Seasons & Light

Seasons & Light

Edinburgh changes with the weather and the hour. The same view, never the same scene.

3 photographs

Edinburgh Castle and the Balmoral Hotel clock tower bathed in warm golden light, seen from Calton Hill at sunset
Calton Hill · 2018 — The low evening sun picks out the Castle Rock and the Balmoral, leaving everything else in shadow. You learn to wait for these moments.
Edinburgh skyline on a clear summer day with the Balmoral Hotel clock tower prominent, trees in full green leaf below
Calton Hill · 2022 — High summer. The gardens are green, Princes Street is busy, and the clock tower stands sentinel over it all.
A complete rainbow arcs over Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town rooftops after a summer rain shower
Calton Hill · 2023 — Edinburgh's weather is the photographer's secret weapon. You get rained on, then you get this.