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We wanted him looking to the future “When my parents dressed me up for eat the camera. He gave me a right
below the vast open skies. Halloween at the age of three, I took good soaking, which was a welcome
The micro-climate there can be a real one look at my reflection in the mirror distraction from the trauma of getting
issue – Andrew was freezing cold and and burst into tears. When my dad my picture taken.”
we had sleet blowing constantly asked what was wrong I replied: “I’m
through the shooting. We had to have feart of my ain self”. Scotland’s culture minister Michael
sandbags on hand to hold our And Professor Janice Kirkpatrick, Russell said of the portraits and
Bowens lights steady. who was photographed mid-stream exhibition: “This meld of first-class
And it has to be said that our lighting standing by a huge horse, noted: “I’d portraiture and eloquent verse
portability was a real boon to us – on no idea how the horse would react as demonstrates exactly why Robert
some locations we just would have he had never been exposed to flash Burns remains relevant 250 years
never managed without this kit.” photography or to a few thousand after his birth. As Others See Us
Christopher Brookmyre told the quid’s worth of Hasselblad celebrates the creativity of our artists
couple after the shoot: “This was the equipment. and the influence Burns’ work
most intriguing photo- shoot I have Getting him into the water was easy continues to exert on people across
ever sat (or stood) for, albeit one as he is used to getting his feet wet Scotland and beyond.”
whose results I looked forward to with in the burn. Thankfully he ignored the
a degree of trepidation, possibly flash but was very interested in the www.broaddaylightltd.co.uk
owing to a childhood incident”. Bowens reflector – and he did try to Interview by Trevor Lansdown
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