Iain Stewart

Still sticking with Insta for photo related content… for now! Harder & harder to wade through unwanted content on there though.

I’ll be doing an informal talk & walk around The Killing Time exhibition on Friday at 2pm if you’d like to hear some of the stories behind the work.
Free admission, there’s a collection for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social

Studies In Photography Gallery
6 William St
Edinburgh EH3 7NH

Now open! Thank you to all the early visitors 🙏🏼

The Killing Time exhibition in Edinburgh running from Fri 13th June until Sat 19th July at Studies In Photography in William Street. Book launch at 4pm Saturday 14th June at the same venue.

’The Killing Time’ opens in Edinburgh on Fri 13th June and will be showing at Studies In Photography until Sat 19th July. Hope to see some of you there!

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All good to go… book, exhibition. Brewery sponsor onboard now too! 🙌🏼

First glimpse on here of the cover of new photo-book The Killing Time. The book & exhibition will launch on June 13th at Studies in Photography in Edinburgh. The work deals with family connections to a series of dark events in the 1680s in Galloway via land & waterscape evocations.

BBC Radio 4 - Soul Music, May You Never John Martyn's most enduring song, from 1971.

R4's Soul Music episode on 'May You Never' is now available to listen via BBC Sounds. As ever, it includes moving testimony on the way songs connect to real lives.

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This Is Not A Life, It’s Just An Existence John Bolloten John Bolloten First Edition 2024 Softcover Offset mono printing 156 pages with 138 black+white photographs 198 x 297mm Limited edition of 500 (250 available from Fistful of Books) including... - 75 signed copies - 30 boxed editions - contains signed book, signed zine (with 45 extra photographs) and signed A4 print An exploration into homelessness, destitution and drug and alcohol misuse in Bradford, England. I could write at length about the physical, mental and emotional challenges I faced while making this work but this book is not about me. It is about those at the very bottom of society often living very chaotic lives and dealing with drug and alcohol dependence, homelessness, various traumas and mental health issues. JOHN BOLLOTEN This is Not a Life, It’s Just an Existence gives us a shocking and often taboo glimpse into the day to day world of a group of people, who have been chronically and repeatedly let down by the social systems and safety nets which should have been there to help them. This book is incredibly important in showing the reality of their lived experience and the telling of their stories. VICKI BEERE John Bolloten pulls away the veil that separates “normal society” from the marginalised living in the abyss. In his book we are immersed in the daily life of Bradford’s outsiders; a brutal parallel world still screaming after a decade of cuts and austerity. He cares enough to show this shadow world without flinching but with love and empathy for the subjects who are at last given a voice. BARRY LEWIS John Bolloten’s work sits very firmly within the British social documentary tradition in its mixture of very hard-hitting visual documentation and allowing agency and the voices of those most affected to be heard. MARK PINDER John Bolloten shows us the margins of society, which society itself all too often tries to ignore. He does this with a persistence and straightness that may frighten some, but which makes him definitely one of the most important socially committed and contemporary photographers working today. TOBY BINDER

Excellent substack today from @kennyfarq.bsky.social on Photo North in Leeds. Asking why Scotland doesn’t have a similar festival of photography… fair question. Kenny focuses in particular on John Bolloten’s work which is quite something.

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Excellent afternoon! Worth missing the Hibs game to catch up with James and hear him talk.

Michael Pedersen gesticulates with grace and poise at Simon Armitage, who’s wearing a scarf

“God or no God?”
“Machines!”

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage in conversation with our very own Edinburgh Makar @michaelpedersen.bsky.social. The importance of libraries, rural sheds, song lyrics and brown sauce v red sauce were all crumbs to be strewn on the bird table of poetry chat last night.

The Long Summer of 1972 | An Exhibition by Ian Hamilton Finlay YouTube video by nationalgalleries

Really enjoyed Andrew Patrizio’s lecture on Ian Hamilton Finlay yesterday. There’s always something new to learn about IHF and Andrew is a fine speaker with a great wealth of knowledge. He makes it look effortless!

Link below👇🏼

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Recommended. Nutmeg is a very fine publication. Nice to see Malachy Tallack’s ‘beautiful atlantic waltz’ lp top left there too.
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Glasgow loved you. Come back to Scotland soon! 💙🙌🏼

Stunning set from @katherinepriddy.bsky.social last night at the beautiful Òran Mór 💙🙌🏼

Minding shop, Malachy and Joseph are keeping me good company. Pop in and say hello.

Studies In Photography, 6 William St EH3

The exhibition of Joseph McKenzie’s work continues at Studies in Photography at 6 William St in Edinburgh until 29th March. Come and see us!

Joseph McKenzie left an enormous treasure trove of prints, negatives and his own notations and writings. He was a prolific worker, socially engaged photographer and committed to his city (Dundee) and his students. Frank covered a lot of the challenges - and the joy - of managing such a huge estate.

We hosted a series of great events yesterday with at Studies In Photography, special guest was Frank McKenzie who runs the vast archive of his father Joseph’s material. Frank was in conversation with Anna Robertson from the McManus in Dundee. A lot was covered. Fascinating stuff! 📷 🙌🏼

Front cover of An Uncertain Path book by Iain Sarjeant

Rear cover of An Uncertain Path book by Iain Sarjeant

Iain Sarjeant and his publishing house @anotherplacepress.bsky.social have been very supportive of my work in the past, it’s great to see Iain come through a difficult period & turn adversity into such a beautiful landscape project. Highly recommended. Congratulations @iainsarjeant.bsky.social 🙌🏼

Well, look what's arrived! 🔥

A massive thank you for your patience folks 🙏

I was originally nervous about sharing this body of work with it being a change of direction and quite personal to me too. But now, holding a copy in my hands I'm super proud of it and can't wait to share it with you...

Joseph McKenzie now open at Studies In Photography in Edinburgh. Stunning archival and platinum prints. Come and see us at 6 William Street EH3 7NH. Open Weds-Saturday 12-5pm.

Ah, bit of a sad memory popped up here. I photographed Sean in 1992 for Scotland on Sunday magazine. We had a nice wee chat about The Smiths (he was a bit of an obsessive) and M&S cardigans. Did like a pint of Guinness too. He was a lovely man. Passed away in 2017 aged just 51. RIP Sean.

Delighted to see @dan-holdsworth.bsky.social here - I've been a big admirer of Dan's work for many years.
Recommend a follow folks, and if you've a few minutes take a dive into an amazing range of projects on Dan's website here - holdsworth.works

Great tipple Kenny, I have one as an occasional “medicinal” treat to ward off the manflu ;-)

I caught this yesterday - Jackie is such an engaging interviewee. Well worth a listen, get the fire on, blankets out and coorie doon…

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Black & white photograph of dramatic 'gully & pillar' glacial landforms in a woodland setting.

Over the next couple of days I'm sharing images from my forthcoming book 'An Uncertain Path'.
Last chance to pre-order a copy for £17 from @anotherplacepress.bsky.social here - anotherplacepress.bigcartel.com/product/an-u...

Showing until 22 December at Studies In Photography, William St, Edinburgh. I’m previewing a piece from a project I’ve been working on in Galloway. Come check out the exhibition!

Enjoyed visiting Stills Salon - large group show with around 80 pieces all made by local/national/international artists and photographers using Stills in house facilities. The show has one week left to run. Lots of interesting analogue pieces - and much more. Recommended! #Edinburgh #photography

"This is a beautiful medium. This is a different medium. Let's keep it."
Tacita Dean

#photography #analogue #shootfilm

Dean Village, Edinburgh