‘On photographing community resistance’ - an interview.
In this month’s Greater Govanhill magazine, available in Glasgow Southside and online, I’ve been interviewed about photography from my archive of community protest and resistance. Over the years I’ve photographed Govanhill’s Save Our Pool campaign, the spontaneous protests at Kenmure Street in 2021, and the N0 M77 CarHenge environmental protests in 1994/95. All these series have recently been published by myself as zines.
‘Govanhill Baths, Ours!’ exhibition.
I’m delighted to have eight images from my ‘Govanhill, Save Our Pool’ series, being exhibited over the summer in the ‘Govanhill Baths, Ours!’ exhibition, at the Tramway Theatre, Glasgow. Until 27th September 2026.
Paddy’s Market
“The type of place you go to buy one shoe lace”, was how Paddy’s Market was once described to me. But your opportunity to buy that shoe lace, or the second of the pair, is now gone, the famous and historic Paddy’s Market was finally closed down on this day in May 2009 by Glasgow City Council.
Trainspotting - 30 years on.
“I thought Trainspotting would be a cult book, but not generation-defining’, said Scottish author Irvine Welsh about his generation-defining novel of thirty-three years ago. I wonder then how he’d feel knowing the movie (of the book), released thirty years ago today, is still discussed, still highly regarded as a cultural touchstone of that period…
Wassailing the apple trees
It’s always great to get out and photograph in your own community, even more so when it’s an event you’ve known about for a couple of years but never quite managed to make it along to. But today, I went along to listen to the singing and view the dancing at the ‘Wassailing of the apple trees’, in the orchards of Queen’s Park, in Glasgow Southside.
Kenmure Street, 2021
Protest! Protest! Protest! - Following on from my announcement of two days ago that I’m doing new zines ‘Save Our Pool, 2001’ and ‘No M77 Carhenge, 1994/95’, I’ve decided to add a further publication making a trilogy of zines of seminal protests from Glasgow Southside. This third zine will be ‘Kenmure Street, 2021’. All three zines will be on sale soon, please sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear when they are released.
Clydebuilt, from Glasgow to the stars
Clydebuilt - a term synonymous with precision engineering from the Glasgow shipyards, but perhaps now can be used to refer to the growing number of 'cubesat' satellites being built by AAC Clyde Space in Finnieston, Glasgow, and heading to space...
New zines! - Protest in Glasgow Southside
My next two zines are in production! Both will feature historic community protests from the Southside of Glasgow. ‘Save Our Pool, 2001’ and ‘No M77 Carhenge, 1994/95’ will be available soon!
A Window on Glasgow
I’m delighted this exhibition will be seen again, and nicely includes four of my black and white images, two being from Kvaerner shipyard in Govan, Glasgow, in the early 1990’s, and a further two being of Nelson Mandela in Glasgow in October 1993.
A Window on Glasgow
19th July – 31st August 2025
Gallery 103, Trongate 103
Glasgow,
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A Window On Glasgow
I’m delighted this exhibition will be seen again, and nicely includes four of my black and white images, two being from Kvaerner shipyard in Govan, Glasgow, in the early 1990’s, and a further two being of Nelson Mandela in Glasgow in October 1993.
A Window on Glasgow
19th July – 31st August 2025
Gallery 103, Trongate 103
Glasgow Zine Festival, 5th & 6th July
Just to let you know that we’ll have a table at the Glasgow Zine Festival 2025. The festival is at the Tramway Theatre, in the southside of Glasgow, on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July.
We’ll have approximately 10 -12 different zines on sale, all with black and white documentary photography of Scotland.
This photographer captured Glasgow for 30 years. What’s changed?
Very nicely I’ve been interviewed by The Glasgow Bell news website, about my latest zines showcasing some of my photography of Glasgow of the last 30+ years.
Our Fathers Fought Franco
Portraits from a recent assignment here in Glasgow, down by the River Clyde, to photograph Willey Maley, Tam Watters, and Jennie Renton, who have come together to write the story of their fathers who went to fight fascism in Franco’s Spain, ‘Our Fathers Fought Franco’.
Demolition on the Wyndford Estate
Yesterday I headed up to the north west side of Glasgow, to the Maryhill area, to watch as three tower blocks on the Wyndford Estate were brought down, demolished, in a controlled explosion. Always a fascinating event to witness, but also one with much poignancy.
Mark Carney, all the Prime jobs
Mr. Mark Carney, next Prime Minister of Canada. For one afternoon a little while back we were both at work, both in the same city, both in the same room, both looking at different sides of the same camera…