Jim Scott

Jim Scott (UK) is an award-winning landscape and heritage photographer from Northumberland whose work explores the ways history has shaped the landscapes and culture of his home county. Through atmospheric images of its rugged coastlines, rolling hills and countryside, Jim combines a love of visual storytelling with the castles, ruins and other traces of the past that remain embedded in the land.

An early riser for as long as he can remember, Jim has always been drawn to the quiet hours before sunrise and the experience of being outdoors before the rest of the world wakes up. Photography began as a way to combine those peaceful early mornings with his love for Northumberland’s landscapes, but it quickly developed into a deeper fascination with the history behind the places he photographed.

With more castles than any other county in England and a long, turbulent history shaped by its position near the Scottish border, Northumberland provides Jim with an endless source of stories. Rather than photographing the landscape only for its beauty, he looks for the connections between place and past, showing how centuries of history continue to leave their mark on the countryside and communities of today.

Jim won the Northern Photography Prize in 2022 and was shortlisted for Historic Photographer of the Year in 2023. He works closely with Visit Northumberland, and his images have appeared on national television, in publications including The Telegraph, the Daily Mail and National Trust Magazine, and in history books including Dan Snow’s The History of England.