The truth matters. But I’ve learned that getting to it usually means being wrong first. And being wrong—really wrong—is the best way to figure out what’s actually right. Because of that, I don’t get too attached to what I believe—just to the idea that

I’ve travelled a lot in Scotland—from the winding back roads near my home in Perthshire to the far reaches of the rugged north. And wherever I go, I’m usually lugging four cameras, too many lenses, and more rolls of film than I’ll ever need. Film doesn’

Scottish place names are full of ghosts. They describe churches that are no longer there, forests long felled, rivers that have dried up or changed course. Gaelic carries the memory of people, land, and place. It’s one of the reasons I’ve spent the last two years learning it.

Pre-Orders for My Book Drystone – A Life Rebuilt Are Open! But What About the Cover? My book, Drystone – A Life Rebuilt, is now available for pre-order! (If you don’t want to read through my chat about why pre-orders matter to authors, the info and links are at the bottom

After a lifetime of struggle, I was diagnosed with ADHD at 36. I’d long suspected I was neurodivergent, but the diagnosis still hit me harder than I expected. So much grief. The question—what would my life have looked like if I’d known this as a child? The

Often when I am taking photographs I'll shoot the same image on digital and film. I find it interesting to compare the final results. Below, digital images are first, then the 35mm version, and the square images are medium format. Images were shot with comparable camera settings between

I wanted to share with you a conversation that I had with journalist, therapist, broadcaster and editor extraordinaire Svea Vikander. I know Svea well and, like all of us, I am most compelling on any subject when I am comfortable. I think this interview gives a great sense of the

Halò! Fàilte!* My name is Kristie. I’m a writer, photographer, and drystone waller from Scotland. My first book, Drystone – A Life Rebuilt (a memoir that isn’t really about drystone at all), comes out on August 7, 2025. I’m intentional about where I put my work. The current

Even among towering Scottish hills and the gentle movement of a loch beneath a blanket of blue sky—all the space that nature affords—my eye is often drawn to the details. The little bits of light. The places where lines converge. Today, it wasn’t the natural that held

Drystone walling is hard graft. It’s stubborn too. Doing what you can with what you have. A resistance of sorts. When life gives you stone…you build. I’m not sure what drew me to drystone. Some memory of the stones from my childhood in Caithness? The romantic notion