News Archive
9 December 2017 It's the Christmas countdown with the last
2
sales events coming up over the next 2 weeks at Mareel in Lerwick. I still have a
limited supply of my luxury A3 2018 Calendars and a range of Christmas
cards. After I sold out of my new range of ceramic mugs with images of
animals I now have a further small number but please be quick if you
want one. At these events I shall also have a special selection of
mounted prints and a couple of large canvases to choose from. Final
dates for 2017 are:
- 10 December - Mareel 11AM - 6PM
- 17 December - Mareel 11AM - 6PM
31
October 2017
I have updated the Events and People
page with galleries from 3 of the weddings I photographed this year.
If you're tying the knot in 2018 and would like to discuss your wedding
photography with me please get in touch.
15 June 2017
Nearly all of my photo workshops for 2017 are now fully booked, though
there remain a few spaces on my half-day workshops during
Wool Week where you can
learn how to get the best out of your photography for social media - see
here for details and to book:
http://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/all_event/the-perfect-picture/
8 March 2017
New! Book online to attend my Improve your Photography
workshop on 31 March/ 1 April here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/improve-your-photography-workshop-tickets-32638510664
20
November 2016
Well that's the
Annual
Clickimin Craft Fair now over for another year and we're
now rushing headlong towards Christmas! Still a few
sales events left at various locations and I have sold
out of some seasonal Austin Taylor Photography
products
already but will have my 2017 Calendars and some
2016 Christmas Cards at these markets until they sell
out too. They are also still available to buy online on
my
Merchandise Page.
8
September 2016
The last of the summer Mareel Pop-Up Markets is in
September and the first few Christmas shopping
opportunities are now listed opposite too. Come along -
I'll be delighted to meet you and discuss your
photographic needs.
It's been a busy summer with weddings, various
commissions and some workshops. I shall be running my
final planned photography workshops in conjuction with
Wool Week. The Perfect Picture is a half-day workshop
aimed at helping you get better pictures of your
creations for uploading to your social media. See
opposite for details and booking.
22 March 2016
More good news! I just found out
that my Aurora
Wadbister photo has been judged the best of all the
entries to the Highland Challenge annual inter-club
photographic competition between nine camera clubs
across the north of Scotland. More details and my
initial reaction in the Shetland Times report
here. Technical details - Stitched panorama of 11
images, each shot at 13s F/2.8 ISO 1250. Nikon D750,
Nikkor 14mm F/2.8
26 December 2015
I feel a bit
like a celebrity today because I found a North American
Mourning Dove in my garden! This is the
first record for Shetland and only the 5th record for
Britain - it's what's known to birders as a "Mega"! I
took the photo above on 27th December.
12
October 2015
I can now
accept payment by card at most locations (so long as an
internet connection is available) so do take advantage
of that.
28 September 2015 A Total Lunar Eclipse
occurred early this morning (BST) but, unfortunately,
most of the show was obscured in Shetland due to cloud.
I did manage to get a few photos, just before and just
after the start of totality about 0300 but that was it.
See my blog
here
16 August 2015
Aurora season is here! I usually see my first Northern Lghts in August,
often around the time when astronomical darkness returns and, sure
enough, last night I wasn't disappointed. It wasn't a very strong
display but the colours were very nice and I managed to create this
panorama just before dawn at Wadbister. See a larger version of this
photo and read more about what else I saw including the wildlife I
encountered last night over on my
blog.
15 August 2015
New
Improve Your Photography Workshop
date added for September. Check it out and book early!
28 July 2015
Exciting news from the
Icelandic Orca Project!
They have used my photo to confirm the presence of the Killer
Whale known as"012" in the Shetland catalogue and "T-38" in the
Icelandic catalogue off St Kilda on 1 July at the end of our two week
visit there. This is the oldest whale the Project team know to move
between Iceland and Scotland but she was last seen in Iceland in 2013,
first identified in 1987! Thanks to them for the news but especially to
Kilda Cruises who helped to make the encounter so unforgettable.
23 July 2015 I'm happy to say that I have resolved the problem
that caused most of my galleries to be blocked and there remains just
the odd isolated glitch here and there that I'm working on. Thank you
for your patience!
6 July 2015
I have now returned from my trip to St Kilda
and service is now back to normal - apologies for any delay and
inconvenience as I catch up with outstanding tasks.
