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Captain Hook and two crocs Dumfries portraits with Kevin (Part 2)

Captain Hook and two crocs Dumfries portraits with Kevin (Part 2)

Part 2 of my Dumfries portraits with Kevin – Captain Hook hat and two (!) crocs come out of the magic bag for a Peter Pan themed images

Urban autumn photo session with Kevin (Part 1)

Urban autumn photo session with Kevin (Part 1)

A warming up/getting to know each other part of an urban autumn photo session with Kevin under a rowan tree for my Urban Portraits Dumfries project

Big Heids graffiti by Oh Pandah

Big Heids graffiti by Oh Pandah

Not on Glasgow Mural Trail this time but on a street art hunt to find some Big Heids graffiti by Oh Pandah that popped all over the city recently.

Urban bicycle portraits with Justin (Part 3)

Urban bicycle portraits with Justin (Part 3)

Final part of the three-part photo story where Justin poses for his Dumfries urban bicycle portraits

Argyle Street Gallery mural demolished

Argyle Street Gallery mural demolished

Watching Argyle Street Gallery mural by Smug being walled off as the demolition of the building block commences

Urban portraits – rooftops and fire escapes with Justin (Part 2)

Urban portraits – rooftops and fire escapes with Justin (Part 2)

Part 2 of an urban photo shoot with Justin for my Urban Portraits Dumfries project where we explore rooftops and (my favs!) fire escapes

Great Scottish Run 10K

Great Scottish Run 10K

Some candid photo stories from the last 1k of this year's Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run 10K event – along Clyde Street to Glasgow Green

Backyard locations urban portraits with Justin (Part 1)

Backyard locations urban portraits with Justin (Part 1)

Using the Stove's backyard as a photo shoot for my Urban Portraits Dumfries project session with Justin.

Tartan Army in the party mode at the Hootenanny Bar

Tartan Army in the party mode at the Hootenanny Bar

Tartan Army, fans of Scotland national football team, throw a pre-game party at the Hootenanny bar in Glasgow as Scotland plays Russia in UEFA EURO 2020 qualifier

Glasgow republican march on Clyde Street

Glasgow republican march on Clyde Street

A photo report from our balcony capturing a controversial heavily policed Glasgow republican march on Clyde Street as the resurgence of old Catholic/Protest division disrupts the city

Mackintosh mural – The Clutha revisited

Mackintosh mural – The Clutha revisited

Another stop on the Glasgow Mural Trail as I revisit the Clutha to admire Rogue One's Charles Rennie Mackintosh mural looming over the back garden of the bar.

Glasgow Pride Parade 2019

Glasgow Pride Parade 2019

An rainbow-coloured urban photo sketch from this year's Glasgow Pride parade