‘Dùthchas’
Dùthchas is a photographic book that explores the relationship between people and the land in Scotland’s mountain regions, with a focus on how Winter tourism and rural industry shape these environments. Centred around the Grampian range, the work traces the visible impact of ski infrastructure, but also looks more quietly at the industries and daily routines that sustain life here—distilleries, transport links, water systems, and small acts of leisure. The book moves through three key areas—Glencoe, Cairngorm, and Glenshee—bringing together photographs and interviews to reflect on how we can live in harmony with Scotland’s fragile, mountainous landscape. The publication is crafted using sustainable materials, ensuring that the internal content reflects the external build. Hand-stitched and casebound by myself.
‘Encounter’
This short experimental film explores a rare encounter with a basking shark off the West Coast of Scotland, reimagined through the tactile process of cyanotype printing. Each frame was hand-printed and scanned to create a moving image that combines analogue technique with digital animation. Edited to the spoken poem ‘Basking Shark’ by Scottish poet Norman MacCaig, the film's pace is chosen based on the poetry track. Through a combination of digital layering, sound effects and spoken poetry, the film encapsulates the rarity of a Scottish shark encounter, while emphasising the rollercoaster of emotions that came with.