I hope to be able to share more of my images very soon.
21 April 2015 Kicking off this year's
shopping events on Sunday 26 April at Cunningsburgh Hall
with a surprise giveaway with every purchase of £15 or
over! While stocks last only.
15 April 2015
Shopping events for the spring and summer are now
available to view opposite. I shall be attending a range
of events from west, to north and south - come and visit
to browse my stall and talk photography!
20 March 2015
Solar Eclipse! I viewed it from Gulberwick. The eclipse
here resulted in about 97% of the surface of the Sun
being obscured by the Moon, which was a fantastic sight.
Unfortunately the weather was somewhat challenging and
cloud hid some parts of the show. However, and luckily,
the mid eclipse was mostly visible, allowing the above
photo just a minute or two past actual maximum eclipse.
I have posted a timelapse of the event on my Vimeo
channel
here.
20
March 2015 Solar Eclipse! I shall attempt to view
and photograph this wonderful spectacle somewhere in
Shetland - here's hoping for clear skies. The image
above gives a rough indication of what it will look like
here in Shetland with the Sun about 98% obscured by the
Moon at about 9.43 AM. If you want to see it totally
obscured you'll need to be a couple of humdred miles
north of Shetland - the only land that will witness a
total eclipse will be in Faeroe andf Svalbard.
9 February 2015
My
Improve your Photography
workshop dates for 2015 are listed opposite. If you
would like to attend or would like further details do
please contact
me. Also I am available for bespoke sessions if you wish
to attand oin another date or wish to work on a
particular aspect of your photography.
30
October 2014
My
photography
workshops are now finished for 2014 but I am
compiling an even bigger and better programme for 2015
and will upload the details onto the website over the
coming weeks. In the meantime, do feel free to contact
me if you would like to be added to my list to be
notified of next year's dates or arrange individual tuition.
25 October 2014 Not long
now until the Annual Clickimin Craft Fair and, in the
run up, a few smaller Christmas craft markets, listed
opposite. Keep checking back here or on my
Facebook Page for updates.
1 September 2014 I shall
again be running occasional
aurora
photography workshops
between now and April, subject to opportunities arising.
Check
here
for a few more details and stay up to date on my
Aurora
Shetland Facebook Page
or
contact me
to sign up.
12 September 2014 The last Photography
Workshop on 24-25 October is now under review. However, a few
opportunities still remain for bespoke workshops through the Autumn.
Please
contact me if you wish to book or
discuss a project.
12 September 2014
Getting ready now for Autumn, the Annual Craft Fair and, with any luck,
some good shows of aurora borealis over the coming months, summer 2014
is almost over!
6 April 2014 SMUHA and
Delting Up Helly-Aa photos now being processed and will
be online soon
5 April 2014
The April
Photography Workshop
concluded today and was a great success with some superb
photos taken. With mist in the morning and some late sun
in the afternoon conditions were just great for a range
of different photography. If you want to join me on a
workshop later in the year find out more informnation
here
2014 Photography Workshops
28 February 2014 Bressay Up Helly-Aa - pictures
here
21 February 2014 Northmavine Up Helly-Aa - pictures
here
14 February 2014 Uyeasound Up Helly-Aa - pictures
here
7 February 2014 Nesting and
Girlsta Up Helly-Aa - pictures
here
28 January 2014 Up Helly-Aa
(morning procession) Gallery uploaded
here
19 January 2014
2014 Photography Workshop
dates announced!
12 January
2014 The Fire Festivals are here! Check out my
first gallery for 2014 -
Scalloway Fire Festival
12 January 2014 I'm finalising the programme
for my Photography
Workshops now and will have the details online here
shortly.
12 January 2014
Despite this being solar maximum the aurora hasn't been
very cooperative this winter so far but I still live in
hope that I shall again be able to run at least one
aurora
photography workshops
between now and April, subject to opportunities arising. Check
here
for a few more details and stay up to date on my
Aurora Shetland
Facebook Page
or contact me
to sign up.
29 October 2013
My Christmas cards are now available for sale in packs
of 5 for £5 at the venues listed opposite under the
Diary. There are two different sets to choose from, with
a total of 10 different designs. I shall upload the
necessary page and scripts to enable online purchase as
soon as I can.
