being and becoming in the world
The photograph [above] taken by Dr Francis Maxwell Chrystal, fascinates me. I admire the way he never excludes ‘passing life’ from his photographs. It is one of the ‘Chrystal collection’ … Continue reading 1867 Improvement Act: St Mary’s Street, Edinburgh
I find this a delightful image. It is a view of one-side of the Grassmarket. Exactly when the photograph was taken is unknown, but is estimated to be sometime between … Continue reading ‘The true content of a photograph is invisible’
Image: Trove archive [dated 1907]. Words: Susan Sontag ‘On Photography‘
This film is based on thoughts put into writing by Hilary Mantel. Mantel Pieces:To play this short film please click here or on the image above Credits: [1] Reith Lecture … Continue reading Mantel Pieces
A selection of shop fronts from the Trove archive:
A selection of some of my favourite automobile images from Trove:
255 Parliamentary Road, Townhead, Glasgow stood for a number of centuries until it was demolished in the 1960s to make way for ‘improvement works’. It was one of Glasgow’s original … Continue reading No. 255
The above photograph was taken in 1955. It is of Jeffrey’s Audio House, 23 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh [Trove archive] 4 April 1959, The Scotsman: 12 November 1959, The Scotsman: … Continue reading Jeffrey’s Audio House