Christmas Photos

Scottish Pride

In ‘79 we were told that not enough people had voted even though the majority voted for independence. After this, some Scots were disillusioned and left Scotland. I left Scotland myself in 1980 for America and returned here in 1989.  Turmoil can create great art though and after ’79 in the eighties there was a revival of Scottish art, music and writing. Since then there has also been a revival in Scottish pride and culture. Back in the 70s there were fewer ceilidhs and kilts were rarely seen at events or on the high streets and there was less pride in our Scottish heritage. 

Here are a few of my kilt images of recent years! 

Black and White Portraits

Frank Sinatra

Louis Armstrong

Professor Longhair

John Martyn

A few of my favourite black and white portraits. Quite a few years back now I saw these awesome black and white images of jazz singers, some of the inimitable Billie Holiday, and I thought it would be a dream to take photos like that....one day.

autumn fruit

Kevin Maher Edinburgh International Book Festival 2013.

Kevin Maher,  discussed his book The Fields, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2013.

Laurie Penny Edinburgh International Book Festival 2013

Laurie Penny, British columnist, blogger and author discussed her book Discordia on the Greek crisis at Edinburgh International Book Festival 2013. Credit Pauline Keightley. Copyright:pkimage09@gmail.com.

Laurie Penny, 26, journalist, author, feminist, troublemaker, utopian. Contributing Editor at The New Statesman, writer for The Guardian, Vice Magazine, The Independent, The Nation, Salon and many others. Author of Meat Market (Zer0 Books, April 2011), Penny Red (Pluto Press, October 2011) and Discordia (Random House, 2012, with Molly Crabapple).

If any media or artist wishes to use my photos commercially online, please get in touch with me. Thanks. 

Beautiful Sahar Delijan Edinburgh Book Festival 2013 .

 

The beautiful Iraqi writer Sahar Delijan discussed her novel about those executed during the Iran-Iraq war Children of the Jacaranda Tree at Edinburgh International Book Festival 2013.  .