A Lossiemouth man who combined his love of photography with skydiving has snapped the moment the world record for base jumping was broken.
Ewan Cowie is a freelance photographer and skydiving instructor, and participated in a 69-person base jump off a 1200m tall cliff in Katthammaren, Norway.
It set a new world record for most people simultaneously jumping off a cliff at the same time.
The group came from 20 different nations and Mr Cowie was given the task to photograph them on their way down.
They pulled it off despite a poor weather forecast and Mr Cowie was pleased to see it go off without a hitch.
He said: “The Norway Base record was meant to be a simultaneous Base jump of 100 people from a 1200m (3,937ft) tall cliff in Norway, but because of the poor weather forecast, around 30 people either didn’t brave the five-hour hike to the clifftop, or turned back halfway.
“However the 69 hardy souls who did venture up were rewarded with the clouds clearing from the exit point 30 minutes after the last group’s arrival, and the jump was on.
“The jump was meticulously planned so that people in different types of flying suits (wingsuits etc), were placed in a specific place on the cliff and in the jump order, and given a precise line to fly away from the cliff so that everyone would have a clear patch of air to open their parachute.
“The jump may have looked chaotic but the vast majority of the jump went exactly according to the predetermined plan. Participants were also vetted for experience prior to being allowed to register, so that everyone had the skillset required to do their specific job in the overall plan.”
Mr Cowie grew up in Lossiemouth, and first started skydiving when he was 18 with the Edinburgh University Skydiving Club.
He said: “To me, combining skydiving and photography was a way of sharing the amazing things I was seeing and experiencing while I was skydiving with others. It grew from a hobby to a profession.
“There is always an aspect of danger with these sports. However everyone who participates is constantly working to minimise risk. The logistics and planning that goes into these events is absolutely enormous.”