Exhibitions, Gallery Pages and Posts for Monochrome


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Train crossing the Tay Railway Bridge into a fog-bank, Dundee, Scotland. DD084

I’ve been spending the Coronavirus Lockdown in Dundee, on the ‘sunny’ north coast of the Tay in Scotland. Although generally occupied with reading, writing, cataloguing, and putting photos on-line, I have been out and about taking some photos of Coronavirus Dundee. Fortunate to be living just opposite the Dundee end of the Tay Railway Bridge, […]

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The 18th century stone bridge over the River Barrow at Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland. BR014

The River Barrow (Irish: An Bhearú) is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest of the three rivers, and at 192 km (120 mi), the second-longest river in Ireland, behind the River Shannon. The catchment area of the River Barrow is […]

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Long exposure image of the disused stone and cast-iron railway bridge over the River Blackwater at Cappoquin, County Waterford, Ireland. BW022

The Munster Blackwater (distinguishing it from other Irish and British rivers of the same name) (Irish: An Abhainn Mhór) is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork, and Waterford in Ireland. I had the chance to explore the lower part of the river while staying in County Cork in June and July 2021, hoping […]

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The Seven Sisters cliffs from Cuckmere, East Sussex, England.

The Yorkshire Dales are an area of Northern England comprising river valleys and the hills rising from the Vale of York westwards to the hilltops of the Pennine watershed. The Yorkshire Dales East Sussex is part of the historic county of Sussex, which has its roots in the ancient kingdom of the South Saxons. The chalk uplands of the South Downs occupies the coastal strip between […]

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The Great Wall of China at Mutianyu, near Beijing. ZM008

Some monochrome work here from New York, North Carolina, British Columbia, China, Mallorca and Connemara. New York North Carolina China Mallorca Connemara Germany British Columbia

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Rotting old pier supports at the head of Loch Arkaig, Lochaber, Scotland. SM043

Sometimes the starkness of the landscape, or of the light, lends itself to a black and white image, or occasionally even sepia, cyanotype or duotone.

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People exercising on Rverside during the COVID-19 lockdown, Dundee, Scotland. DD080

Gallery Page: Dundee Lockdown

Despite lockdown I’ve managed to get out and about (all while observing the Covid-19 protection guidelines!) and take some photographs. Read my ‘Dundee in Lockdown’ photoblog. Colour Monochrome

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Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland. ED022

Gallery Page: Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the beautiful capital city of Scotland, and where I was born and have lived much of my life. Colour Monochrome

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Dusk view of  the Nativity Facade of La Sagra Familia basilica reflected in the lake of the Placa de Gaudi, Barcelona, Spain. BC014

Gallery Page: Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital of the Spanish autonomous region of Catalonia (Cat: Catalunya) and lies on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the second most populous municipality of Spain, with a population of 1.6 million within city limits. These images are taken from two visits in 2015 and 2020. Art and Architecture Barcelona is a […]

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Monochrome (black and white) image of RRS Discovery and the V&A Dundee, Dundee, Scotland. DD023

Gallery Page: Dundee

Dundee, on the north side of the Tay Estuary in Scotland, is renowned as the ‘city of jute, jam and journalism’. The jute mills have closed down as the formerly ubiquitous organic fibre has been replaced by synthetic materials. The jam aspect refers to the marmalade first made from Seville oranges by the Keiller family […]