This is part two of Coastal Conversations, a collaboration with photographer Giles Thurston. I share three images from Scotland’s shoreline — a lighthouse, a bell, and wartime defences — with reflections, and questions from my collaborator.

Lockdown’s quiet days brought small wonders: a crow on a post, a swallow in flight, and a moment of connection.

A fleeting, unscripted moment in nature: a hare and a buzzard meet in a Highland field. Neither chasing nor fleeing—just a shared stillness between predator and prey.

A behind-the-scenes look at Littoral, a photobook project exploring Scotland’s coastlines and maritime structures, created to raise funds for the RNLI.