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.
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...
“five hours traversing ridges and rough heather”
Twice this year I’ve been out to photograph deer stalking, for stories for a client on land management and the clash between land owners and their estates, and those in favour of the nature restoration bill…
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
Keepie Up, with King Kenny
Few months back now I had the pleasure of photographing Sir Kenny Dalglish, former Scotland, Celtic FC and Liverpool FC footballing legend par excellence, and his son Paul, also former footballer and now football agent. It was one of those photography assignments that makes you feel lucky to do this job…
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.
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.
Interview with Offline Journal
Very nicely Brian Carroll at Ffoton Wales and Offline Journal recently invited me to chat with him about my photographic archive, and how that has led to me publishing a series of photographic zines of photo-essays and work from my archive.
Harris Tweed zine, in the press
My recent zine publication, ‘Harris Tweed 1992’, with images from the Harris textile industry, was recently highlighted and written about in Scotland’s The Sunday Post newspaper, in a feature written by Patricia-Ann Young.
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…
Clydebuilt, the launch of the Jo Selje
Ffoton Wales very kindly asked me to talk about the image, of the imminent launch of the Jo Selje chemical tanker ship, from the front of my recent Clydebuilt I zine. This image, from 1993, is very dear to me, so it was easy to fill 3-minutes…
Pigeons, Klondykers and Tweed!
Three new zines of social documentary photography from Scotland in the early 1990s showing photographs of Pigeon Auctions in Ayrshire; of the Harris Tweed industry in the Outer Hebrides; and of the East European Klondyker fish factory ships in Shetland.
Clydebuilt, stockists.
I’m delighted with the reception to the three Clydebuilt zines, showcasing my photography of the shipyards and ship launches on the River Clyde spanning thirty years, which were recently released, and I’d like to link to a few shops, galleries and museums who are stocking the zines.
Cask strength workers.
Scotland-based photographer photographs behind the scenes, with the coopers who look after the valuable whisky casks and barrels in the cooperage at Loch Lomond Whisky group, Alexandria, Scotland.