Nature nominee

I captured this image in October, 2024 in the Scottish Highlands. I spent many hours over the course of several rainy days hiking the woodlands in the Scottish Highlands and found myself captivated by their beauty. I'm from the United States and am intimately familiar with the fall colors here: I was raised in Vermont; traveled extensively in the aspens of the Rocky Mountains; and live in the Southeast, close to the Smoky Mountains. But, the colors and shapes of the woodlands are captivating and different than anything I've experienced there. This image was particularly interesting to me given the range of colors and the almost haunting tangle of branches.

Jim Guerard moved to Savannah, Georgia in 2014 when he retired from Adobe Systems, Inc. as Vice President and General Manager of Adobe’s Creative Cloud. Jim began exploring photography in 2007 as entertainment on weekends during long business trips. Jim ventured deeper into photography after retiring and continues to hone his craft on the local area's scenic vistas and through an active travel schedule. When venturing away from Savannah, Jim’s priority is collecting images from around the world, intended to stir awareness and offer glimpses of elements in nature and distant cultures that are rapidly changing, and in some cases at risk of disappearing entirely.