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Red Hot Chilli Pipers @ HebCeltFest
Red Hot Chilli Pipers @ HebCeltFest
Red Hot Chilli Pipers @ HebCeltFest
Red Hot Chilli Pipers @ HebCeltFest
Red Hot Chilli Pipers @ HebCeltFest
Red Hot Chilli Pipers @ HebCeltFest
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Breabach @ HebCeltFest
Monticule @ HebCeltFest
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Monticule @ HebCeltFest
Monticule @ HebCeltFest
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Talisk @ HebCeltFest
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RURA @ HebCeltFest
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Runrig @ HebCeltFest
Runrig @ HebCeltFest
Hang Massive with Shiv Nirmukta @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Hang Massive with Victoria Grebezs @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Hang Massive with Victoria Grebezs @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Hang Massive @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Hang Massive @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
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Govardo @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Govardo @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Govardo @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Govardo @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
The Classic Rock Show @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
The Classic Rock Show @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
The Classic Rock Show @ The Queen's Hall Edinburgh
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  • Katie Blair Matthews
    RT @NTSCollections: Have you heard about out upcoming #symposium: The #Camera, #Colonialism and #SocialNetworks? 🐣 Early bird rates end… https://t.co/btCkVdCP6g
    about 7 hours ago
  • Katie Blair Matthews
    Last day to check out @StAndPhotoFest and I strongly recommend a trip to @ByreTheatre to see a wonderful collection… https://t.co/erzz3cIqcT
    about 3 months ago
  • Katie Blair Matthews
    Forever learning something new about the wonderful partnership between pioneering photographers Hill & Adamson. Tha… https://t.co/fu9t7U2CjH
    about 4 months ago
Sweeney's Bothy, Isle of Eigg, Inner Hebrides; November 2018

Aaaaaaaand back to reality. A week full of exploration, self-reflection and photographing during my Artist Residency at Sweeney's Bothy. 
I enjoyed a brief insight into one of the world's most eco friendly islands and best of all, I consumed eggs from Eigg, on Eigg 🤙🏻
A week in the bothy offered many perks, including a warmer environment than my Edinburgh flat thanks to a gorgeous wood burning stove, and the opportunity to liberate myself by showering outdoors beneath the stars (although hard to concentrate on stars whilst I furiously scrubbed my icy cold body). Thanks to @bothyproject for this wonderful opportunity. You've given me the starting point for a new project. 
I'll be writing a blog post about my experience very shortly.

@eiggbox #ArtistResidency #ArtistInResidence #SweeneysBothy #BothyProject #EggBox #IsleOfEigg #InnerHebrides #Scotland #ScottishIsland #EcoLiving #RenewableEnergy #VisitScotland #Scotspirit #FreedomInNature
Alice Cruickshank, Blogger, Journalist and Content Marketer; Circus Lane, November 2018

#Twentysomethingcity #EdinburghBlogger #ScottishBlogger #AutumnFashion #PortraitPhotography #Lifestyle #Autumn #Edinburgh #Stockbridge
A portrait of Liam & Niall on Arthur's Seat at sunset after I was interviewed and filmed for The John Byrne Award;  December 2017

@thejohnbyrneaward
#ArthursSeat #Edinburgh #Sunset #Filming #Interview #JohnByrneAward #IStillShootFilm #MamiyaRZ67
Sheep lined up for shearing at Seathwaite Farm, Lake District; July 2018

After a rough night's sleep in a noisy campsite (it's a bad idea to give a yappy dog a tent with a window), a group of us hiked up Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain.
There was a flurry of activity in the farm beside our campsite which offered a quick photo opportunity before we set off.

#LakeDistrict #Cumbria #ScafellPike #Hiking #SheepShearing #England
Foxglove spotting within The Black Valley, in a beautifully remote and magical part of Southern Ireland; June 2018

#TheBlackValley #Kerry #Killarney #SouthernIreland #RoadTrip #Foxglove #Ireland
In June 2018 I spent a week touring Southern Ireland and much of that time was spent over-coming the fear of not being attached to rope whilst ascending some pretty tricky boulders. It was on my last climb that I had to stop and sit for about 10 seconds as I was in absolute shock at what I'd just done; I was overcome by an intense adrenaline rush and a huge smile swept across my face. Meanwhile, Chris was slaying the dynos without much consideration of breaking any bones. 
#Bouldering #RockClimbing #SouthernIreland #FightingFear
Propagation series in Notes; Letters to Photography No. 4; April 2018

So chuffed to finally see my work in a printed publication, and it's so beautifully printed. Massive thanks to the team at Notes for asking me to be included in this year's journal.

I have high hopes for the future of this project and it's finally time to get something new going.

#Conservation #Propagation #Specimens #Species #ScottishTrees #Preservation #Regeneration #TreeSapling #Archiving #SeedBank #NotesJournal
Chris Bouldering at Screapadal, Isle of Raasay; May 2018

A late night drive up to Skye was rewarded by sunrise filling our van the following morning. And the rest of the weekend was just as beautiful.
We reached a secluded bouldering spot about a 40 minute walk from where we left the van and spent the day exploring the rock faces within a truly jurassic landscape.

#IsleOfSkye #IsleOfRaasay #Screapadal #Bouldering #RockClimbing #Scotland
Waiting for the Lek; April 2016, RSPB Corrimony

Frosted windows and frozen toes during an early morning journey through the RSPB Corrimony Estate. We caught the sunrise as it peaked over the horizon and a stunning orange glow illuminated the hills beyond us. As we watched the landscape defrost, the stunning black grouse mating display, also known as a Lek, began in front of our van.
We watched for at least an hour, until the female had chosen its appropriate mate.

#BlackGrouseLek #Lek #ScottishWildlife #Corrimony #ScottishHighlands #Scotland #RSPB #TreesForLife
Portrait of Euan in Glen Nevis; July 2017

#Portrait #Forest #GlenNevis #Lochaber #Scotland #ScottishHighlands