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Portrait and event photographer in Dumfries

specialising in urban, portrait, arts and performance and editorial photography, covering Dumfries, Glasgow and Carlisle area

PORTRAIT SESSIONS

Colourful, fun and dynamic photo shoots for kids, families and engaged couples

EVENTS

Festivals, workshops, conferences, book launches, installations and creative arts in the community


PERFORMING ARTS

Documenting live performances, dance and
theatre productions at outdoor and indoor venues

EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Headshots, personal style and branding images for publicity, social media, websites and publications


Galleries

Visit galleries to view more of Galina’s work

Urban Portraits

Urban portraits are bold, edgy and dynamic. This style of photography takes your images beyond the traditional portraits, treating the whole town or city as a giant location set
Urban Portraits

Lifestyle Couples Portrait Sessions

Lifestyle couples portrait sessions, also known as engagement sessions, are an excellent way to celebrate your love for each other.
Lifestyle Couples Portrait Sessions

Murray the Magician

Street entertainment photography is an interesting sub-genre of event photography. Not only it involves capturing the stunts themselves, but also documenting audience reactions and the very space in which the show takes place.
Murray the Magician

Children and Family Portrait Sessions

Fuss-free and relaxed children and family portraits with high visual and emotional impact meet the demands of the modern family
Children and Family Portrait Sessions

Arts and Performance: Low Light

Arts and performance gallery capturing the ambience of events and shows in low light, indoors and outdoors
Arts and Performance: Low Light

Documenting performance art

Luxe is part installation part performance art piece created by a group of emerging artists that call themselves The Mad Jackals.
Documenting performance art

Current projects

Long term creative urban-themed personal assignments

Urban Portraits Dumfries
Urban Portraits Dumfries
The project aims to create portraits of people in Dumfries town centre locations and treats the town itself as an urban canvas, a vast set of impressions, colours, textures, frames and shapes.
Dumfries Diaries
Dumfries Diaries
The project cross-references lifestyle, street and event photography, soaking in beautiful Dumfries views, capturing town life and documenting vibrant art and community in the area.

Latest news

Photo stories, reviews and announcements

Dumfries urbex portraits with Captain Jack (Part 1)
Portrait photography / Urban Portraits Dumfries
Dumfries urbex portraits with Captain Jack (Part 1)
August 10, 2018
Dumfries urbex under Buccleuch Bridge with young actor, now producer, Jack Finlay. Part 1 of sharing our shoot...
Confronting the ephemeral - Glasgow Clutha Bar mural
Urban Photography
Confronting the ephemeral – Glasgow Clutha Bar mural
August 7, 2018
My photo impressions of the ephemerality of contemporary urban art - the 2015 Clutha Bar famous faces mural by Rogue...
Urban portrait workshop at Lincluden
Urban portraits
Urban portrait workshop at Lincluden
July 20, 2018
A few images and a mini report about my urban portrait workshop for North West Dumfries Photography Group at Lincluden...

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