thurso – Elena Arvasi Portrait Photographer

In August 2018 I did a trip up North, with my friend Catrìona to visit one of her besties, Alix, who was living on a farm in Caithness, the very North of Scotland. Back then Alix was engaged to a member of the Sutherland clan (they are now happily married!). When they say that the further north you go, the warmer and more welcoming the people are, I must say it is true! For a deep Southern Mediterranean soul like mine, Thurso was a spot “at the end of the world”. The nature was wild, practically there were no trees, just some bush species, as nothing really grows up easily up there. The land was flat, green, with sheep everywhere and the wind was the master! The Sutherland family hosted us and it was for me a pleasure and a honor to take some shots of the first two beautiful kids of Fiona & Kenneth (Alix’s brother and sister in laws)! It was good to see in their eyes the excitement, the sense of freedom that they had, as well as their joyful nature but also the deep connection that they had with their mum and dad! Enjoy these lovely memories!