Brian May and George Washington Wilson

In August 2018, Brian May, Queen Guitarist will launch a book in Aberdeen on the pioneering landscape photographer George Washington Wilson.

I have had a long fascination with Scotland’s pioneering photographers and I have made short films on two colleagues of Washington Wilson:


A short account of Johnston Shearer [1827-1916], a forgotten pioneer photographer from Aberdeen and Bridge of Allan:

He wanted the artist’s eye:

To play this short film please click here or on the image above.


A short account of Henry Gordon [born Cabrach 1823], a forgotten pioneer photographer from Aberdeen:

Theft of photographs:

To play this short film please click here or on the image above.

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