Megamuttmates .............

For information on my Pet Photography please just contact the studio or email me on my contact details. If you wish to view the web site, please click on the link...... www.megamuttmates.co.uk

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N.M.G.C Annual Dinner and Presentation of Prizes 2012

In our 120th year the Norther Merchants Golf Club held its annual dinner and prize giving on Friday 17th February, it was held at the Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh. Speakers included Mr Steven Hall, General Manager Hilton Grosvenor, Mr Sanjoy Das Chairman and Past Captain 2011, on behalf of our guests Mr Duncan Kirk, in reply Mr Eoin Ramsay and Vote of Thanks was by our current Captain, Mr Barry Chapman. A great night was had by all, and a special mention to the amazing Mike Whellans, who as a guest, unexceptionally entertained us with a few blues numbers....... Thank you Mike.

To purchase and view the photographs of the major prize-winners please go to link Ewen Forsyth @ Breaking Glass

Cogratulation to Dr Tom McMillan who won the Merchants Cup plus a few more bits of silver.

All proceeds of the sale of any photographs will be donated to" MacMIllan Cancer Support"

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Queen The Apollo Theartre Glasgow 1977.......

Some long and lost negatives found of Queen back in 1977, Freddy in Shorts !!!!!!! I have great memories of my time photographing the bands of the 70"s at the Apollo, the rest of my negatives and transparencies from that period are all lost, ...... It is a long story wont so bore you with the details. Photographed at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow, I was with them for three days and nights photographing them at rehearsals, back at their hotel, and of course on the concert nights, I was young,naive and had long hair and a 30" waste !! Loved it ........

Where has the year gone allready........

Just a few photographs from the studio pre Christmas. Thank you to everyone who visited the studio in 2011. Looking forward the the year ahead.

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Bill Walker

I have been busy in the studio this week and photographed Bill and his wife Isa who are both passing on the mantle of responsibility of the Lauderdale News to younger members of the staff.

Best wishes to both Bill and Isa on there retirment from the paper.

Willy Ronis / Photographer 1910 - 2009

I have over the years bought and collected many great books by photographers past and present that I have been inspired by . I have been after " La vie en passant" by Willy Ronis for a long time and I have managed to obtain a nearly new copy of the book from a source in Canada. For all you photographers out their, take some time and look up Willy Ronis, to me he was a genius.......

"Willy Ronis was born in Paris in 1910. He became a full-time photographer in 1945. He joined Doisneau, Brassaï and others at the Rapho Agency. He was the first French photographer to work for LIFE Magazine, and Edward Steichen exhibited him at the Museum of Modern Art in 1953 in a show called Four French Photographers. He was also part of the Family of Man exhibit. The Afterimage Gallery gave him what was perhaps his first American art gallery show in 1985."

Mrs Brotherstone ....... Royal Portrait

Mrs Brotherstone came to the studio on Tuesday for her Royal Portrait. Daughter Elaine and mum were on their way to the Garden Party at Hollyrood Palace as a guest of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Hope they had a ball ...........