29 October 2013
My
photography
workshops are now finished for 2013 but I am
compiling an even bigger and better programme for 2014
and will upload the details onto the website over the
coming weeks. In the meantime, do fdeel free to contact
me if you would like to be added to my list to be
notified of next year's dates or arrange individual tuition.
21 September 2013 The
winning images in the
Scottish Nature Photography Festival photo competition
are
here.
14 September 2013 Two of my images
were shortlisted in the
Scottish Nature Photography Festival photo competition.
They are shown above: Mushrooms at Lerwick and Comet
PanSTARRS with the Andromeda Galaxy, a satellite and
stars over Trondra. I'll update with the winners
shortly.
12 September 2013
The
final
photography
workshop
scheduled for this year is now FULL but please contact me for for
individual workshop availability or individual tuition.
29 August 2013 I shall
again be running occasional
aurora
photography workshops
between now and April, subject to opportunities arising.
Check
here
for a few more details and stay up to date on my
Aurora
Shetland Facebook Page
or
contact me
to sign up.
29 August 2013
I have just 1 remaining place on the last
photography
workshop
scheduled for this year but please contact me for for
individual workshop availability or individual tuition.
11 August 2013
NEW! Northern Lights Mugs now
available to buy online or in person at craft fairs
and shows - see right for dates of forthcoming sales
events I'll be attending.
22 July 2013
It's happened! The
biggest event of the year - the much-anticipated
Glusstonberry Festival on 20-21 July! Were you there?
We were and we had a great time, thanks to everybody that made it all
possible and a special big thanks to everybody who helped with my stall,
especially the marvellous quad drivers! Visit the
Glusstonberry Festival Gallery
or see the full size Glusstonberry audience photo
here
- Warning 5MB file!
7 July 2013
Just 2 weeks until the
much-anticipated
Glusstonberry Festival on 20-21 July! I
shall be there with my Austin Taylor Photography trade
stand with a full range of mounted photographs for sale
and will be happy to discuss your photography
requirements, including workshops and commissions with
you
7 July 2013 Please note my updated
calendar of events for the next few months, including the
revised days for the August
photography workshop, now Saturday evening and Sunday.
25 June 2013
I am delighted to announce that I will have a trade stand at the
much-anticipated
Glusstonberry Festival in July! I have updated
the calendar of events for the next few months and
please note the new date for the July
photography workshop. As usual, summer is shaping up to
be really busy with events, commissions and projects! Keep up to date with what I'm up to and latest
photos over on my
Facebook Page.
10 June 2013
I am happy to announce that I will have a trade stand at each of the
Shetland Showcase events in Islesburgh
Community Centre, Lerwick, every
Monday night from tonight until 12 August inclusive.
24 April 2013
NEW! I have refreshed the viewpoints gallery with some
of my most popular panoramas, including some new ones.
Take a look!
1 April 2013 Photography
Workshops Have
you just bought a new camera? Perhaps you're keen to
learn more about the camera you've had for some time but
were always too busy to find out what it can do? Let me show you how to get
more out of your photography and have some fun at the
same time! Book one of my
Photography Workshops! Update - my first workshop
of this year was a great success and summer dates still have
availability though the May workshop is FULL!
1 March 2013 Aurora Shetland
Facebook
and Twitter
pages now properly up and running! Launched last year in anticipation of
solar maximum, these pages are for sharing news and photos about aurora,
mainly in Shetland and further afield, feel free to join in with your
own sightings, news and photos! I use both pages for updates on
Aurora Photography Workshops when conditions
begin to look favourable.
time! Book one of my
Photography Workshops!
25 February 2013 Photography
Workshops - dates for 2013 announced! Have
you just bought a new camera? Perhaps you're keen to
learn more about the camera you've had for some time but
were always too busy to find out what it can do? Let me show you how to get
more out of your photography and have some fun at the
same time! Book one of my
Photography Workshops!
9 February 2013 I have now
uploaded all the galleries of images of the
Arden Grange & Siberian Husky Club of GB 30th
Anniversary Aviemore Sled Dog Rally 2013
including some general images from around the site at Glenmore Forest Park outside Aviemore. You can find the galleries
here.
3 February 2013
A few 2013 Calendars remain and are now offered at
half-price online or at sales events. See here
or the "Diary",
opposite.
