2012 project
| Roth and Ramberg Photography Inc. is one part Dale (the Roth) and one part Michele (the Ramberg). We’re a couple of commercial photographers from Western Canada who do a photo trip every year. The purpose, besides fun and adventure, is to meet some interesting people, hear their stories, and photograph them for our annual calendar. Our 2012 project began with a contest. We wanted someone else to tell us where to shoot. The winning idea would become a reality, and the winner would get to tag along on the photo trip of a lifetime. And occasionally, hold up the reflector for us. So, with over a hundred entries to choose from, we finally settled on one from Terri Roberts. Terri is a writer at Target in St. John’s, Newfoundland. And this was her idea: Scotland. Home of Braveheart. The Bay City Rollers. Bagpipes. Deep-fried mars bars. Irvine Welsh. Supremely masculine skirts. Haggis. Single malts. Groundskeeper Willie. The Loch Ness Monster. The validity of this particular cryptid is all but written off. The fodder of crack pots and the semi afflicted. Minus a few souvenir shops, and the odd discredited photo, there’s not much hope. But what if it is real? Will it still be there? Was it ever there? What the hell is it anyway? And just who are the modern day purveyors of such nonsense? Are they sane? Are they mad? Do they still exist? Or are they as hard to find as Nessie herself? Sure, others have tried. Gaggles of others. Hoards, if you will. But we haven’t... yet. Let’s go to Scotland and get that one, indisputable piece of evidence that will make us legends. Or village idiots. Whichever. To make things interesting, just a week before we were set to make our way to Scotland, we heard reports of a Nessie sighting (the first in a very long time) near Inverness. It was the perfect place to begin our 10-day search. And so we did. View the calendar photos in our Scotland 2012 gallery. Then read the stories and see the extra photos and behind the scenes online or download our app and take it with you. |
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