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TRNSMT Festival – Underworld

Festival-goer on train journey to TRNSMT Festival, photographed in black and white.
Festival-goer dancing with drink in hand at TRNSMT Festival under stage lighting.

Glasgow’s TRNSMT Festival always delivers on atmosphere. This year, the iconic electronic duo Underworld took to the King Tut’s Stage, and I caught the energy of their set through a series of quick iPhone shots.

Underworld performing live at TRNSMT Festival on the King Tut’s Stage with bright lights.
King Tut’s Stage at TRNSMT Festival with Underworld performing and crowd watching.

The photos show both sides of a live event — the performers under bright lights and the crowd lost in the moment. From stage silhouettes in heavy smoke to close-up festival moments, the black and white treatment keeps the focus on the emotion and movement rather than the distraction of colour.

This series is part of my ongoing documentation of people and events. For more, take a look at my People gallery or explore wider projects in Places.

Urban Seagulls.

Seagull

Urban Seagulls

Seagulls are so familiar in coastal towns that they're easy to overlook photographically. These two black and white images take a closer look at how they occupy man-made environments — not as visitors to the urban landscape, but as permanent residents entirely at home in it.

The first shows a gull perched against a backdrop of concrete and steel, the hard geometry of the structure contrasting with the softness of the bird's plumage. The second places one near a fairground ride — an unlikely combination that works because both belong to the same seaside world.

Shooting in monochrome suits this subject well. Without colour, the focus shifts to form, texture, and the relationship between the bird and its surroundings. Gulls are bold, adaptable, and largely indifferent to people, which makes them easier to photograph candidly than most wildlife.

Both images were taken in the Angus and Aberdeenshire area of Scotland — locations where the boundary between town and coast is never far away.

For more wildlife and coastal photography, explore the Places gallery.

Grey squirrel

An image of a grey squirrel.

grey squirrel uk eating nuts

Fuji film X-T1  F1.4 1/1000 ISO200

The squirrels at Oakmere park in Potters bars are remarkably tame. This was taken on my fuji using a 35mm lens. The squirrel was only a few feet away from me.  

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