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Jim Richardson

A woman blows a whistle, while a man in a kilt minds a dog, during a hunt in Scotland.

A man in a kilt throws a pole in Glenfinnan during the Highland Games, an annual sporting and cultural event held throughout Scotland.

Grouse shooting on the Scottish moors. Game shooting is a major industry across the UK, with millions of birds bred specifically for the sport. Campaigners are arguing the release of birds such as pheasant will provide a reservoir for the virus to spread, and potentially increase human contact with infected birds.

Lightning bugs, also called fireflies, fly over a field of wild alfalfa in Strong City, Kansas. Native Kansan Jim Richardson documented the beautiful Flint Hills for a story in the April 2007 issue.

A beekeeper in Ames, Iowa, sprays smoke to calm bees while working among a crop of sunflowers. This photo was taken as a part of a story on the preservation of heirloom seeds in the July 2011 issue.

Reflected in the waters of Loch Maree, a stand of Scots pines. On neighbouring islands lie some of the oldest and most undisturbed of Scotland's ancient forest sites. But were they once part of a much greater whole?

Scots pine cluster around the edges of Scotland's Loch Maree, with the mountain of Slioch in the background.

A story in the May 2017 issue documented controversy over the future of Scotland's moors. Among the many stunning landscape photos was this one of blooming heather at the Mar Lodge Estate in Aberdeenshire.

The Storr is a steep, rocky hill surrounded by gentle, grassy slopes. Rugged trails lead to the largest pinnacle, the Old Man of Storr, rising from the sea. Visitors can wander the area known as the Sanctuary in front of the cliffside and gaze up at other striking formations.

Debate over Scotland's wild lands was the subject of a May 2017 story called, "Whose Moors Are They?" Here, the man in charge of managing the deer population at Reraig Forest feeds stags to spur antler growth.