Judges
Niall has been in the photographic industry for
more than 30 years. He is a partner in Perspectives, a
digitisation, photography and design company, and he enjoys working
on photographic commissions and pursuing his own artistic style,
particularly in seascapes and landscapes. He has recently been revisiting his
early images of the north-east coast of Scotland, taken in
the 1980s and 1990s. Struck by the changes in the area, he
hopes, over time, to put together an archive collection and
revisit locations to document the changes and explore his
own photographic development. Niall founded the Awards as a platform
to showcase the depth of photographic talent that is drawn
to and inspired by Scotland's landscape and natural heritage. Harry Martin is a professional wildlife and landscape photographer currently based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. With a background in zoology and a deep-rooted passion for the natural world, Harry’s work is driven by a lifelong fascination with wildlife and wild places. Self-taught and first introduced to photography through 35mm film, he began his journey in 2005 and has since built a career that blends artistic storytelling with a strong ethical approach to nature.
In addition to his work behind the camera, Harry is a presenter and contributor on the YouTube series
Photography Online, reaching a global audience with engaging behind-the-scenes features and tutorials, as well as adding his voice to the podcast bearing the same name.
I’m a freelance television producer, director and photographer,
based close to the Trossachs National Park, Stirling.
Despite the immediacy and convenience of the digital file
format, I’m still passionate about working on film using
large and medium format cameras.
I’m inspired to photograph the landscapes and subject matter
close to home, and over the years I’ve been making images
using a variety of alternative processes, including using
pinhole cameras and long exposures – documenting the
landscape at Kippen Muir, an area of wild moorland and
exceptional beauty above the carse of Stirling, and Flanders
Moss Nature Reserve, where I spent 5 years photographing the
Clydesdale horses and the landscape they inhabit. In 2017,
this work culminated in a major exhibition at the Park
Gallery, Callander House in Falkirk.
In 2024, I set up the Flanders Moss Darkroom at West
Moss-side Organic Farm in Thornhill. It’s a space for me to
develop and print, but also a creative environment for other
artists to come along and often rediscover their enjoyment
of film photography.
Niall
Irvine - Photographer & co-organiser of the
Awards
Harry
Martin - Photographer
Michael
Prince - Photographer
I prefer the
slower, more contemplative process of working with larger
film formats and the resulting aesthetic and atmosphere that
they can often produce. I never cease to be excited by
shooting on film. The anticipation of the follow-up
developing process – particularly with my own black and
white negatives for printing in the darkroom – is what I
really enjoy.