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  • Photographing people

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    This is a complete departure from my ‘comfort zones’ of architecture, seascapes and occasional landscapes. I started taking portraits to support the 12 Big Things project. I really enjoyed doing that and decided to try out ‘Street Portraits’. It’s quite nerve-wracking to take on the responsibility of recording how someone will look.  But it’s also hugely…

  • Dusseldorf and Hamburg

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    This month’s photo trip was to Dusseldorf and Hamburg. The weather was mostly terrific and I managed to photograph a number of different buildings. Top of the list was the Hyatt hotel which has a wonderful staircase leading to the sky. I hadn’t realised that the central part of the stairway can be raised to…

  • Gold for Gushet, and film failure.

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    I just received a nice salon result. At the Midland Counties International Salon of Photography I was awarded a gold medal and two ribbons. The gold medal feels very special, it’s the first of my Glasgow Gushet series to be accepted and the first to get an award. I blogged about taking these pictures earlier,…

  • Trip to Romania

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    I got back a couple of weeks ago from a week in Romania shooting forgotten and abandoned buildings; everything from spas to mausoleums, stately homes and castles. Dracula wasn’t at home but we had a look at his castle. All the images were taken on shift lenses – the Laomi 15mm and the Samyang 24mm.…

  • Venice 2025

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    We went to Venice for a short break last month and enjoyed a beautiful city in superb weather. It was also relatively quiet at this time of year. We visited Murano and Burano which were relatively quiet. Restaurants and coffee bars were also fairly quiet and the vaporettos were never crowded. I had gone to…

  • New Year, new style

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    When I visited New York last year, I was keen to photograph the Flat Iron Building. Unfortunately, due to renovation works, that wasn’t possible.  Luckily, a building off Wall Street provided a mini-substitute. While driving through Glasgow last month I spotted a building of a similar style.  A bit of research revealed that these triangular…

  • EFIAP and a new approach to architecture

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    I received a new accreditation from FIAP (Federation Internationale of Art of Photography). I’m now an EFIAP (the E stands for excellence). This recognises that I’ve had a significant number of works accepted by international FIAP accredited exhibitions. The application to FIAP was quite a complex process and I’m indebted to Libby Smith, the Scottish…

  • Good week for Salons

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    I received news this week that three of my photographs were accepted by the Edinburgh International Print Exhibition. Two of them were awarded ribbons.  Here are the ribbon winners.  Goldelse, Berlin. I had an amazing week in Berlin with my son, Steven.  This tower was high on the list of photographs I wanted to take. …

  • New York, New York…

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    This is the city that I most wanted to revisit. For a photographer of architecture, New York has it all.  It is the home of skyscrapers, the Manhattan skyline, brownstones, movie and TV locations and a constantly evolving cityscape where the new is always updating the old.  Evolution at work, it’s an amazing city to…

  • Trip to India

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    We returned last month from a 3 week holiday in India, starting in Delhi, taking in Agra, Ranthambore, Jaipur, Udaipur, Bangalore, Nagarhole and Kerela. Quite the tour.  The trip included a huge variety of experiences; national parks, bustling city centres, a busy elephant sanctuary, a coffee plantation, beaches and quiet villages that time seemed to…