Vivien Cumming

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Documentary filmmaker, photographer, and writer. Storytelling consultant. Scientist.

Nature. Connection. Evolution.

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The Ghost Rainforest is coming home to Glasgow with its Scottish premiere @glasgowshort this weekend. You can hear me talking about the film on @BBCradioscot - link in bio. Thanks to Glasgow Short Film Festival and to the BBC for their coverage of th
Join us at Kendal Mountain Film Festival this weekend where The Ghost Rainforest will be playing in the Nature and Environment session. Filmed this time last year at COP26 and shining a light on indigenous voices and Scotland’s Rainforest. I ab
Come for a journey through Scotland’s rainforest for #EarthDay and find out why it’s in trouble. Latest article in @natgeo - link in bio. #scotlandsrainforest #conservation #biodiversity #natgeo #scotland #visitscotland @asrainforest @
Isn’t it amazing when life throws unexpected things your way. On Saturday I very randomly found myself watching Coldplay on the second night of their net zero world tour in San Jose! What an incredible show full of love, tears, colour, joy and
Because sometimes it’s just beautiful…where does that path lead…?
Connection As the seasons change and the pace of life slows i can’t help but to reflect. It’s been a summer of being amongst high mountains, dipping in cold waterfalls, travelling to remote islands, exploring dense rainforest and meeting
Renewal Autumn is a time for renewal, to shed a feather, to drop a leaf, a time to leave behind the old patterns and clear away unnecessary things, a time to make way for new beginnings and fresh starts to unfold. I love this time of year. I am slowi
Ring of Steall Skyrace What a weekend! I signed up for this race in the first lockdown - all the usual expeditions around the world I did had been cancelled and I needed a challenge to aim for. Since then I have become a lot more comfortable with not
Happy Harvest Moon 🌕 Here’s a rowan tree growing out of a fence post. Insert philosophical statement that suits your needs… I like to think anything is possible, no matter how inconvenient it may seem. Good on you little rowan tree, kee
Tree Eiggsss Some of the projects on Eigg include a tree nursery set up by Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust during the pandemic so that they can expand native woodland on Eigg. They already have some beautiful old woodland, part of Scotland’s rainfo