A SCOTTISH photographer has compiled into a new publication 50 years’ worth of capturing stunning images of Edinburgh.
From the Arthur’s Seat to Edinburgh Castle, and from the Botanic Gardens to the Scott Monument, Douglas Corrance presents the capital’s breathtaking scenery and remarkable architecture in his new book Edinburgh: A Personal View in Photographs.
The book has an intriguing format: it is laid out as if it is an imagined walk around the city, starting from the castle, travelling down the Royal Mile, through the Old Town and then the New Town, with journeys into Holyrood Park, the West End and the northern communities of the Firth of Forth coastline.
There is also a section dedicated to Edinburgh’s international reputation as the festival city.
The images — a mixture of colour, as well as black and white — are accompanied by captions written by Corrance that give insight into how the photographer approaches his subject matter, and how passionately he feels about the city he chose to make his home.
Born in Falkirk, Corrance started as a photographer at the Highland News in Inverness at the age of just 15 and has remained in the profession until the present day.
He has previously provided images for a range books, including travel guides for the likes of New York to Japan, as well as National Geographic Traveler and Rolling Stone magazines, and has previously been awarded the Bill Heron trophy in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Scottish tourism.
“This book is a photographer’s response to a life spent in one of the world’s most beautiful and fascinating cities,” reads the blurb on the back of the book.
It adds: “He has succeeded in catching the indefinable essence that makes the place so special and so memorable.
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