The winners of the internationally acclaimed Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition were announced at a gala awards ceremony at the Natural History Museum in London on 17th October 2012. If anyone would like to have a giggle………….this is my BBC Worldwide TV debut. The little polar bear Read More
Tour of Britain 2012
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I realised I had nailed a shot of cycling legends Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins………and MY DAD!!! A perfect way to repay my family’s own cycling legend. And an imminent Birthday present sorted! The Tour of Britain’s third stage began in the Scottish Borders, Read More
NVA’s Speed of Light 2012
NVA’s Speed of Light runners have been a joy to work with. Hundreds of hill runners have been trotting around Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh almost every night for the last three weeks in the London 2012 Festival Calendar. More details of NVA can be found at http://www.nva.org.uk Many of you Read More
Forth Replacement Crossing – arrival of the steel foundation caissons
A few weeks back I had a lovely sunny Saturday evening “messing” about on the river in the name of “work”. The photoshoot was to record one of the most important milestones of the Forth Replacement Crossing: the arrival on-site of the cylindrical caissons which will help form the main foundations for Read More
The Knights of Royal England at Linlithgow Palace
Loanhead Gala
Olympic Torch Relay
I was lucky enough to be busy photographing for FCBC and the Forth Replacement Crossing – about half an hour before the Olympic torch relay was due to cross the Forth Road Bridge. How convenient! People twittering told me the convoy was running late and that Mark Beaumont would be Read More
Forth Replacement Crossing – blasting Beamer Rock
Phew!! This was a photo assignment that could have gone wrong very easily…….Beamer Rock had to be blasted to prepare for the Forth Replacement Crossing foundations. The blast was scheduled for the previous day and a handful of boats floated about for FIVE hours waiting for a couple of grey seals Read More
Forth Replacement Crossing & Echline Primary School
FCBC Environmental Manager, Neil Abraham, tells pupils from Echline Primary School in South Queensferry about the geology of the seabed beneath the waters of the Forth Estuary. The kids are fascinated by Neil’s talk and have lots of probing questions about the rocks and minerals they can examine for themselves. Read More
Forth Replacement Crossing – bluebells on the move
FCBC has saved over 70,000 bluebell corms lying in the path of the new bridge by transplanting them in a new site at Castlandhill House. The Fife Coast & Conservation Trust advised FCBC on the delicate operation. Amanda McFarlane, chief executive of the Trust, came on-site to receive a cheque Read More
Forth Replacement Crossing – boost to Scottish construction sector
Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment Alex Neil MSP visited the Forth Replacement Crossing (FRC) site in December to learn about the progress of the project. He revealed that it was boosting the Scottish construction sector with 118 sub-contracts, worth in excess of £20 million, already awarded to Read More
Hogmanay 2011
Wishing everyone a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! I have started 2012 with the first of my New Year’s Resolutions – to take MORE photographs in the world’s most beautiful city in which I am so very lucky to live!! 2011 was an action-packed year again. I discovered Read More