. -One Man & His Nikon
Slichagan Falls – Isle of Skye. A stunning setting and a beautiful walk with the angry skies adding a bit of atmosphere.
Neist Point Lighthouse, Isle of Skye at sunset – The most westerly point on Skye, a stung location where the sun lights the cliff faces as it sets.
Snowy Skye Sunrise – Sunrise over the Quiraing on a cold February morning. The only time I’ve visted Skye in snow and it was spectacular.
Falls of Dochart at sunset – I go this shot by chance as I was heading back to the car from photographing the more traditional view point of the falls. I looked back to see the skyt come alive with colour and thought the flowers added a nice feature for the foreground.
The Flying Scotman on the Forth Bridge – It was fantastic to capture to Scottish Icons together as the Flying Scotsman headed up into Fife.
Ross Fountain, Edinburgh – I’d always wanted to capture the fall at nighttime with Edinburgh Castle lit behind. I managed to persuade a warden to let me in as the gates were shutting to get the shot I wanted.
Kinclaven Wood Bluebells – A beautiful woodland walk at any time of year but towards the end of May the woodland floor is transformed into a carpet of purple and blue as the Bluebells flower.
Loch Rusky Sunrise – A tiny wee loch near Callander which is often flat calm and offers perfect reflections of the fishing boats. One of my favourite shots I’ve taken.
Cheery Blossoms in Dundee – Every April the avenue of Cherry Blossom trees in Dawson park come to life ina vibrant pink as they blossom. A spectacular sight.
London at Night – There was lots of traffic crossing Westminister bridge in front of the Millennium Wheel and I was able to capture the Hammersmith bus passing to combine some iconic sights and places in London.
Lunan Bay Sunset – Lunan Bay is one of my favourite places in the world and my favourite beach (I even recently got married there) Witnessing this sunset from a couple of years ago is perhaps one of the reasons I fell in love with it.
Tantallon Castle – A beautiful old ruin which sits on a prominent position above the cliffs.
Wailign Widow Waterfall - An absolutely stunning waterfall on the NC500. It’s the only time I’ve ever shot it and it was incredible despite the midges!
River Braan – Hermitage – The river at the Hermitage is often over looked for the more obvious Black Linn falls but there are so many hidden gems offering some beautiful scenes of cascading water.
River Braan – Hermitage – The river at the Hermitage is often over looked for the more obvious Black Linn falls but there are so many hidden gems offering some beautiful scenes of cascading water.
Autumn colours at Garry Bridge - a famous autumnal viewpoint looking towards the bridge at Killiecrankie.
Reekie Linn – We used to live near these falls and it was a place I was lucky enough to shoot regularly. On this particular visit, the sun and spray from the waterfall was creating a lovely rainbow in the image.
Edinburgh Traffic – A shot I’d wanted for a long time was capturing the modern movement and vibrance of Edinburgh with the historic Scott Monument.
Linn of Quoich – A beautiful stretch of water in the upper stretches of royal Deeside.
Reflection time at Glencoe Lochan – A beautiful wee loch which offers the most incredible reflections on a calm day.
Puffin at Crawton – Not far from Stonehaven we have an amazing RSPB reserve home to thousands of seabirds which includes a handful of puffins. I was lucky to capture this wee guy sitting quite near the top of the cliffs amongst the purple colours of the Thrift.
Buachaille Etive Mor in winter – Buachaille Etive Mor is my favourite mountain to photograph. It’s imposing form at the side of the road makes it instantly recognisable and the wee frozen falls completed the scene.
Green Loch from above – I have many a child hood memory walking up past the green loch when camping in the area and it was great to visit recently with the drone and see the incredible blue green colour from which it’s name is derived. A tent on the beach adding a touch of colour too.
Tree in Rothiemurchus – I’ve walked, cycled and driven past this tree for at least 30 years and never stopped to take a photo so was nice to stop to shoot it, I always thought as a kid the roots looked like they were crawling towards you.
Strathaven Balloon festival – His year was my first year at the Balloon Festival. An amazing thing to be part of and photograph as the balloons took to the sky.
Wallace Monument, Stirling – Another imposing and instantly recognizable Scottish Landmark. We were driving home and luckily had the drone in the car and I was able to get a shot as trhe sun set and the mist rolled in.
Combining in Angus – This is taken from the field just in front of my house. I loved the geometry of this photo and the farmer turning his field into an art piece with his combine.