“The unsurpassable strangeness of the island resides in the chasmic gulf between the naturally evolved and the negligently created, between Scarp and scrap, between the sublime and the substandard.” - Jonathan Meades

Writer, journalist and film-maker Jonathan Meades and photographer Alex Boyd present a unique exploration of 'The Isle of Rust', better known as Lewis and Harris. A decade on from Meades' landmark series 'Off Kilter', described by The Telegraph as 'a masterpiece', Boyd returns to the island, spending two years documenting the stunning landscapes of the Outer Hebrides, a strange, sometimes rusty paradise. Alongside Meades' insightful observations and explorations of the island, Boyd’s photography captures the rugged and austere beauty of the place, from the bays and mountains of Harris, to the moorland shacks of Lewis.

Boyd is an equal opportunities snapper, one who refuses to discriminate based on conventional ideas of what is ‘worth’ photographing and what is not.ROGER COX, The Scotsman

An a ectionate but by no means nostalgic or romanticised view of one of Europe’s furthest edges. JOHN McDOUGALL, Bella Caledonia

Alex Boyd’s images represent a major addition to the tradition of modern landscape photography. ROBERT MacFARLANE

Alex Boyd captures the natural beauty magnificently, while his studies of radar stations and other signs of the islands’ military presence, reveal another side to this captivating place. THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

DR ALEX BOYD FSA(Scot) is a photographer, academic and writer who grew up on the west coast of Scotland. His work has been widely exhibited internationally with solo exhibitions at the Scottish Parliament, as well as group exhibitions at the Royal Academy, the Royal Ulster Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy. His work is held in the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland, the Royal Photographic Society, the Royal Scottish Academy, the V&A and the Yale Centre for British Art in the US. His first book, St Kilda: The Silent Islands, was shortlisted for the Saltire Society First Book Award in 2018. He spent several years living on the Isle of Lewis.