THIRD PLACE JAMES GRANT

LONE TENT ON SUILVEN, NORTH-WEST HIGHLANDS

“I had gone up to stunning Assynt last March for four days. Suilven is a fantastic mountain to view while walking, along with a real sense of remoteness. You are forever wondering how on earth you get up the mountain; it’s not until you really get to the foot of the gully you see it’s actually a very steep but manageable walk up.

“The weather forecast for the next morning was overcast, I didn’t expect much. There was some aurora activity during the night, but I had gone to bed too early. When I opened the tent the last thing I expected to see was a full-on cloud inversion below me. I rushed more quickly than ever out of my tent to make for the summit.

“It was a case of taking many frames, the cloud different in each, until a perfect moment wrapped the mist around my tent. The six-mile walk back somehow didn’t seem so hard after that!”

James Grant is a full-time landscape photographer. His passion is the Peak District but he tries to get further afield, too. www.jamesgphotography.co.uk

James wins a Fujifilm X-A10 worth £599.