Glasgow Portraits

Glasgow Portraits

For a day out in Glasgow at a July photo walk organised by Stu Morrison, I dusted off my Holga 120GCFN. This is by far the fanciest version of the plastic camera I’ve ever owned, not least because it sports…

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Summertime in Dundee With a Helios Lens

Summertime in Dundee With a Helios Lens

We’re having a beautiful summer in Scotland this year, including sunshine–never a given, here–which is the perfect time to take a walk. Including with the Soviet-made Helios 44m-4 58mm f/2 lens, which produces lovely, swirly bokeh. Provided it’s got sufficient…

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DJCAD 2024 Graduate Degree Show

DJCAD 2024 Graduate Degree Show

This past week featured the annual 2024 Graduate Degree Show at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design here in Dundee, which is always inspiring and fun.

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Dundee in Holga-Vision

Dundee in Holga-Vision

Fun with plastic cameras: I took a Holga for a spin here in Dundee, hoping for a bit of experimental fun. A friend who’s a film photography buff — “never mind this digital photography fad” — advised me to load…

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Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year 2023 Competition

Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year 2023 Competition

I’m pleased to share that for this year’s Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, following on from my highly commended portfolio in 2022, one of the images I submitted for 2023 has been highly commended in the urban landscape…

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