Synopsis
The first book of colour photographs dedicated to capturing Aberdeenshire and a worthy companion to our recent publication "Aberdeen - A Celebration in Pictures". The North East of Scotland, from St Cyrus to Sandend, in glorious colour photographs taken by the established Deeside based landscape photographer Jim Hendersen and drawn from his extensive work over 20 years. The region's wide diversity of very Scottish countryside, rugged mountains, clear tumbling streams and top class fishing rivers are shown alongside the flat fertile farmlands of The Howe of the Mearns, the hill farms of Upper Deeside or Donside or the gently rolling lands of Buchan. The Aberdeenshire coast with its traditional fishing harbours, long stretches of golden sand or its spectacular ruined castles are all recorded, as are the myriad symbols of its ancient past from Bronze Age Stone Circles, Pictish Carvings to more recent times with its wealth of National Trust for Scotland and Historic Scotland properties from castles to stately homes.
The extensive collection of photographs depicts the countryside in all its seasonal glory, with each splash of colour from spring yellows, rich vibrant greens of early summer, rustic golden autumn and the virgin whites of winter. Not forgotten are some of the unique Aurora Borealis displays, dreamy sunsets or soft dawns and throughout and author's other great love, the huge variety of spectacular clouds that adorn the Aberdeenshire skies. It is a book that is colour rich, a testament to an area, which continues to give the people living on its land ever continuing pleasure and captivates the first time visitor with its wide diversity of interest. Whether this is from travelling over the heather moorland of the Cairn O'Mount or enjoying the noise and bustle of agricultural shows from Turriff to Banchory. The traditional Highland Games or the 'Royal' journey westwards along the River Dee into the Cairngorm Mountains are all in this book which will be a timeless record of Aberdeenshire for decades to come.
