We have been so busy recently, and shortly about to travel to Cologne to give a couple of workshops, that we have not even mentioned our recent trip to the beautiful island of Malta to help celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the MIPP. This image was created by Faye during one of the 3 workshop we held within the hotel. More images later and also a report on our NAKED RUINS exhibition at the Gallery Pi in Valletta. A great opening night with over half the images sold but more of that later.

The past few weeks have been hectic so apologies for the lack of posts. We are working flat out on the Poppy Scotland commission which will go on exhibition first @ Princes Mall – Princes Street – Edinburgh. Images are being printed onto Fotospeed Platinum WT paper. Tonight we have the First Minister to photograph followed  by many more sessions this week and into next. We did have a welcome break in this project with a weeks trip to Malta at the invitation of the MIPP who were celebrating their 15th Anniversary. We held several workshops, judged an number of qualification panels and finally a prints award all of which were announced at their gala dinner a week past Sunday. Back into the UK late last Tuesday with more Poppy Scotland the following day. Sunday we left for Belfast at the invitation of Loxley Colour to give a workshop on Monday at the Dunadry Hotel to 60 NI Photographers. Arrived back late last night after a ‘bumpy’ ride and straight into more sessions for the Charity. Today’s image of Private Paul Lambert is from the series. The information about Paul is taken directly from the Soldier’s Charity website. Image made on a 10×8 Canham with a 360mm lens onto FP4 film stock

Paul, 29, joined the army at 25. He was not given much chance of survival after being blown up by an IED in Afghanistan during an intelligence mission. Paul said he was “near death” and kept alive by his team and medics enroute to surgery. Proving his strength and determination, Paul is now recovering after three months in hospital and working hard to rehabilitate from losing both lower legs, one finger, tissue damage to one arm and severe shrapnel wounds to his internal organs.Paul now uses a wheelchair.  Paul is focusing on his rehabilitation and happily living with his fiancée in their new Edinburgh home.

Love this image of Faye’s from a couple of year ago.

While gathering some work for our forthcoming trip back to Malta I came across this image which was taken on a PTO (George Dawber) workshop in Tunisia back in 1996/7.

From the recent session.