2 February 2013
Photos of The World Famous Arden Grange & Siberian Husky
Club of GB 30th Anniversary Aviemore Sled Dog Rally 2013
on 26 January 2013 will be available soon. Saturday was
a fantastic day of racing on snow, only the 3rd time in
30 years!
16 December 2012
Christmas cards and Calendars now back in stock in
limited numbers. See
here or at the pop-up shop at Toll Clock Centre in
Lerwick, see "Diary", opposite.
4 December 2012
My remaining Christmas cards continue to sell well and
they are now (to coin a phrase) "limited stock". Hurry
if you want some, either online here
or at the pop-up shop at Toll Clock Centre in Lerwick, see "Diary",
opposite.
4 December 2012
2013 Calendar now very limited stock. Buy online, for UK and Worldwide delivery here
or at the pop-up shop at Toll Clock Centre in Lerwick,
see "Diary", opposite.
29 November 2012 Are you interested in joining an Aurora
Photography Workshop? Would you like to find out more and be added to my
list of participants to come out with me and get some inside knowledge
and techy tips on how to take better photos of the Northern Lights? Then
contact me and I'll tell you
all you need to know to sign up!
24 November 2012 Well done to Living Lerwick and everyone involved
in the Christmas Parade and lights switch on! What a fantastic event,
with thousands of folk having a great time, especially the bairns.
20 November 2012
Portfolio of my images of Merryn Somerset-Webb (Editor
in Chief,
Moneyweek)
with her family in Shetland in December's
Scottish Field,
out now!
12 November 2012
Set 2 of my Christmas cards (the bottom row above) now sold out! If you
would like to buy set 1 then I have some stocks remaining and you can
buy them online
here
or at the markets listed opposite, under "Diary"
29 October 2012
Annual Shetland Craft Fair at Clickimin is happening soon
and the list of exhibitors has now been announced!
See the
Facebook Page and poster for details
15 October 2012
2013 Calendar now
available to buy for UK and Worldwide delivery here
4 October 2012
Video of the Mirrie Dancers illuminations at Mareel now on
Vimeo
1 October 2012 Christmas Cards for 2012 Now Available!
Cards available in packs of 5 for just £5 or delivered from £6 -
that's 15% less than last year! Cards are available for UK and Worldwide
delivery here
28 September 2012 Some of
my images will form part of the "Postcards from the Line" show at The
Line Gallery, Linlithgow, which opens today. Images on display here,
more about the exhibition and gallery
here:
http://thelineonlinediary.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.thelineonline.co.uk/
14 September 2012 My image
of a sea cave at Papa Stour adorns the front cover of
Shetland Life
4
September 2012 First big storm of the autumn - images
here
29
July 2012 Spectacular Noctilucent Clouds over Lerwick, image
here
13 July 2012 Fire spinning at Sands of Sound, images available
here
27 June 2012 My first proper sighting of noctilucent clouds
this year - photos
here
25 June 2012
Thank you to everybody who came to
visit me at the Big Crafty Summer Fair at the Museum over the weekend!
It was great to see so many friends and visitors and thank you to
everyone who bought my phoytographs or placed orders; these aill all be
completed in the next few days.
10 June 2012
The Olympic Flame arrived in Shetland
today to a rapturous welcome from islanders. About 15
nominated individuals took part in the relay over a 5km
route around Lerwick this afternoon that included the
flame being rowed across Clickimin Loch on the sixareen
the Vaila Mae. I have uploaded a gallery of as
many of the torch bearers as I was able to keep up with
as well as a few other highlights, including the problem
of trying to transfer the flame back into the little
lamp that it was transported to an from Shetland in.
14 May 2012
My photography workshop just completed this past weekend was a great
success due mostly to the weather, the enthusiasm of the participants
and the support of my dear friends Paula and Magnus. I will be arranging
another workshop in the coming weeks so please
contact me
if you are interested in attending.
18 April 2012 New! Photography Training with Austin Taylor -
photo weekend now available to book, see here for details:
Photography Workshops
16 April 2012
Less than half price Sale of selected Panorama prints
continues - Hurry! Only 1 of each available. Following a recent stock take I
wish to clear some of my
older panorama prints at very keen prices - all are in perfect condition
and will be delivered to you securely packaged in a sturdy cardboard
tube. All images are on 30" wide heavy gloss
paper; some images have a white border and the gallery image will show
if that is the case. If you have any questions before
placing your order please
contact me.
