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Photographs and Other Images  -  These include portraits of photographers  -  photographic outings -  Princes Street views  -  Newhaven Fishwives  -  etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh  -  Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh  -  1840 to 1940  -  Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland  -  1856 to 1873  -  Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society  -  1861 to date  -  Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records  -  Photographic Journals  -  Trade Directories  -  Books  -  etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site  -  including descendants of photogrpahers  -  researchers  -  providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site  -   together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used  -  Just browsing?  -  Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites  -  Photographic Societies  -  Photographic History  -  Family History  -  etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year.   Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven.  Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes.  Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s,  some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today  -  Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes     1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh:    2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections:     1. Street views:    2. Buildings:    3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh  -  Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos.  Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

Background notes on the author

 of the EdinPhoto web site

Peter Stubbs

 

Early Photography  -  Yorkshire

School Photo

       My Photos -  St Bede's Grammar School  -   In the school grounds  -  On the Log    -  1962 ©

My interest in photography began while I was living in Bradford, Yorkshire. 

and attending St Bede's Grammar School.  The school had a Photographic Society run by the Chemistry Teacher, Mr McFee, and had its own darkroom. 

At the time, I was particularly interested in making black and white prints of:

-  railways

-  other transport

-  school friends and school events

More School Photos

Please click on the thumbnail image below to see some of the photos that I took at the school.  I used to sell copies of them., about postcard size, to others in the class for 4d each.  That just covered the cost of the materials used.

My Photos -  St Bede's Grammar School  -   Enlargement of a Group seated  -  1962 ©

 

Move to Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle - Late afternoon - Winter

I moved from Yorkshire to Edinburgh in 1963 and joined Edinburgh Photographic Society.  I have used the Society's colour and black & white darkrooms over many years.

Most of my photography for about the next 20 years was on colour slide film, photographing, family, holidays, landscape and railways.  Since about 1990 I have taken more interest in documentary photography.

I  joined the  EPS Creative Group* then joined the EPS Digital Imaging Group.  These two groups merged in 2012 to become the EPS Creative Digital Group.

* = formerly the EPS Colour Group

 

Documentary Projects

    Leith Dry Docks ©

I am continuing a number of documentary projects in my spare time, including:

-  Edinburgh at Work

-  Scotland at Work

-  Edinburgh's Shops

-  Citroen 2CV Cars.

-  Scottish Railway Stations

Some photos from  these projects are included on this web site.

 

For almost all the photographs for these projects, I have used Fuji Velvia slide film.  I have a large collection of  these slides, and have made 50cm x 40cm colour prints from several of them.

However, the photos for my Scottish Stations project are black and white.  These were  were taken on Agfa 25ASA or Ilford 50ASA film; some are on Kodak High Speed infra-red film. 

 

Why take the Photos?

Up to 1990s

My main reasons for taking photos at this time were:

-  for the family album, and

-  for Edinburgh Photographic Society competitions.

I found the competitions to be a challenge.  Some required photos to be taken on particular themes, causing me to take photos that I would not otherwise have taken.  It was interesting to see how a theme could be interpreted in many different ways.

Since 1990

I continued to enter EPS competitions and began to send my colour prints and slides away to International and other Open Competitions for a few years -  a challenge again, though I didn't win many medals!

However, my reason for taking many of the photos changed.  Now, my main reasons for taking photos are:

-  to try to capture images that I think will be interesting to look back on in the future.

-  to take photos that might be of interest to people viewing the EdinPhoto web site.

Web Sites, Papers and Magazines

As well as adding my photos to the EdinPhoto web site - when I have found the time to do that - and occasionally sending photos for publication in the Edinburgh Evening News Picture Gallery feature, I've received emails from many people around the world asking if they can use my images for different purposes.

I've often been surprised by where the requests have come from:

-  a group of Australian Electricity Pylon enthusiasts interested in my photo of a Pylon in the mountains in Queensland

-  a group of Ukrainian Bus Shelter enthusiasts, interested in some of my photos of Edinburgh bus shelters.

-  Several editors of specialist magazines that I never knew existed.

Other Uses

Here are the ways that some of my photos have been used:

-  Exhibitions + Collections

City Art Centre ('Castle to Palace'), Museum of Edinburgh (Newhaven Heritage Museum), Central Library (Edinburg Room Collection),
Living Memories Association.

-  Art Work

As a CD cover, basis for an oil painting and a, tapestry

Books

NB Distillery, Edinburgh Old Town (Malcolm Cant), others

Magazines

Standard Life Magazine, Scots Magazine, others

Bus Timetables

First Buses

Posters and Notice Boards

London Poster, Portobello Promenade Notice Board

Christmas Cards

Metropolitan Police, Amsterdam Bank, Charities

First Day Cover

Scottish Parliament

Food & Drink

Coffee Packaging, Shortbread Tin

-  Cab of a Truck

James CC Ferguson Transport

Please keep scrolling down to see a few examples of how some of the photos have been used.

