Posts Tagged ‘photography’
Scotland Through A Lens: A love of the Scottish Borders with Rod Hanchard-Goodwin
The Scottish Borders are often overlooked by visitors, but for Rod Hanchard-Goodwin the diversity of historic buildings and landscapes make it picture perfect. I started taking photos on a two mega pixel Canon camera 18 years ago and after winning my first photographic competition in a local gallery I caught the bug. At first, I…
Read MoreThe Dark Room at Perth Art Gallery: The pre-digital age of photography and the Scottish photographers that paved the way
For 150 years before digital photography became commonplace, photographic images were captured by the action of light on chemicals. The materials and processes evolved over time each having their own unique aesthetic. Now an exhibition at Perth Art Gallery will explore the pre-digital age of photography and how different processes have changed the aesthetics of…
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Scotland Through A Lens: High Days & Holidays with Beth Muirhead
Hiking in the glorious Scottish mountains is the source of all inspiration and motivation for Beth Muirhead’s photography. How long have you been taking pictures for, and how did you come to fall in love with photography? I think I was around 11 or 12 when I got my first camera, although my early photography…
Read MoreHistoric 20th century photographs of Midlothian village Roslin go on display
A new online exhibition featuring historic photographs of the Midlothian village of Roslin has been launched. Some 40 photographs which are part of The Bryce Collection, including archive images of Rosslyn Chapel, Rosslyn Castle and the village, can now be seen in the first online exhibition on Rosslyn Chapel’s website. From around 1880 to the…
Read MoreScotland Through A Lens: Photography in the Highlands with Fiona Campbell
Living in the heart of the Highlands, it’s hard for Fiona Campbell not to be inspired by the ever changing vistas and incredible untouched scenery around her. I’ve loved photography forever but because of a serious illness I wasn’t able to do it. Photography helped me recover. It made me get out into nature for…
Read MorePhotographers in Aberdeen capture ‘the light in the dark’
Photographers in Aberdeen have been capturing ‘the light in the dark’ with this stunning exhibition. Sixty amateur photographers submitted more than 150 entries to the Light in the Dark competition which aimed to capture moments of joy in Aberdeen. A selection of the winning photographs are now on display in the Aberdeen Arts Centre foyer.…
Read MoreScotland Through A Lens: Golden Hour with Phil Wilkinson
For Phil Wilkinson it’s all about the light of golden hour, that glorious period of the day shortly after sunrise or before sunset when the orange hues create picture perfect conditions. I started taking an interest in photography as a teenager when I studied A-Level photography at college in Lincolnshire where I grew up.…
Read MoreScotland Through A Lens: John Cuthbert’s winter wonders
John Cuthbert’s lifelong passion for photography may have begun as a child, but he still finds himself captivated by Scotland’s vast beauty. My photographic journey began by admiring black and white printed images in old style photograph albums as a child way back in the late sixties. My father was a keen amateur photographer…
Read MoreLet there be light: The best of Scotland’s winter light fsetivals
Festivals across the country are bringing bright lights to the dark nights, and they make for top-notch photo opportunities. In our January magazine we shine the spotlight on some of our favourite pictures. From the rural woodlands of Beecraigs Country Park to the city trails of Aberdeen, Scotland’s light festivals are illuminating our long winter…
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