2019: Hope and Passion

Header photograph by Christopher Farquhar.

Crowdfunding.

Here's our Crowdfunding video introducing our campaign for 2019 used to raise funds to put on quite a show: Bigger and Better than 2018! The Crowdfunder was packed with events and exclusive rewards for backers.

On 4th June 2019 we successfully raised £5,655 with 77 supporters in 28 days.

Thanks to Dominic Simmons and Murray Orr for our excellent campaign video.

 

2019 Festival Programme

A Love of Photography Event – Three Leading Voices in Scotland: at The Engine Shed with (left to right) David Eustace, Ben Harman, and Malcolm Dickson.

In 2019 we ran the following events throughout August and September.

  • Studio Lighting – An Introduction at Made in Stirling with Fiona Read

  • B2B – Product Photography Clinics at Made in Stirling with Sonja Blietschau

  • Fun Photography for Families with Artlink Central at Bellfield with Sonja Blietschau

  • Shopping in Stirling – A history of trading with Andy McEwan

  • Light Painting Photography – a Step-by-Step Guide with David Gilliver

  • Celtic Connections – Picturing our Devolved Nations at the Tolbooth with Alex Boyd, Ellie Hopkins and John Patton

  • Architectural Photography Masterclass with Historic Environment Scotland with Zoe Ballantine

  • Phood Photography! Tasty shots with your camera phone! with Sara MacMillan

  • Churches of Stirling at the Holy Rude with Andy McEwan

  • Discovering Landscapes with Sam McDiarmid

  • Wildlife Photography at Argaty Red Kites centre, Doune with Mandy Williams and Tom Bowser

  • Capturing Romania: Two Photographers, One Passion at the Smith Art Gallery with Ian McIlwain and Neal Gruer

  • Self-discovery through Street Photography at Made in Stirling with Neal Gruer

  • Day of Access, at the Macrobert Arts Centre with Alec Finlay and Sam McDiarmid, introduction by Laura Fyfe

  • A Love of Photography – Three Leading Voices in Scotland: at The Engine Shed with Malcolm Dickson, Ben Harman and David Eustance

  • Hope and Passion Public Exhibition Opening at the Smith Museum and Art Gallery with Baillie Cllr Alasdair Tollemache and George Thomson, CEO Volunteer Scotland

Discovering Landscapes Workshop

With Sam McDiarmid

 

We had the pleasure of working with David Galletly on our 2019 festival poster. Here you can see David working away.

The following photographs are a small selection which featured in our 2019 Hope and Passion book.

Self-discovery through Street Photography

With Neal Gruer