Underground shelter

Tattoed hermit Tom Leppard (aka Leopard Man) comfortable in his secret makeshift underground hideaway shelter on Skye, Scotland

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5247-RPB59-leopard_man141-27-09-2007.jpg

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© Richard Baker. No copying, screen grabbing, transmission or publication without permission.

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5315x3543 / 4.2MB

Britain UK reportage photojournalism diversity environmental issues health people relationships social issues Scotland hermit isolation alone choice individual society fringe edge undisturbed unknown living life alternative Isle of Skye Western Isles survival self-preservation tattoo odd behaviour lonely elderly pensioner ex-services old soldier character resilience lifestyle way of life seclusion solitude recluse escape loner outsider home living space shelter sub-terranean makeshift construction structure skills septagarian eccentric hut dwelling subterranean indoors sucurity Septuagenarian domestic habitat abode outlying personal isolated property ownership jeopardy nature natural pastoral undeveloped idyllic quiet peaceful tranquil coastline coast vulnerable sparse marooned castaway escapism secluded distant faraway far-off far-flung far built converted underground hideaway home-comfort customized stowage cramped narrow storage tattoed house meticulous neat tidiness tidy tattooed privacy private scotland Scottish old age ageism active fitness European europe kitchen

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