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Hebrides
Photography
 The
Hebrideans
It consists of over 200 images taken by Gus over the last three
decades, including a number from his most recent photographic
essay on North and South Uist, as well as a completely new series
of portraits and interiors. Described by Michael Russell as
'the best modern photographer of the Western Isles', Wylie's
images capture the bleak beauty and remoteness of the islands.
With an introductory essay by broadcaster and writer Finlay
Macleod, a Lewisman whom Gus has known for many years and who
has accompanied him on many of his expeditions across the islands
The Hebrideans is a remarkable personal and intimate tribute
to a landscape and people with whom Wylie has a deep empathy,
and encapsulates with rare perception the unique character of
the Hebridean spirit. Hebrides Photography.
Hebridean
Light.
A unique collection of colour photographs of the Hebrides by
the celebrated photographer Gus Wylie. For his monochrome work,
Wylie has been acclaimed by author Michael Russell as 'The best
modern photographer of the Western Isles'. This collection is
a lyrical exploration of the possibilities that colour offers:
a sense of time, and place a feel of the unique atmosphere and
light that can only be found in the Hebrides; of the extraordinary
quality of translucent water upon the freshness of white unpolluted
sands. Wylie has built up the collection using pairs of images
on double page spreads: comparing, for example, the colours
of earth lichen and water in one shot with an image of a crofter
weaving tweed in Harris. The result is a magical, beautiful
collection acknowledges the incredible sensual pleasure of the
environment. Hebrides Photography.
 The
Unknown Hebrides
Eileach an Naoimh, the Garbh Eileach, Dun Chonnuill, Luing,
Lismore, Scarba, Fladda, Belnahua, the Crowlins, South Ascrib,
Priest Island, Isle Martin, Soay, Shuna, Kerrera, Eilean Macaskin
Featuring two main groups of islands, the islands of the Firth
of Lorne and islands of Skye and Ullapool, The Unknown Hebrides
is a spectacular celebration of some of the most beautiful and
yet inaccessible of Scotlands island heritage. Not simply beautiful
in themselves these islands serve as spectacular vantage points
for the magnificent scenery around. From the great amphitheatre
of the Firth of Lorne to the grandeur of the Cuillins from Soay,
this book is a unique portrait of Scotlands forgotten islands.
It is also a poignant reminder of islands long abandoned by
man, and industry now long forgotten.
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