 

Magazines

Cover of 'The Annals of Occupational Hygiene Magazine  -  Cleaning the pavement in Princes Street ©

Princes Street

The Annals of Occupational
Hygiene Magazine

Front Cover of the Magazine of the Royal Photographic Society, Visual Art Group  -  Men at work in the Dry Dock, Leith ©

Leith Docks

RPS Visual Art Group
Magazine

Cover of Standard LIfe Assurance Company Magazine  -  Looking up at one of the domes in Standard Life's Tanfield Office Canonmills, Edinburgh ©

Tanfield Office

Standard Life
Magazine

Bus Timetables

Photograph of Melrose Abbey on the cover of a First Bus Timetable, Borders Area ©

Melrose Abbey

First Timetable
Borders Area

Photograph of Bandstand at Bo'ness on the cover of a First Bus Timetable, Falkirk Area ©

Bo'ness Bandstand

First Timetable
Falkirk Area

Photograph of Salisbury Crags in Holyrood Park and Canongate area on the cover of a First Bus Timetable, Falkirk Area ©

Salisbury Crags in Holyrood
Park + Canongate Area

First Timetable
Midlothian Area

 

Christmas Cards

Christmas Card produced for North British Distillery Co, featuring one of my photos taken in the distillery yard at Gorgie, Edinburgh ©

NB Distillery Yard

North British Distillery Co,
Edinburgh

Christmas Card produced by Amsterdam Branch of Bank of Scotland, featuring one of my photos of fireworks at Edinburgh Castle, taken from the Grassmarket ©

View from Grassmarket of
Fireworks at Edinburgh Castle

Bank of Scotland,
Amsterdam Branch

Postcard published by Johnston Financial Ltd, Edinburgh, featuring my photograph of a snowman near Rannoch Moor, Scotland ©

Snowman near
Rannoch Moor

Johnston Financial, Edinburgh

Christmas card published by Bethany Christian Charity, featuring my photograph of a crib in West Princes Street Garden beside the foot of the Mound ©

Crib in West Princes Street Gardens

Bethany Christian Trust

Christmas Card published by City of London Police, featuring my photograph of two Policemen standing in a snowstorm and chatting, near the Bank of England Head Office in the City of London ©

Police near Bank of England

City of London Police

 

Highland Cattle
near Crianlarich, Scotland

Christmas Card published by RSAIB, 'Scotland's Charity helping people who have depended on the land', featuring my photo of highland cattle near Crianlarich ©

Christmas Card

RSAIB (farming charity)

A Christmas card published by Bank of Scotland, Antwerp Branch, featuring my photo of a highland cow near Crianlarich ©

Christmas Card

Bank of Scotland
Antwerp Branch

An Advert for Highland Airways, featuring  my photo of a highland cow near Crianlarich ©

Advertisement

Highland Airways

A tin for shortbread, sold at Christmas 2011 by Edinburgh Bakery, featuring my photo of a highland cow near Crianlarich ©

Shortbread Tin

Edinburgh Bakery

Truck decorated with photos, including my photograph of highland cattle in the snow, near Crianlarich ©

Haulage Contractor's truck

James CC Ferguson

Truck decorated with photos, including my photograph of highland cattle in the snow, near Crianlarich ©

Haulage Contractor's truck

James CC Ferguson

 

Research

   EPS Transactions  -  1880-1900 ©

My research into the History of Photography in Edinburgh, and creation of this web site www.edinphoto.org.uk has been carried out in my spare time.

The research began in 2000.  The site went 'live' in 2001.  It's scope initially was the history of photography in Edinburgh, including Edinburgh's photographic scoieties.

The scope of the web site soon expanded to include other aspects of the history of Edinburgh, including recollections from many people who used to live in Edinburgh and are now scattered around the world.

 I have a lot more information and images still to add to this site, and more photos to take to capture changing scenes around Edinburgh.

 

Recent and Forthcoming Talks

Prints and 35mm Slides

For many years, I've given talks to photographic societies and local history groups, usually illustrated by prints and projected 35mm slides.

Digital Images

From 2008 onwards, as more societies have acquired digital projectors, I have been basing my talks around images on the EdinPhoto web site, usually compiling long pages of images from the web site, to scroll down during the talks..

A Few Talks

Please click on one of the links below (then on the links at the foot of the page that opens up) to see the scope of some of these talks.

Some pages may be slow to display, as they are designed primarily to be viewed off-line.

Please scroll down the Pages

Once you've clicked on the links below, you'll need to keep scrolling down the page.  You may find some quite large areas of blank space as you scroll down.  I've added the 'space' so that individual images can be viewed in isolation, without distraction as you scroll down the pages.

Some of the comments on these pages may appear a little cryptic (without the additional commentary that I would normally give when delivering the talks) but I hope most of the comments and pictures make sense to you as you scroll down these pages.

