Madiba

Congratulations is due to Scottish photographer Niall McDiarmid on having his soulful portrait of Nelson Mandela used in Time Magazine this week. In a week when there are many images of Madiba being published it is particularly pleasing to see this one used so well. Niall’s hugely popular Crossing Paths portraiture project is now out […]

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Solas

Scottish Photographers members group yesterday relaunched with a new website and a magazine Solas. Edited by Alex Boyd, Solas magazine, named after the Gaelic word for light and illumination, will feature contemporary photography from Scotland. The first issue is out now and costs £7.00. Available at Street Level Gallery, and soon from the Scottish Photographers […]

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Crossing Paths

Scottish photographer Niall McDiarmid was recently awarded a prize for portraiture in the International Photography Awards for his current Crossing Paths portraiture project,  an ongoing project which stands as a social document of the looks and styles of people on the streets of the UK at present. Niall kindly agreed to answer a few emailed questions from Document Scotland about the background to […]

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