As I photographed street art in the vicinity of the Lighthouse during my previous trip, my magpie instinct urged me to follow Glasgow city centre mural trail further – this time to visit ‘The Five Faces’ panels by Smug under Caledonian Railway Bridge on Clyde Street. Smug’s colourful and funny artwork painted on the pillars…

After the burst of primary colours of the Christmas holiday palette the quiet dignity of pastel hues of the thick fog descending over Kingholm Quay was refreshing. I was looking for clean simplicity for my images. I found it in the repetitive vertical shafts of dried heathers standing proud along the riverbank, in…

After the spectacular lights switch on extravaganza I happened to be in the town centre during the ‘blue’ hour for some last minute grocery shopping. The shopping (and my poor John) had to wait as these Christmas light displays simply had to be captured! When my mum saw these pictures she said that it was…

Joining a large crowd in communal revelry energises me so much and I only wish my photography can translate this excitement and festive atmosphere into images! Dumfries was celebrating the 2014 Xmas Lights Switch On in style with funfair rides, an ice rink and ski slope, stage performances and fireworks. Of course,…

Another chance for an urban exploration during my forced trip to Glasgow while my beloved camera was repaired and checked up by the excellent A.J.Johnstone and Co camera repair shop near Glasgow Central. I had a couple of hours to spare for sightseeing and urban photography in the nearby Lighthouse, Scotland’s Centre for…

The festive auburn-yellow dress on the Autumn Spire Rowan tree opposite the Starbucks caught my attention when I found myself wandering through Dumfries town centre early in the morning. All Glasgow trains were temporarily substituted with buses due to some railway failure and I decided to postpone the trip until the next day. Two guys…

I photographed this series of horse images at Kingholm Quay completely by chance. I was meaning to walk to the nearby skateboard rink to capture something urban but was distracted by the sight of people preparing their boats for winter at Kingholm Quay harbour. A few snaps and a chat…

Parking Space (#ParkingSpace) is a urban public art event,conceived and implemented by the Stove Network, that resulted from the creatives’ endeavour to take over the entire four-storey NCP Southergate car park in Dumfries and to transform it into a space of linked volumes packed with fun interactive and experiential projects. I…

If the word AGM conjures a formal corporate event in your mind, the Stove Network’s 2014 candle-lit annual general meeting was quite an alternative. Of all the unusual and surprising places which you might expect of artists, the AGM was organised underground, on the lowest floor of NCP Southergate car park at Shakespeare…

We are back for more urban portraits on the streets of Dumfries  with Suzi and her mum. It’s  the early stages of the project so I am still figuring out in what direction to take it. Should I make it light-hearted and fun? Moody? Thought-provoking? Scenic? With Moxie’s family, the kids uber-active and…

Catching up with my blog posts – it’s nice to post something from my sunny September Dumfries Diaries images when it’s wet, cold and dark outside. These were taken on my walk along Glencaple Road when we ran out of milk and I hiked to St Michaels garage to get…

After the bright colours of Dumfries summer festivals, carnivals and pageants I became curiously drawn to inky monochromes and moody black and whites. I noticed this while processing my urban photography recce images. The upcoming Urban Portraits Dumfries project session is inspired by the town centre’s multiple alleys and passage that provide shortcuts…