Photography Exhibitions : Edinburgh

City Stories : Norman McBeath

At the moment Scotland seems awash with photography exhibitions and here's another for the "to-do" list. Norman McBeath marks the centenary of the birth of every reportage photographer's favourite "name to drop"; Henri Cartier-Bresson.

The exhibition features 27 black & white photographs taken in Paris, London, Seville, Berlin and Edinburgh. The images claim to capture "the drama of everyday urban life" and knowing Norman's talent I don't doubt it.

24 September to 31 October, 2008

L'Institut Francais d'Ecosse

13 Randolph Crescent
Edinburgh
Scotland

Photography Exhibition : Glasgow

Portrait of Coombe End : Laura Goodman

Here's the perfect combination. A fabulous restaurant and Art Gallery.

The Mussel Inn, Glasgow, is an award winning seafood restaurant with a Gallery in the mezzanine. They regularly feature photography exhibitions and at the moment they have an exhibition by Laura Goodman. Laura's hand printed monochromes are a pictorial record of a squatters life in a National Trust Property.


Mussel Inn Restaurant
157 Hope Street, Glasgow, Scotland

4th September 2008 - 1st October 2008

Photography Exhibition : Dundee

International Women's Photography Exhibition

This exhibition is part of the Scottish Mental Health Art & Film Festival. It features women from diverse cultures exploring the notion of wellbeing through photography. It's described as "a women's only event". I only hope that doesn't mean what I think it means.

Dundee International Women's Centre
Dundonald Street
Dundee, Scotland

10th October 2008 (18:30 - 20:00)
Admission £3 (including refreshments)

Photography Exhibition : Glasgow

University of Strathclyde : Urban Echoes

Glasgow-based photographer Keith Ingham presents a fascinating series of images inspired by his perspective on the domestic, on Glasgow and the oriental.

The exhibition has one more week to run. It closes this Saturday, the 27th of September 2008.

Collins Gallery
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, Scotland
23rd August - 27th September 2008

Photography Exhibition : Scottish Tour

Highland Journey : Robin Gillanders

In June of 1934, the writer and poet Edwin Muir borrowed a car and set out on a tour around Scotland. His book "Scottish Journey", published the following year, details Scottish identity and how it adapts to new populations settling here.

In 2006 photographer Robin Gillanders set out in Muir’s "tyre marks". He made an extended journey around the Highlands and Orkney inspired by Muir’s travels. Robin used a 5x4 camera, processing the film in the converted shower of a campervan.

An exhibition of his work is now on tour. Next dates and venues for the exhibition are -

Swanson Gallery
Thurso, Scotland
27th September 2008 - 25th October 2008

St. Fergus Gallery
Wick, Scotland
1st - 29th November 2008

Scottish Society for the History of Photography

The aim of the SSHoP "...is to further interest and pleasure in historic and modern photography". Their website is a wealth of information and their Annual Lectures in Glasgow and Edinburgh are not to be missed.

Membership is a very reasonable £25 a year; for which you get each issue of their "Studies in Photography", you may attend all meetings and functions, and you also receive invites to private viewings of photography exhibitions at the National Galleries of Scotland (in Edinburgh).

Real Life Weddings Magazine

Featured Wedding

I started this blog to push Photography and all things Scottish in the world of Photography; not as an excuse for self promotion. However...(oh dear here comes a shameless plug) those terribly nice people over at the Real Life Weddings magazine in Glasgow are featuring one of my weddings (from last year) in their forthcoming Winter edition. The wedding took place at the amazing Corsewall Lighthouse (near Stranraer, Scotland). The groom was the very talented Michael Hines; the bride was the lovely Lisa Ambrosini.

The magazine is due out in October. I'll let you know the date when I have it.

Photography Competition : Fujifilm

Fujifilm Distinctions Awards 2008 : The True Art Of Photography

These days I shoot all my wedding and portrait work on digital cameras, and sometimes use film for personal projects. So with those pungent smells of the traditional darkroom in mind here's a rare film-only competition. It has an open brief and is open to both pros and amateurs. As long as the image was shot on Fujifilm Professional film you can enter it. For full details click here.

First Prize £1,000
Second Prize £500
Third Prize £250

Closing date 1 October 2008