Lost 1934 photograph of Loch Ness Monster (Nessie) surfaces at last

1934 newspaper headline: Loch Ness Whatever-it-is snapped by a woman

Relatively few people know that shortly after the July 22, 1993 George Spicer photograph, the infamous Loch Ness Monster photo that spawned modern-day interest in the legendary creature, another intriguing photo was taken of Nessie which generated quite a buzz when it appeared on the front page of the Glasgow newspaper. This week, a scan…

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New photo of the Lake District Lizard (aka Bownessie) surfaces.

New photo of the Best of Bowness (aka Bownessie or Lake District Lizard)

London photographer Ellie Williams captured this amazing image of Bownessie in the Lake District, near the small village of Bowness and located only 150 miles from the traditional home of the Loch Ness Monster. Hoping to capture the colors of the changing season, Williams had set up a camera to automatically take photos throughout the…

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The Loch Ness Monster (aka “Nessie”)

The original Loch Ness Monster photo - "Surgeon's photograph" of 1934.

The earliest report of the Loch Ness Monster, a large amphibious anomalous creature associated with the vicinity of Loch Ness, appears in the Life of St. Columba by Adomnán, written in the 7th century.

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