Project journals

Pat Trotter

Footsteps Day 3

Another busy day in the footsteps of the Lords of the Isles. Began by taking the ferry to Mull and driving over to Duart Castle which was restored 100 years ago after returning to the ownership of the original clan MacLean.  The MacLeans held Duart during the time of the

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Footsteps Day 2

After a hearty breakfast it was of to Dunollie castle of the Macdougall  Clan. Met Robin who is the heir to the clan chief and he showed us the extent of the land held by the family. Next stop was Temple Wood where there are a series of 3000 year

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Footsteps Day 1

Met up with my guide, Tom Miers and off we went  for day 1 of our journey through the territory of the Lords of the Isles.  Since Robert the Bruce and the Campbells figure prominently in the story of the Lords of the Isles and the MacDonalds we went to

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Edinburgh, May 2

Back in beautiful, magical Edinburgh, Scotland.  Staying at Hotel Ibis in St. Andrews Square. I like to stay in different places when I am traveling. This one is good, would stay here again. The real work on the book about the Lords of the Isles begins tomorrow when I head

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Children of Cuba

Children are the hope of any country and we are naturally drawn to them, their joy, their innocence, their ability to adapt.  Cuban children are no different and everywhere we encountered them we found them to be inquisitive and quite willing to put up with our incessant picture taking.  It

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More about Haiti and Cuba

Because of our visit with the small Haitian community in the Havana suburbs I sought more information and came across the following from an article in the Havana Times in 2009. “The unfolding of events following the Haitian revolution had a great influence on the history of Cuba. We became

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Photographing Men in Cuba

One of my projects over the past year has been to photograph men – an assignment I was given during a workshop.  The project has taken on a life of its own and I find I am challenged to depict men in photos in ways other than just the typical

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