August 2024

Happy 60th Woolfson Halls

I was doing a feature for the University of Glasgow Avenue alumni magazine, for one of the series of “In conversation” features to celebrate the The Wolfson Hall’s of Residence 60 years. I met Dr Barry Evans, a Chemistry alumni who lived at Wolfson from 1964 ( the year I was born) and Reese Kirkpatrick, a recent graduate who’s also the current resident warden at the hall. The magazine had got the two residents together to chat and record their thoughts of now and then. Funnily enough, there were a lot of similar stories. Barry loved being back in the building. He had some good stories about concerts in the main hall where there are both pictured.

The Science of Halloween

Readers of this blog will know how much I love a visit to the Glasgow Science Centre. I was there to photograph the launch of the programme of events for Autumn 2024.  Tickets are now available for special events, including themed Science Lates, Pink Floyd and Queen music experiences in the Planetarium and Glasgow Science Centre’s popular annual family Halloween Party. We has spaceman, a vampire , Batman and lots of pumpkins. I think the Science Centre staff enjoyed dressing up as much as I enjoyed taking the pictures.

Glasgow Times Primary 1’s

This time of year I always have a week or so helping photograph the Glagow Times photograph this year’s new intake of primary one pupils. It is a fun, if fraught job. Making sure everyone is in a line, all smiling at the one time and looking to the front. It’s such a mammoth task. All the schools and nearly all with two classes. I should ask Nicola the organiser exactly how many schools there are.