SPECTACULAR ISOLATION

Mountain hare, Lepus timidus Cairngorms National Park, Highlands

These conditions are probably the most dramatic and most exciting that I have ever worked in. High winds were blowing huge amounts of snow across the plateau, and it was pure luck that I was able to find a familiar hare. We endured the conditions together and, over time, I moved forwards on my knees, keeping my camera out of the surging spindrift and photographing the hare with a wide-angle lens.