Iona with Love

About the Book: 

From rock and pebble to sand patterns illuminated by sunlight and from the vibrant hues of dawn to the tranquil shades of evening, this book captures the stunning beauty of the Isle of Iona. Through the lens of a devoted visitor, the photographs reveal the island’s varied moods and colours, and the ever-changing light.

Divided into nine thematic sections, each showcases the intimate details and expressions of the landscape. Accompanying these are reflective essays that share the author’s memories, emotional responses and sensory experiences, blending photography with personal narrative. This work serves as a heartfelt love letter to Iona, a homage to a lifelong connection with this remarkable place.

Reviews:

Scotland has been Barbara Sellars’ muse, both in her poetry and in her photography.  Its seasons. Its nature. Its textures. Its tones. Like her poetry, her photography is delicate, sensitive and sometimes dreamy. She invites us to look close, then closer still, to focus in on details we might otherwise have missed.  From a different angle.  From a new perspective. She is keen to show us the mysterious and captures beautifully the atmosphere, the stillness and the silence of the natural world.   
KAY RITCHIE, poet and photographer 
 
 
When I first saw Barbara’s work it was clear that it was very personal. The beautiful images conveyed a journey that was obviously very important and meaningful to her, and as such they have an authenticity that stands them apart. The images are imbued with a sense of poetry, a sense of an artist searching for something deeper and more profound than a mere record of the landscape around her. The connection between Barbara and the places she explores is shared with us, the viewer, through the sensitive, intricately observed Images she has created. 
JAMES HIGGINS, Artist 

About the Author:

Barbara Sellars is a longtime visitor to the Isle of Iona and has been photographing on the island since 2010. Born and brought up in Sheffield, she fell in love with the Scottish landscape as a young teenager on holiday. In 1996, she made Scotland her home. A lifelong love of the natural world is the inspiration behind much of her writing and photography. She has had three solo photographic exhibitions and has been a regular contributor to Scottish Islands Explorer magazine since 2014. As well as her writing and photography, she is a teacher of 5 Rhythms® dance and has a degree and PhD in Botany. She lives in Milngavie.