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On the streets of Edinburgh – twelve archive photos from May 2002

Tue 17th February, 2026Mon 16th February, 2026 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Taken nearly a quarter of a century ago, here’s a series of 12 photos taken on the streets of Edinburgh with a Sony Cybershot DSC-F55DX camera, which boasted a modest …

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Glasgow and Edinburgh photos; architecture, steps, skylines and street art
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Glasgow and Edinburgh photos: architecture, steps, skylines, street art and the penis steps

Tue 14th June, 2022Wed 15th June, 2022 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I was back up on tour in Scotland recently, and grabbed some photos as we travelled betwixt shows in Glasgow and Edinburgh:

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Dundee photos: Desperate Dan, street scenes, architecture and Tunnocks
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Dundee photos: Desperate Dan, street scenes, architecture, Tunnock’s and salt shaker seediness

Fri 6th March, 2020Thu 5th March, 2020 - by editor - 1 Comment

Last weekend, I headed up north to Dundee, a Scottish east coast trading port once known as the city of “jute, jam and journalism” and – of course – the …

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Glasgow photos: rainswept streets, street scenes, street art and sunlight, Feb 2020
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Glasgow photos: rainswept roads, street scenes, urban art and winter sun, Feb 2020

Tue 3rd March, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I was up in chilly and wet Glasgow over the weekend playing a show with The Monochrome Set – here’s some photos from my brief stay.

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Edinburgh in fifty photos: street scenes, architecture, landscapes and the famous castle
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Edinburgh in fifty photos: street scenes, architecture, landscapes and the famous castle

Sun 22nd January, 2017Fri 20th January, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

After posting up a collection of night scenes, capturing a crap busker, documenting a great night out on the town and extolling the virtues of a local cafe, here’s my final set of …

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Wet streets, a big Moon and an illuminated station roof: Edinburgh night photos
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Wet streets, a big Moon and an illuminated station roof: Edinburgh night photos

Sat 14th January, 2017Fri 13th January, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s some more photos taken from my ramblings around Edinburgh, taken on a damp November night. It’s a wonderful city to walk around.

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Places I love: the cheap, cheerful and friendly Snax Cafe, Edinburgh
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Places I love: the cheap, cheerful and friendly Snax Cafe, Edinburgh

Fri 13th January, 2017Thu 12th January, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

You can’t beat a good, no-nonsense, affordable cafe, and I stumbled across a real gem when I was up in Edinburgh recently called The Snax Cafe – one of three …

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A cracking Monday night in Edinburgh at the Black Bull, Oz Bar, Royal Oak and the Jazz Bar
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A cracking Monday night in Edinburgh at the Black Bull, Oz Bar, Royal Oak and the Jazz Bar

Thu 1st December, 2016Thu 1st December, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We didn’t really expect to find too much happening on a November Monday night in Edinburgh, but the city proved us wrong and delivered a blooming marvellous night out. Booze was drunk, bands …

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In photos: Glasgow street scenes, pubs, station and architecture
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In photos: Glasgow street scenes, pubs, station and architecture

Wed 30th November, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Since I’ve been fortunate to rejoin The Monochrome Set, I’ve had the opportunity to travel around the UK a lot more and, of course, I’ve been taking my camera with …

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The burning hat flipping busker of Edinburgh - in photos
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The not-so-brilliant burning hat flipping busker of Edinburgh – in photos

Wed 16th November, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Big on enthusiasm but perhaps a little wanting in the skill and entertainment departments, this tenacious street busker was seen in action in Edinburgh on Monday afternoon.

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Perth, Scotland photos/panoramas

Wed 7th February, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s taken me an eternity to get around to posting these photos up, but here they are! It’s a very pretty city (actually, it’s now been cruelly downgraded to a …

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