An hour on Lindisfarne
We recently took a friend on a mini bus tour from Edinburgh to Northumberland. It's not the kin…
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Aug 10, 2026
One summer day in Dumfries and Galloway
At the beginning of August is my birthday, and very soon after that, I start to feel like the summe…
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Jul 13, 2026
Days by the sea in East Lothian
We've made a couple of trips out to East Lothian recently, firstly with my dad to one of our fa…
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Jun 19, 2026
Lo-fi South Queensferry
Back in April, I purchased a Holga 120PC (pinhole camera) with the intention of using it for Worldw…
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May 19, 2026
April film
As is the way with analogue photography, I'm about a month behind sharing photos I've taken…
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May 17, 2026
Red Kites at Gigrin Farm, Wales
We recently found ourselves in mid-Wales with a couple of days to spare. One day, we booked into a …
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May 11, 2026
Holyrood Park in May
In the past couple of weeks I've been able to walk a bit further again; my back injury seems to…
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May 05, 2026
Another Place / Crosby beach
On a journey back to Edinburgh from Wales, we took a detour to visit Crosby beach, home to Antony G…
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Apr 20, 2026
The Botanics in April
Spring has really arrived in Edinburgh over the past couple of weeks. The world outside is waking u…
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Mar 29, 2026
Recent film snaps
I got 2 rolls of film developed this month: a 120 from my Holga 120N, and a 35mm from my Nikon comp…
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Mar 08, 2026
35mm in February
At some point early this year I decided I wanted to find a small, pocketable 35mm camera, so I coul…
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Jan 14, 2026
Around Newhaven
A few photos from a walk up to Newhaven Harbour, on the northern edge of the city, between Leith an…
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Jan 10, 2026
SSA 127th Annual Exhibition
I'm delighted to be taking part in the Society of Scottish Artists' 127th Annual Exhibition…
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Jan 08, 2026
A winter walk on the Fife coast
A couple of days into the new year, we drove up to the north-east coast of Fife for a walk in a nat…
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Jan 07, 2026
Boxing Day beach walk
Wandering on a local beach on Boxing Day. I love a bracing cold beach walk at this time of year, an…
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Dec 17, 2025
Abbotsford in April
Back in April I visited Abbotsford: The Home of Sir Walter Scott . These are a few photographs I to…
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Oct 18, 2025
On a beach in East Lothian
A few photos from a walk to a favourite beach in East Lothian, recently. Photographed with a Holga …
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Oct 16, 2025
Autumn in Edinburgh
I recently explored a new (to me) place on the outskirts of Edinburgh on a sunny autumnal afternoon…
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Aug 27, 2025
Recent printmaking
The last time I posted about printmaking on my blog was in February this year, so I feel it’s time …
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Aug 05, 2025
Dining out in Japan
In 2024 my partner and I went to Japan, partly to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary. It's s…
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