Posts Tagged ‘photography’
Royal Scottish Academy ready for 194th exhibition
The 194th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy will open later this month. Running from 28 March – 3 May at the RSA Upper and Lower Galleries on Princes Street, Edinburgh, the annual exhibition is the most extensive exhibition of contemporary art and architecture in Scotland. Having been a mainstay of the academy’s calendar…
Read MoreBaby, pregnancy and family fair this weekend
The second Scottish pregnancy and family fair is set to take place this weekend. Bonnie Bairn be held on Sunday, 1 March. Following the huge success of the 2019 fair, which saw over 1000 local visitors attend, the organisers have confirmed that the 2020 event will take place at and will welcome over 80 exhibitors,…
Read MoreThe perfect book for Scottish lighthouse fans
If, like Sarah Kerr, you are an avid pharologist (the technical term for lighthouse enthusiasts) then this guide is the perfect purchase for you. It’s the only one of its kind to provide a comprehensive listing of more than 600 lighthouses in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. The…
Read MoreCritically acclaimed polar ice exhibition closing
The five star Among the Polar Ice exhibition at The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum, is to close on 8 March. Featured as one of the Scotsman’s art critics’ favourite shows of the year, Among the Polar Ice will soon end its run at The McManus. Spanning 200 years, the exhibition brings together paintings, photographs…
Read MoreScottish holiday company aims to grow in the US
A Scottish adventure holiday firm is planning to boost its business in America. Flavours Holidays, specialists in activity holidays in Italy and Spain, celebrated reaching a turnover to £3.5m by unveiling expansion plans, which includes targeting the US market, purchase of a new larger office on the Water of Leith and creating eight jobs, thanks…
Read MoreBirdwatchers will take flight to Elgin next month
Birdwatchers are set to flock to Elgin for an annual conference in March. Each spring, the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC) and the British Trust for Ornithology BTO) organise a one-day conference, attracting over 200 bird enthusiasts from around the country. This year, the event it is being hosted by the Moray branch of the SOC…
Read MoreThe biggest secrets of the Cairngorms revealed
I defy anyone to look at the front cover of the beautiful The Secret Life of the Cairngorms and not have a wee smile on their face. Illustrated with a stunning selection of Andy Howard’s photographs, the book celebrates the wildlife and landscape of the Cairngorms National Park in all its glory. Anyone who has visited…
Read MoreFall in love with Magnum cream liqueur this Valentine’s Day
Scotland’s leading Scotch malt whisky cream liqueur, Magnum, is now offering free delivery across mainland UK in time for Valentine’s Day. Baileys rival, Magnum, is crafted and bottled in Edinburgh and has quickly established itself as the tipple of choice for people in Scotland, the rest of the UK and around the world, who are…
Read MoreOut of this world photography from South Uist
The light, the wildlife and the sheer natural beauty of South Uist capture the heart of photographer Jef Martin on a daily basis – a passion he shares with his thousands of Instagram followers. It was a summer work placement back in 1999 that first introduced Frenchman Jef Martin to the Outer Hebrides. ‘When I…
Read MoreTeen Stroke Sufferer Wins Young Photographer Awards
At just 14, Brenna Collie from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, suffered a stroke and had to learn to walk again as well as come to terms with her ‘new normal’. Two years on, she decided to document her struggle to recover in her Higher Photography portfolio through 12 striking images. Brenna’s mum encouraged her to enter one…
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