The Scottish Highlander Photo Archive (SHPA) will eventually see almost 40,000 portraits accessible online, along with the basic information that is available identifying the individuals, eg: "MacGregor, Hill Street, Tain." The database will enable Scottish expatriates and descendants the world over, who are interested in their family history, to search the archive for family matches and/or likeness and be able to buy images in print or electronic form. There is also a photo library
service for publishers who wish to use images in their magazines,
books, or newspapers.

The SHPA also provides a forum for family genealogists to
comment on or to identify people in the photographs of the
collection. You must register and be logged
in to access the forum, and visitors can
even submit photographs of their own
for comment or research purposes.