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Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura

Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura

An early morning walk on the grounds of Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura, featuring the curious Sinclair Memorial and a Russian cannon.

Lockdown walks: from South Portland to Kingston Bridge

Lockdown walks: from South Portland to Kingston Bridge

Lockdown walks from South Portland to Kingston Bridge with a 24 mm pancake lens – observations and little discoveries on the Clyde waterfont

Lockdown countdown in photos

Lockdown countdown in photos

COVID-19 lockdown countdown in photos as experienced inn Glasgow, in the days immediately preceding the "Stay at Home" Order of 23 March 2020

Blue Wave 2020 climate protest in Glasgow

Blue Wave 2020 climate protest in Glasgow

Activism, fancy dress, music, face paint and high spirits as Blue wave 2020 climate protest spilled from the river Clyde to the top of Buchanan Street

Blue Rebel Brigade show on South Portland Bridge

Blue Rebel Brigade show on South Portland Bridge

Images from the Blue Rebel Brigade elegant and laconic performance disruptions on South Portland suspension Bridge in Glasgow, in support of Blue Wave 2020 climate protests

Glasgow Homeless Jesus after Storm Ciara

Glasgow Homeless Jesus after Storm Ciara

A photo series from a visit to Glasgow Homeless Jesus sculpture, wet and cold in droplets of the melting snow after a snow blizzard brought by Storm Ciara

Glasgow streets after a snow blizzard

Glasgow streets after a snow blizzard

Enchanted by the winter sunshine and bold colours on Glasgow streets after the afternoon snow blizzard

Oscar Marzaroli at Street Level Photoworks

Oscar Marzaroli at Street Level Photoworks

A photo essay of our visit to Street Level Photoworks gallery to experience Oscar Marzaroli's seminal photo retrospective

Glasgow neighbourhood urban photography

Glasgow neighbourhood urban photography

Observations from a neighbourhood urban photography walk, the importance of micro-focus and my serendipitous finds.

Basma alSharif’s A Philistine show at the CCA Glasgow

Basma alSharif’s A Philistine show at the CCA Glasgow

A few images and my impressions from visiting A Philistine multimedia exhibition by Basma alSharif at the Centre for Creative Arts in Glasgow

Bubbles mural by Rogue One

Bubbles mural by Rogue One

A photo tribute to Rogue One's newest addition to Glasgow Mural Trail – his fun Bubbles mural on the facing walls of the narrow Renfield Lane.

Glasgow Style Mile Carnival Xmas extravaganza

Glasgow Style Mile Carnival Xmas extravaganza

Documentary photo report from the fabulous Glasgow Style Mile Carnival 2019, a visually stunning extravaganza that launched this year's Xmas shopping season