To market, to market
Aside from tourism – Foula’s seabird population means it draws a few hundred bird-watchers each summer – the main industry here is crofting, or small-scale farming, mainly with sheep.
But unlike many other crofting communities, getting these sheep to market involves a journey over the North Atlantic. The twin-prop plane that flies here from Mainland isn’t exactly conducive to moving livestock. Instead, the animals (along with anything else particularly bulky) have to go by boat, like these lambs heading off to be sold for their wool and meat. (Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty)