A severely visually-impaired man has captured some breathtaking photographs of Scotland – by relying on sound.
David Hornett has a rare sight condition that has bewildered doctors for over 30 years, but that hasn’t stopped him pursuing his passion for photography.
And on a trip to Luib, on Skye, the 52-year-old took a series of mesmerising photographs of waves crashing onto the coast and the wild rocky landscape.
Mr Hornett, from Cambridge, revealed he captured the stunning shots by listening for something like a crashing wave or an unusual sound before clicking the shutter button.
His partner Sarah Duffin, 51, posted the photographs online, which have been widely admired.
She said: “David has been taking pictures for most of his life, but it has been more recently that he’s started to pick it up again.
“He has a severe visual impairment, and he’s been going to specialists for over 30 years and they still can’t pin down what it is.
“They think it is a combination of cone dystrophy and macular dystrophy, which makes it very difficult for him to see.”
She said she had been blown away by the response to his pictures online, which have been liked 3,000 times with hundreds of people leaving praise.
“I have read every comment out to David, and some of them made me cry,” she said.
“It’s so lovely for David to hear that.
“I’ve been visiting Scotland for 20 years and that was David’s first time as far north as Skye. We both fell in love with the place and we want to move there.”
