David Lintern Photography

24/06/2026

https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/06/24/were-the-highlands-ever-colonised-and-other-stupid-questions/

This is the transcript of a talk given by Dr Gemma Smith at the conference Community, Resistance and Resilience: Celebrating 50 Years of The Making of the Crofting Community, which took place at UH…

13/06/2026

I realised I haven't done one of these for a few months, so here's a few spreads from recent issues.

The Great Outdoors is now the only monthly mountain magazine in print format, and as everything online becomes more toxic and divisive and less connected to physical reality and mental clarity, I think that has renewed value.

The best way to step away from the fakery and dodge the algorithm - at least for a few hours a month - is to subscribe to the print issue. Give yourself a break!

https://shop.kelsey.co.uk/subscribe/the-great-outdoors-magazine

07/06/2026

Another blinder pulled off by local P@lestinian allies The Olive and The Pine today, a visible show of support for the Global Samud flotilla and in solidarity with the Burin Kite Festival…

Turns out kites and boats and sun and wind make a mighty fine combo

05/06/2026

Randomly met ‘7G Jerry’ today in St Andrews, outside his home. Jerry Beaulier was the first graduate of ‘Top Gun’ school. Jerry is over 80 now but he flew over 200 combat missions and served in Vietnam. He came up poor and learnt to hunt with a bow and arrow, feeding his family and two others in Northern Michigan. Much later he set up a charity developing wheelchairs that could access beaches. He still has a tiny wild spark in his eye. Our kids were completely captivated. Those 7Gs apparently cost him 2” in height.

What folk have been through is genuinely incredible. Don’t forget to talk to them. More important still - don’t forget to listen. It’s also a timely reminder for me to never travel without at least one decent camera. I so nearly bought the fancy new-to-me film machine for this trip. Now, these silly iPhone ones will have to do. Nevermind. Here’s to Jerry.

05/06/2026

Randomly met ‘7G Jerry’ today in St Andrews, outside his home. Jerry Beaulier was the first graduate of ‘Top Gun’ school. Jerry is over 80 now but he flew over 200 combat missions and served in Vietnam. He came up poor and learnt to hunt with a bow and arrow, feeding his family and two others in Northern Michigan. Those 7Gs apparently cost him 2” in height.

He still has a tiny wild spark in his eye. Our kids were completely captivated. What folk have been through is genuinely incredible. They - we - are all around. Don’t forget to talk to them. It’s also a timely reminder for me to never travel without at least one decent camera. I so nearly bought the fancy new-to-me film machine for this trip. Now, these silly iPhone ones will have to do. Nevermind. Here’s to Jerry.

29/05/2026

Back o’ Torridon, 27-28.5.26 en route to # 276

What an honour
To be in the mountains like this
And have it be so calm and still

19/05/2026

Saturday, I took child 2 to a favourite place (If you know where it is, don’t speak it here please). We called in on Lindsay and checked in with several folks on the . I feel like we need to set up a free dram stall and make this an annual event.

13/05/2026

A few more from Kintail a week or two back, including 273-275

05/05/2026

Last year I filmed a thing for work about eating outdoors on the cheap. The full short is on the TGO website and you tube channel, and linked in the comments below... but here's a few comedy outtakes

01/05/2026

Here's a short assembly of 4 days in Kintail in the fine spring weather - 1 day from the road and another 3 from a backpack; 3 Munros, 3 Corbetts and a hard won Fiona/Graham, before I went south to send off my dad.

The video is shot on iphone, the stills on a Sony A7, the sound is live improv with guitar/fx and in glorious mono, and it's thrown together in imovie.

For Mick Ellis, 1946-2026. Go well, squire.