About

I am a keen photographer living in beautiful Aberdeenshire in the north east of Scotland. Although I happily take pictures of people, abstracts, travel, landscapes and cityscapes, (all of which can be seen here ) my current project is to research abandoned glens nearby and find ruins and remains of an abandoned way of life. Communities left these glens due to hardships, struggles and forced clearances.
I live in a beautiful part of Aberdeenshire and the local landscape will also feature here.

If you are interested in purchasing or using any of my images please feel free to contact me at jamesdyasdavidson@googlemail.com

I wonder how many other people were like me and were told not to pursue an interest in the arts at school because there was no career and no money in the arts? Well, that urge never leaves you and although I have always taken photographs, there were gaps when I didn't because I was gaining qualifications, building a career, having a career change, building a family and home. I am no longer going to ignore these creative urges. I love taking photographs; I love looking at photographs and studying photographers as well as art in general. I am not a professional photographer (I'm a professional teacher) so I welcome constructive advice. I hope my photographs bring some pleasure to you.
I use a Nikon D300 with various lenses and filters but I use minimum Photoshop because I haven't got the time to learn it! Any free time I have I will be taking photographs. For general stuff see here. My blog.