DATE

SOCIETY

SUBJECT

2008

 Apr 15

Granton History Group

1.  Edinburgh at Work (Prints)
2.  Around Granton (Overview)

Jul 18

Old Edinburgh Club

EPS Survey Group and
Old Edinburgh Club

Oct 1

Portobello History Society

Edinburgh at Work

Nov 10

EPS - Digital Imaging Group

History of Photography

Dec 3

Edinburgh Photographic Society

1.  Documentary Photography 2.  EdinPhoto Web Site

2009

Jan 5

EPS - Digital Imaging Group

Urban Photography

 Feb 10

Midlothian Camera Club

1.  Exposure
2.  History of Photography

Feb 24

Granton History Group

Around Granton

Mar 30

EPS - Creative Group

Monthly Competitions

Sep 29

Midlothian Camera Club

Edinburgh at Work

Oct 15

Musselburgh Camera Club

Edinburgh at Work

2010

Feb 22

Edinburgh University
2nd year students, Scottish Studies

Ethnographic Photography

 Feb 23

Edinburgh University
2nd year students, Scottish Studies

Ethnographic Postcards

May 10

Edin. Southside Heritage Group

Edinburgh at Work
Food, Drink, Transport

History of Photography

2011

Jan 27

Edinburgh University
4th year students, Architecture

History of Photography in Edinburgh

Jan 31

Edin. Southside Heritage Group

History of Photography in Edinburgh

Feb 21

Edinburgh University
2nd year students, Scottish Studies

Ethnographic Photography

 Feb 22

Edinburgh University
2nd year students, Scottish Studies

Ethnographic Postcards

Apr 6

Portobello History Society

History of Photography in Edinburgh

Jun 9

Leith Rotary Club

Pictures of Leith

Sep 26

Lauriston Castle

Edinburgh at Work
Food, Drink, Transport, etc.

2012

Feb 22

Mid Calder Camera Club

History of Photography in Edinburgh + EPS History

Mar 1

Edinburgh University
2nd year students, Scottish Studies

Ethnographic Photography

Mar 8

Edinburgh University
2nd year students, Scottish Studies

Ethnographic Postcards

Sep 11

Lauriston Castle

History of Photography in Edinburgh

Sep 14

Lothian Postcard Club

Transport Postcards

2013

Jan 21

EPS Creative Digital Group

Edinburgh Themes
Introduction, Work, Streets, Transport,
The Year, Views, Panoramas

Feb 4

Museum of Edinburgh

History of Edinburgh Old Town and the Royal Mile, in Pictures

Mar 4

Colinton Local History Society

Edinburgh at Work  Short Talk

Mar 5

Edinburgh University
2nd year students, Scottish Studies

Ethnographic Photography

Mar 7

Edinburgh University
2nd year students, Scottish Studies

Ethnographic Postcards

Apr 24

Cramond History Group

Edinburgh's Industrial Past

2014

2014-15

Corstorphine Literary & Geographical Society
 (To be arranged, perhaps)

Edinburgh at Work

?

South Side Community Centre  (To be arranged, perhaps)

The Royal Mile

Other possible talks:

-  Drummond Community High School

-  Old Town Association

-  Portobello Probus Association (Edin. at Work):  if digital projector becomes available.

-  Craigleith Probus Association (Edin. at Work):  when digital  projector becomes available.

-  Sheltered Housing Association

Other possible subjects for talks:

My Photography:  Themes, Camera and Lenses, Photoshop, ...

-  Changing Edinburgh:  Street, Shops, Transport, etc.- similar to Edinburgh Themes', Jan 21, 2013

 

Photography Distinctions

Peter Stubbs

 AFIAP (Artiste de la Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique) - 1997

Awarded for Prints and Slides exhibited in International Exhibitions. 

Please see the links at the bottom of this page.

ARPS (Associate of the Royal Photographic Society)  -  1998

Awarded for Colour Prints in two categories:

(1) Visual Art and

(2) Documentary sections. 

FRPS (Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society)  -  2005

Awarded for research into the history of photography in Edinburgh 
in the Research & Development section.

 

Prints accepted in exhibitions

Slides accepted in exhibitions

 

My Photos  -  All Subjects

Index to Photos

   ©

 

 

 

 

Links to Other Pages

EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ...  with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word  -  perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic.  The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word  -  perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic.  The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images  -  These include portraits of photographers  -  photographic outings -  Princes Street views  -  Newhaven Fishwives  -  etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh  -  Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh  -  1840 to 1940  -  Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland  -  1856 to 1873  -  Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society  -  1861 to date  -  Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records  -  Photographic Journals  -  Trade Directories  -  Books  -  etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site  -  including descendants of photogrpahers  -  researchers  -  providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site  -   together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used  -  Just browsing?  -  Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites  -  Photographic Societies  -  Photographic History  -  Family History  -  etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year.   Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven.  Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes.  Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s,  some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today  -  Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes     1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh:    2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections:     1. Street views:    2. Buildings:    3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh  -  Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos.  Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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