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He’s Behind You. The King’s Theatre, Glasgow pantomime photo call is always an event I look forward to. I was delighted to be asked along to photograph panto legends, Elaine C Smith and Johnny Mac for the launch on the Tall Ship Glenlee of the pantomime adventure, Peter Pan. They were joined by the rest of the cast Darren Brownlie ,Blythe Jandoo ,Hannah Jarrett-Scott…
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…
A Life on the Ocean Wave I am a fan of a boat, I used to love the paddle boats at Victoria Park when I visited my grandparents in Partick, I get Cal Mac’s MV Clansman every year to Tiree, I even have my grade 2 sailing certification but the Round The World Clipper Race is a whole new ball game. An amazing multinational…
A Big Gig One of my highlights of the year had to be this year’s RSNO Finale concert. They joined forces with students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the RSNO Chorus to perform Berlioz’ requiem ‘Grande messe des morts’. Conducted by RSNO Music Director Thomas Søndergård with guest tenor Magnus Walker, the concert included 165 musicians, 132 singers, 18 timpani and four…
Looking Up and In at St Giles Cathedral I was through at the capital for a visit to St Giles’ Cathedral with the University of Glasgow’s Games and Gaming Lab. For over 900 years, St Giles’ Cathedral has stood as an iconic landmark in the heart of Edinburgh. In a collaboration for its 900th year, the world-famous cathedral has joined forces with the University…
A Walk In the Park The National Autistic Society Scotland Spectrum Colour Walk took place last month. I was asked to come along and record the event at Glasgow Green. It was a great success and it raised over £600. It was a super day despite snow in the morning and sporadic sideways rain, the feel good atmosphere and good vibes throughout the whole…
Happy Birthday Kelpies Every time I drive past the Kelpies they take my breath away. I remember years ago photographing sculptor Andy Scott in his studio in Maryhill with Baron, one of the model horses for the Kelpies. As he was explaining to me the size and scale, I was thinking how is this possible? This year was the 10th anniversary of the Kelpies…
Suits You Sir He’s Behind You I always feel a bit sad when pantomime season is over for another year so you can imagine my delight when I was asked to photograph stage star and panto legend Johnny McKnight. Johnny was giving The Cameron Lecture at the University of Glasgow’s Bute Hall. The lecture, The Panto Dame (She’s Behind You), celebrated the magic of…
Happy New Year 2023 had been another year with lots of different assignments and lots of fun with more than a few cups of coffee with some cakes added in to the mix. The link shows some of my favourite pictures of the year. There were more but I was running out of music. Happy New Year on Loch Lomond I do like an excuse…
Light Up The Night On the winter solstice or shortest day I was photographing some local landmarks that were lit up in a bright green colour for the NSPCC. The landmarks across Scotland shone green on the longest night of the year in support of the NSPCC and its Childline counselling service. It was a super assignment. It can be difficult because if the…
Martin Shields Photography 