PICTURES: Veteran shows off Highlands as a reminder of how beautiful it is to live here
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A RAF veteran has turned his hand to photography to remind himself of how wonderful a place the Highlands are during the lockdown.
Engineer Gordon Doherty (49), originally from Antrim but now settled in the city, said the lockdown has given him the opportunity to find beauty every single day, as he makes his daily commute from home in Kirkhill to Foyers Power Station where he works.
Mr Doherty said having time to take photos was one of the bonuses of Covid, and he hoped by sharing his pictures they would bring joy to other people.
He said: "I am a very keen photographer. My very patient wife, Wendy, has said I am glued to my 'man bag' because I take my camera everywhere with me.
"During the lockdown I have used my exercise time to take photographs and to enjoy being outdoors.
"Because the roads are much quieter I have also been able to stop and take photos of things that in 'normal' time I might have otherwise missed."
Explaining that on his commute from Kirkhill through Inverness to Dores and the SSE Foyers Power Station there is often an opportunity for a photograph.
He continued: "People are always slagging off Inverness, and it can be quite robust on social media – but people should look again, because there are so many beautiful things that are around us.
"I feel lucky that I live here."
Mr Doherty grew up in Antrim and was in the RAF for 24 years, his last post was in Lossiemouth before he settled in Inverness, continuing as a reservist for a number of years when his full time post ended.
"I sometimes feel like my dad James who died five years ago is looking over my shoulder, he was a member of Antrim Camera Club and was also a keen photographer. I wish he could have seen these photos. I left Northern Ireland aged 17-and-a-half to join the RAF, he continued.
"I am being drawn to photography more and more."
Mr Doherty's photographs have been used by Visit Scotland and by Visit Inverness Loch Ness in their promotional material.
To see more of his work visit https://www.facebook.com/gordondocdoherty/, or his Instagram page at www.instagram.com/gordondohertyphotography.
