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  1. The basking shark is lying on its side on a sandy beach. The animal is grey in colour. A man wearing protective gloves and waterproofs is leaning over the shark while a woman, who is wearing overalls, stands next to him. The sea is behind them.

  3. A black and white photograph showing a group of four people in the outdoors. A girl wearing a shawl and a woman wearing a coat and long striped dress are sitting on rocks. Behind them stand a man holding a shepherd's crook and a younger man with hands folded and resting on a stick. Both men have plaids over one shoulder.

  4. A group of people stand in surf on a shoreline in France awaiting a small boat to take them to the UK. In the distance is a large cargo ship with its lights on.

  5. Portrait photo of a white man with grey hair, stubble and brown eyes. He is smiling and looking at the camera. The councillor is wearing a patterned shirt and green jacket.

  6. A view across Stornoway harbour and the town's houses and other buildings. The image has been taken through trees.

  7. Victorian-era houses among trees in the centre of Strathpeffer.

  8. A row of colourful houses by a fishing pier with boats in the bay.

  9. The Co-op supermarket store on Inverness' Church Street

  10. Two men stand in front of a white bus with the rear of a yellow bin lorry located nearby

  11. Children and members of the community holding sports equipment and plans for a new sports facility on a green field

  12. The coracle is small, oval shaped craft with a black covering over a wooden frame. The coracle is on an area of short grass.

  13. The Glencoe Folk Museum which is a single-storey white building with a thatched roof with a car parked in front of it and trees behind it

  14. A Saltire wit a crest and a Union flag on lampposts on a road near Cameron Barracks in Inverness.

  15. Several members of the University and College can be seen outside the entrance to the Executive Office of the University of the Highlands and Islands. They are holding colourful signs and pink hats. One woman is wearing a cowboy hat and her sign says "we are being taken for a ride by cowboys".

  16. A red deer stag silhouetted against a hazy blue background. The stag has its head turned towards the viewer and has an impressive set of antlers.

  17. A black locomotive pulls a line of carriages along a track in a landscape of pine trees and hills. The train is moving towards the viewer. Steam rises from the locomotive's funnel.

  18. The back of a police officer's high visibility jacket with the word "police" in silver letters on a blue background.

  19. The shot looks like brown balls of varying sizes. The shot has been places in two groups, one of larger balls and other of smaller ones. The shot has been laid on a plastic bag.

  20. Wick harbour with different types of colourful boats tied up next to pontoons. Along the shore are traditional, three-storey buildings. The sky above is blue and cloudless.

  21. A group of migrants, some wearing lifejackets walk along a beach in France before taking a boat to the UK.

  22. Dugald Ross has white hair and a white beard. He is wearing a green winter jacket with a hood, blue trousers and brown shoes. Is squatting down on a rocky shore next to dinosaur footprints. There is an area of sea behind him and a rocky headland in the distance.

  23. A woman, wearing a pink fleece and blue jeans, is sitting next to white curtains. Her head is not visible. Her posture is tense and she has a knee drawn up to her body.

  24. Several people, including on man carrying a child, walk to the water's edge while waring life jackets

  25. Kevin Booth standing in front of Lochdhu Lodge in Caithness - a two-storey house with three storey turrets. The windows panes are red. Booth is wearing a dark suit with dark glasses and has short, dark hair.