Posts Tagged ‘photography’
National Galleries acquire portrait of musical superstar
A portrait of one of Scotland’s most prominent musical exports has been acquired by the National Galleries of Scotland. But it’s not Lulu, Sir Harry Lauder or Sydney Devine – it’s a contemporary work featuring one of the most successful and influential music artists working today, the Scottish songwriter and DJ Calvin Harris. The photographic…
Read MoreCity’s West End put in focus for a new exhibition
A major public art exhibition is taking place in Edinburgh’s West End throughout the month of August. Based in Coates Crescent, it will host a major photography exhibition from August 1-31, the West End Character Project, showcasing the people and places that shape the area. Since October 2017, photographer, Derek Anderson has been visually documenting…
Read MoreHappy pawlidays for a growing number of dogs
It’s proving to be happy pawlidays in Scotland this summer as family breaks with their pet dogs in tow rise have risen by 56%. The increase in people taking their dogs with them on staycations across Scotland will result in leading animal charity, the Scottish SPCA, enjoying a new wave of donations. A group of…
Read MoreThis is the winner of our #myargyll competition
Our competition capturing #myargyll has been won by Teenie Wilson, an amateur photographer on the Isle of Lismore. She took this stunning image before an evening’s fishing at Port Ramsay, as the sun set over Glensanda quarry in Morvern. The competition, run in in association with Wyvex Media, publishers of Scottish Field, and Argyll and…
Read MoreBest feet forward for new coastal walking path
A new 64-mile coastal path in the south of Scotland is to be created. The route, taking in the clifftop scenery of Scotland’s most southerly tip, will be built thanks to funding announced today by the National Lottery. The Rhins of Galloway Coast Path will be walking route from the Mull of Galloway to Loch…
Read MoreNew photographic exhibition is picture perfect
Scottish photography is in the frame at a new exhibition in Edinburgh. In Focus: Scottish Photography opened earlier this month, showcasing over 50 artworks from the City Art Centre’s photographic collections, many of which will be displayed for the first time. Scotland, and Edinburgh especially, has played a central role in the history of fine…
Read MoreLots to sea and do at the Scottish Maritime Museum
A host of activities have been lined up for this summer at the Scottish Maritime Museum. Based on Irvine Harbourside in North Ayrshire, a variety of extra special events and activities are coming up this month. Clydebank-born, former shipbuilder turned award-winning artist Tom McKendrick will push the more romantic ideals of life onboard Scottish built…
Read MoreOutlandish weddings with a new Scots pair-up
A collaboration between Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers and Blues & Browns has created a historic match made in Scotland. Sadly, we live in a world where craftsmanship has been de-valued by globalisation. Technology certainly allows us to do more things and to do them faster, but that doesn’t mean that what we are producing is any better. When…
Read MoreStep back in time and witness Victorian changes
People can find out how our ancestors used to live and experience the changes taking place at a working mill in the Victorian era. New Lanark is a cotton spinning village which was founded in 1785 and quickly became internationally renowned thanks to the enlightened management of social pioneer, Robert Owen who managed the village…
Read MoreBringing people together at the heart of campaign
A leading Scotch whisky firm’s new advertising campaign will focus on why its drams are the perfect choice for bringing people together. Drawing on the fact that Johnnie Walker whiskies are crafted by bringing together some of the best individual whiskies from the four corners of Scotland, the campaign celebrates what happens when great whiskies…
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