A talented travel and family photographer has died after she was swept into the sea during a photo shoot in the remote Outer Hebrides.
Agnes Proudhon-Smith was taking photos when the accident happened on Wednesday morning at a beach on the Isle of Harris.
It is believed the 50-year-old, who specialised in portraits of families and children, had been on the rocks before she ended up in the water.
Police, the RNLI and a helicopter from HM Coastguard scoured the area at around 7.45am and she was found on the shoreline.
She was airlifted to to Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway where she was pronounced dead and her next of kin informed, Surrey Live reports.
Tributes have been posted online to the "talented photographer" who was from Esher, Surrey.
Fellow photographer Vicki Knights said Ms Proudhon-Smith was an "amazingly talented" person.
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Her tribute read: "I’m so desperately sad to hear that this amazingly talented & sweet soul, tragically died yesterday [Wednesday, March 20] whilst shooting in Scotland.
"Agnès Proudhon-Smith was a local family photographer, who I first had the pleasure of meeting in 2014 when I took these headshots of her.
"My heart goes out to Agnès’ family & friends, it’s just such a tragedy.
"She was a wonderful person with a talent you don’t often see, her photos regularly used to take my breath away.
"You can see more of Agnes’ beautiful travel work here ."
Police say enquiries remain ongoing into the incident, although there are no apparent suspicious circumstances.
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Inspector Jane Nicolson said: "Our thoughts first and foremost are with the woman's family and friends.
"We are carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances which have led to her death and this work is at an early stage.
"The death is currently unexplained, though initial enquiries suggest there are no suspicious circumstances.
"We are grateful for the assistance of our partners in the emergency services and members of the public in relation to this incident."
Anyone with information can call Police Scotland by calling 101.
