Barbara Tuge-Erecińska

Barbara Tuge-Erecińska 

A few weeks ago I had the chance to take the portrait of Barbara Tuge-Erecińska;  Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the United Kingdom. Images were taken in The Signet Library, Parliament Square, Edinburgh. 

 I love the way this particular portrait turned out. She's a very fascinating woman too - you can read the accompanying article here. 

Ruth Davidson for Holyrood Magazine.

Ruth Davidson for Holyrood Magazine.

Last week, I photographed Ruth Davidson, the new Conservative leader for Scotland. Despite a very hectic schedule and the fact that it was her birthday the next day - she was kind enough to give us enough time to get everything we needed.

You can read the article that these images accompanied here. 

 ©DN Anderson

 ©DN Anderson

 ©DN Anderson

 ©DN Anderson

Food glorious food.

I shot The Rutland in Edinburgh's food the other day. I ate a LOT of it as I was shooting. It was exceptional.

IoIC Scotland Awards

I shot the IoIC awards on Friday - The awards were held at the George Hotel in Edinburgh. Here's a selection of images.

It was a great event and it's nice to be part of something which recognises creativity in a commercial setting - especially given the constant threat of creative budgets being cut in the public sector.

As a side note, I was very happy to see that White Light Media picked up 6 awards.

I've had the plesaure of working with White Light a number of times. I can't understate how much I love the work they do and the care they take with every single commission they undertake. I'd worked on both titles of theirs which had picked up awards and was very pleased to have done so. 

FOUND for The Skinny. 

I was recently asked to shoot FOUND for the cover of The Skinny. Here's the result.

The shot was a bit of a collaborative effort. After the shoot was completed and the image developed, Tommy from the band added the excellent illustrations to the image - really lifted it up into something special. From there it was passed onto the mag itself for their digital team to work their wonders.

FOUND are releasing their 3rd album factorycraft via Chemikal Underground on 14 Mar. Read the online version of the article here.

The band were a pleasure to shoot - willing to give anything a go (apart from one potentially precarious shot sitting on top of a vintage wardrobe...) and I'm looking forward to more collaborative efforts with them in the future.

There were also a couple of other shots from the session included with the article in the magazine itself. Here's my personal favorite.

You can pick up a copy of the mag in any decent venue across central Scotland.

Playdate April.

Another playdate flyer (i secretly love doing these... I just get to play with toys and let my imagination run riot..) this time based on a popular board game...

Playdate February.

Flyer design for club night "Playdate" based in Edinburgh.Image is a composite of real elements and logo has extensive photoshop work on it.

I liked the way this one turned out and have gotten some very positive feedback from it.

Alchemy Arts at the Royal Botanical Gardens.

On Sunday I documented the Alchemy Arts workshop for the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh. Run by artist, Kate MacKay Alchemy Arts specialises in socially inclusive and environmentally aware art projects aimed at children of all ages.

The workshop runs on the first Sunday of every month.

Mel Young, President of the homeless world cup.

On Tuesday, I was asked to take portrait shots of Homeless World Cup president, Mel Young for an accompanying feature in September's issue of the "Skinny".

If you've never heard of the Homeless world cup then check out their site for information about their fantastic work. This year the tournament is held in December in Melbourne, Australia with Brazil defending the title.

Mel was a pleasure to shoot and was full of enthusiasm about the project (which is now in it's 5th year). There is an 80% success rate of getting the participants off the streets permanently and sponsorships come from such companies as Nike, Uefa and The Big Issue.

I can only wish all involved in the project the best of luck this year and admire about how good the work they're doing is.