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NEOS Exhibition!

As part of North-East Open Studios I will be showcasing a selection of my best work from the last few years and selling prints, postcards and books in Peterculter Heritage Hall, Station Road East. It’s a brilliant location as the hall is situated on the Deeside Way, just a few yards from the River Dee.

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Collection 1 by David Officer | Make Your Own Book

I’ve published my first book with a collection of 20 of my best photos from the last couple of years. You can buy it online at Blurb.com or in person at my NEOS exhibition later this month. It’s a softback book, [...]

Skye

My brother in law Neil has been travelling the world and as a result, decided that he needed to see more of Scotland upon his return. We thought Skye would be a good place to start and headed there for 2 nights camping near Dunvegan.

I simply love Skye. This was the third time I’d been in [...]

Playful Otter

Last year we went to the west coast for a camping trip and managed some Otter sightings, Heather fished out the video for me and put it on Youtube. I thought I’d share it with you as it has lots of potential for making people go “Awwww” [...]

Stonehaven at Sunrise

So, 3.20 am on nearly the shortest day of the year, I decided that would be the perfect time to get up and go for some sunrise shots. I’d had one in mind for a while and wanted to capture it while the Oil Seed Rape was in full bloom, it would make a perfect summer [...]

Union Terrace Gardens on a summers day

Yesterday was the first Saturday since the Council passed their motion to support City Square Project and the possible destruction of the beautiful Union Terrace Gardens, in the heart of Aberdeen. It also happened to be the hottest day of the year so far, as a result it was rammed. I was there from 3 till [...]

Aberdeen's been sold for a pocket full of gold

This is the post I didn’t want to write, the one I’d been dreading, the words we hoped need never be typed. We lost. Peacock Visual Arts are in dire straits now as their previously approved building, with 75% funding, has been tossed aside by Aberdeen City Councillors in favour of a pipe dream that will [...]

Down on the Farm

It’s been a long hard winter in the north-east of Scotland. With snow on the ground for almost 3 months solid, record low temperatures and snow showers right up till May, every industry in the country has felt the effects, but perhaps those who felt it hardest have been our farmers. Few others feel the winter [...]

It's all about knowing when to quit

April 13th saw the consultation report for the City Square Project finally published: Here though it seems some groups may have had access to it before the rest of us, either that or Aberdeen Journals have the fastest journalists and printing team in the business as a mere hour after it was published online I was [...]

Squirrels!

Red Squirrels munching on some free nuts in Carnie Woods, Westhill. There’s a good number of reds in this small wood and as it’s a busy dog walking site they seem quite comfortable with folk watching them. This guy sat eating away quite happily for 10 minutes until a squadron of dogs came bounding round the [...]