Kingholm Quay winter sunset photography
I witnessed the most amazing sunset through a little window on our landing overlooking Kingholm Quay. Intense reds and oranges lit up the distant skies over the …
Urban picnic at Friars Vennel with Moxie & Co (Part 2)
In Part 1 I already shared some images from the first ever Urban Portraits Dumfries project shoot outside Waterstones Dumfries with Moxie, Roman and their three …
Trompe l’oeils of Friars Vennel
One sunny day in June 2014 I stood with my camera in the middle of Friars Vennel, Dumfries, staring at the row of colourfully painted houses whose …
Crazy Golf family fun at Dock Park Dumfries
On a sunny afternoon, armed with a telephoto zoom not to disturb the game, I went to Dock Park to document some families playing crazy …
Young Dumfries musicians perform in Dock Park
It was a pleasure to see the historic eight-sided bandstand in Dock Park, disused only a couple of years ago, becoming once again a focal …
Leah Halliday – Fairy of So Sew Pretty
I discovered Leah Halliday and her So Sew pretty sewing workshop project when she kindly opened her inviting studio premises in Solway House to a DG Unlimited (Dumfries …
Solway House artists at Spring Fling 2015
With John writing up a large (and seemingly non-ending) academic paper, our social life has suffered a lot this May. So I was understandably excited …
Waterloo Sunset giant puppet theatre
Waterloo Sunset was a giant puppet theatre piece for kids created by Jack Finlay and the team of the Electric Theatre Workshop as part of Dumfries bicentenary …
Nithsdale Regatta 2015
Nithsdale Amateur Rowing Club regatta was a momentous event this year, as in 2015 the club celebrated 150 years since the foundation of the club (NARC). The …
Tall ship La Malouine docks at Kingholm Quay Dumfries
On 18 April 2015, for the first time after a hundred year long gap, Dumfries welcomed the arrival of a tall ship of the size …