Tonight is the first night of our new season: time for well kent faces to reappear and time for new members to join us. As well as opportunities for our traditional "meet and greet" discussions there will be an exhibition of members' images to whet new members' appetites.

Shahbaz hails from Dundee and is a member of Dundee Photographic Society. He began taking photos as a hobby to try to capture some of the great sights he has on his doorstep and very quickly his work started to progress far quicker than he could have imagined. He is entirely self-taught, learning a lot from Dundee Photographic Society and a lot from trial and error.

He’s had the honour of being awarded the ‘Landscape Photographer of the Year 2011 – National Rail Award‘ as well as having won several other awards and prizes for his work at local, national and international levels. HIs images have appeared in magazines and brochures, and on billboards, foyers, walls, buses and even currency.

But don’t take my word for it – have a look at his website at : https://www.framefocuscapture.co.uk/ .

Dean is a wildlife and landscape photographer with a lifelong passion for inspirational nature photography. He’s based in Bathgate. He has been involved in photography for many years and he enjoys all aspects of photography, from landscapes to wildlife portraits, but it's the beauty and wonder of nature and wildlife that really causes delight.

Dean is a Wildlife Ranger on the Argaty Red kite project. His photographs of animals range from pine martens/badgers to red kites/crested tits. His landscape photography covers many terrains - mainly covering Scotland's mountains, lochs and historical features.

Here’s a link to Dean’s website: https://www.deanbricknellphotography.com/ .

Formed in 2012, Document Scotland is a collective of five Scottish documentary photographers brought together by a common vision to witness and photograph the important and diverse stories within Scotland at one of the most important times in our nation's history. 
They work on their self-initiated projects, as well as undertaking assignments for clients worldwide, helping them to achieve their photographic project needs.

The five Scottish documentary photographers, who are passionate about documentary photography and passionate about Scotland, are: Colin McPherson, Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert, Sophie Gerrard, Stephen McLaren and Sarah Amy Fishlock. 

Here’s a link to the Document Scotland website which also has link to each of the photographer’s websites: http://www.documentscotland.com/ .