I worked with the brilliant marketing team at Napier University on a project for their student well-being department. The idea was to create still life photographs of small model characters made from materials like polymer clay and yarn. Each character represented an issue that students might face during their studies and early adult lives, such as finances, depression, social inclusion, anxiety or disability. It was such a fun shoot and a reminder of how powerful hand crafte

Lovely to be back photographing the Lyceum Youth Theatre’s Summer on Stage productions. The young performers brought great energy and enthusiasm, and it was fantastic to capture.

I recently documented a fantastic project for The Royal British Legion and The Drive Project. It involved veterans working with artists Laura Aldridge and Laura Spring to create their own screen printed fabrics and ceramics. The project, called On the Table , was designed to help the Armed Forces community explore creativity in a supportive environment. Participants included veterans, serving personnel and partners or carers. Together they crafted all the accoutrements of a t

As part of a commission with Nuclear Restoration Services I was asked to document some of the community projects they support. I visited Ayrshire College to photograph their training department where young people are developing skills in decorating, plumbing, carpentry and other trades. I captured candids and environmental portraits of the groups for use in communications by both NRS and Ayrshire College. The students and staff were very welcoming and I thank them for all the

I joined the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland at their residential weekend at Strathallan School in Perthshire to create a new suite...

I shot production photos for the Lyceum’s 60+ Performers group. The Lyceum’s outreach with older people gives those aged 60 and over a...

I worked with Napier University’s catering and events team on a new set of promotional images and a video trailer. The brief was to...

It was a pleasure to photograph the Lyceum Youth Theatre’s annual Summer on Stage productions. The energy, enthusiasm and talent of the...

Working with the wonderful creative learning team at the Royal Lyceum we put together a fun backstage tour for schools who were unable to...

I recently filmed a fascinating workshop at Leith Academy, where pupils embarked on an innovative project to create a 'data driven actor' - a robot designed using VizBlocks to express emotions of characters in a story written by the students themselves. The pupils were hands-on in designing their robots, programming them to react emotionally to data, effectively bringing their stories to life. This project was an exploration of their experiences living in a world that's both

Running up to the 2021 Napier University degree show we interviewed three brilliant students about their work, check out the films below:

Following a three year artist residency with EIF at Castlebrae High School I'm delighted that the creative learning team have asked me back for another three year residency at Leith Academy. The school is one of the most diverse in Edinburgh and I'm really looking forward to working with the community to create some exciting new work.