Scotney Castle Islandness Exhibition by Rebecca Douglas in partnership with National Trust

islandness exhibtition

Liminal moments at the wild
edges of earth, sea & sky

In partnership with

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Set within National Trust’s Scotney Castle,
on an island, within an island nation…

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Scotney Castle Islandness Exhibition by Rebecca Douglas in partnership with National Trust - purpose led visual storyteller and full service production capturing sunrise on a beach in ramsgate Kent creative process - female photographer standing on beach at sunset

…this photographic exhibition invites visitors to explore the liminal space where earth, sea and sky meet.

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ISLANDNESS is a state of being.

Scotney Castle Islandness Exhibition by Rebecca Douglas in partnership with National Trust - light from window casting rainbow reflections onto a plain wall

Both physically and metaphorically – these images reveal the unseen and unexpected, the fragile yet resilient ecosystems distilled at the margins, shared to deepen our awareness.

Scotney Castle Islandness Exhibition by Rebecca Douglas in partnership with National Trust - underwater image of a jellyfish

islandness

ISLANDNESS is a state of being.

Both physically and metaphorically and these images reveal the unseen and unexpected, the fragile yet resilient ecosystems distilled at the margins, shared to deepen our awareness.

islandness

With a strong environmental narrative, the Islandness exhibition considers the tension where the known gives way to the unknown, between isolation and connection, the flux between permanence and change.

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Scotney Castle Islandness Exhibition by Rebecca Douglas in partnership with National Trust - female photographer in underwater snorkel diving gear with head sticking out from the surface of the water and smiling

By looking at islands, from remote outposts to the life teeming within arm’s reach, it asks: how do these edges shape us and what can they teach us about our place in the world?

A state of being

ISLANDNESS

Islandness exhibition Scotney Castle rebecca douglas nature storyteller interior image of a room in a castle with an old wooden door frame

islandness exhibition
welcomes you between

Mon 28th April – Fri 17th Oct 2025

national trust

Scotney Castle

Scotney Castle Islandness Exhibition by Rebecca Douglas in partnership with National Trust - image of a castle window at golden hour with sunlight casting on the white wall with nature outside the window

a solo exhibition

ISLANDNESS


WELCOMES YOU BETWEEN

Mon 28th April –
Fri 17th October 2025

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Scotney Castle


BE THE FIRST TO HEAR ABOUT
SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT
THE EXHIBITION.

National Trust’s Scotney Castle

A castle rooted in time,
landscape shaped by the elements.

Finding the Islandness exhibition

National Trust – Scotney Castle
Lamberhurst
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 8JN

Behind the scenes of ISLANDNESS

Explore the stories & buy prints online

Step into the wild edge of Earth, sea & sky


ISLANDNESS is an invitation to pause, feel and witness. Each collection visually narrates nature’s messages from the thresholds where the known gives way to the unknown, where wonder meets warning — a gathering of stories shaped by the elements. Explore these moments of stillness, awe and unraveling, and let them speak to the island within you.

Add some wonder to your walls

Welcome these stories home, each image is available to buy online and will be proudly printed to order on sustainable Hahnemühle bamboo paper at the UK’s first fine art and photographic printing service that is 100% end-to-end carbon neutral.

Prints are usually dispatched within 5-7 working days, with options to suit the delivery of your choosing. Please note, you may incur customs charges if you order outside the UK.

Fine art prints that spark awe and fuel change

10% of profits are donated to Whale Wise across my Print Shop and whilst Islandness is running, I’ll be donating an additional 10% of profits to the National Trust.

sunset ocean storyteller

Kindling futures

Aurora & The night sky

Fire & Ice || eldur og ís

underwater photography UK

snorkelling with diving gannets

wheel of the year - Liminality Manifesto for rewilding our connection to nature

Wheel of the year

Scotney Castle Islandness Photography Exhibition by Rebecca Douglas in partnership with National Trust - Radically authentic storytelling

Bridge Between Worlds

The opening of ISLANDNESS

Bio



Rebecca Douglas; Edgewalker, Way Shower, Liminal Being, Ocean Advocate, Storyteller of Nature. Her photography exhibitions invite audiences to step into the wild edges and liminal spaces. Where the know gives way to the unknown and we cross over a threshold.

A bridge between worlds, Rebecca’s work connects science and myth, intellect and intuition, structure and liminality, translating nature’s stories into compelling visual narratives through photography, video, drone, speaking and writing.

The antithesis of homogenisation and formulaic storytelling, Rebecca’s exhibitions create space for stories to unfold naturally. Trusting in the radical authenticity and alchemy of the moment. Her work is both a celebration and a reckoning, evoking awe while holding space for the urgent realities facing our planet.

Her academic background in Geography and Marine Resource Management, sixth-sense connection to nature, and innate ability to tell human-centred stories uniquely position her as a sought-after artist and visual storyteller.

Rebecca’s work has been exhibited internationally, including Hold Still, a landmark portraiture project by the National Portrait Gallery in London, where one of her images is now part of the gallery’s permanent digital archive.

An ocean advocate and President of the Board of Trustees for Whale Wise, Rebecca has created stories that amplify nature’s messages and messengers. She has worked with Visit Britain, Fujifilm and Dryrobe, with features in National Geographic and NASA. She was awarded 2nd place in the 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year, Conservation / Impact category.

Whether exhibiting images of the aurora’s ethereal glow, the stark beauty of the ocean’s depths, or the fragile meeting points where earth, sea, and sky converge, Rebecca’s mission remains: to ignite collective curiosity and awe, spark awakened action  and rewild our connection to nature.