7 April 2012
The
puffins have returned to Shetland! A couple of hundred
were seen today.
20 March 2012
I am delighted to announce that my lunar eclipse photo
from December 2011 has been selected as image of the
month in the April edition of BBC Sky at Night magazine.
The image is here:
http://atpblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/07-dsc_0569.jpg
Blog post:
http://atpblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/partial-lunar-eclipse/
BBC Sky at Night magazine:
http://www.skyatnightmagazine.com
10 March 2012 There have been 3
Risso's dollphins in Catfirth for over a week now and
I've been up to see them 3 times. Here is one of my
favourite images and some video that shows one of them
quite clearly underwater.
1 March 2012 We had some beautiful aurora
again tonight in Shetland so here are a few photos. Also known as
northern lights, a popular name for them in Shetland is Mirrie
Dancers. I hope you like them; if you want to read my blog on the
evening go here:
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, the Moon and Mirrie Dancers too!
12 February 2012
I am delighted to report that, once again, Austin Taylor Photography
has passed Quality Assessment - this assessment is a pre-requisite
of Full membership of the Shetland Arts and Crafts Association. For
success I must demonstrate an original approach to the styling of
the artefact, a thorough understanding and mastery of the materials
used, consideration to the presentation of the product to enhance
and protect it, and maintain consistency of quality throughout. Full
details are on the
Shetland Arts and Crafts Association website.
12 February 2012 I have now
uploaded all the galleries of images of the
Arden Grange & Siberian Husky Club of GB Aviemore Sled Dog Rally
including the general images from around the site at Glenmore Forest Park outside Aviemore. You can find the galleries
here.
4 February 2012 I have
now uploaded all the galleries of images of the racing teams in the
Arden Grange & Siberian Husky Club of GB Aviemore Sled Dog Rally
heats on Saturday at Glenmore Forest Park outside Aviemore. The rest
will follow over the next few days. You can find the galleries
here. I am
now working on the final gallery, which is of general images around the
site and the event, mostly taken on the Sunday, and will upload this
soon. Updates on
Twitter and
Facebook
27 January 2012
Back from Aviemore, I am now reviewing all the many photos I took at
the
Arden Grange & Siberian Husky Club of GB Aviemore Sled Dog Rally
heats on Saturday and around the event on Sunday. Just a few of
teasers above!
15 January 2012
There has been a massive arrival of Iceland gulls in Shetland, at
least 152 according to the count carried out by Shetland Bird Club.
For the full story go to the
Nature in Shetland blog.
13 January 2012 Scalloway Fire Festival
- I have put a few images on my
blog and there are a few more by me and
Chris Brown on the
Shetland News site.
8 January 2012
What a Happy New Year! A fantastic sighting of Killer whales on the
first Sunday after the New Year festivities! And what a sighting!
A very big thank you to Karen Hall and Helen Moncrieff for the the
early updates - very soon excitement gripped the south Mainland,
with, perhaps, hundreds of folk enjoying the spectacle at sites from
West Voe, Grutness, Boddam, Tros Wick, Levenwick, Hoswick, Sannick
and elsewhere. These photos are from Levenwick, where I managed to
get my best views.
24 December 2011 Merry Christmas! And a very big thank
you to all my clients, customers, partners and friends for making
this such a great year. All of us here wish you all a very happy
Christmas and a peaceful and rewarding New Year ahead. Please help
yourself to my
Christmas Wallpaper for your
desktop!
12 December 2011
2012 Calendar now sold out! I can still arrange to obtain copies to
special order, please
contact us for pricing, estimated
delivery times and any other details. A few Economy
calendars remain available, again
contact us for details.
Final Postings for
Christmas!
Website orders can now only be delivered for
items in stock - please
contact us prior to placing
your order.
We still have limited quantities of our
Christmas cards, which come in a set of 5. Orders for all items in
stock that are received before 16 December will be despatched in
time for delivery before Christmas (UK only).
14 November 2011
Post Craft Fair Special Offers! I have a few large and extra large
framed photographs to clear still at the very special prices on
offer at the Craft Fair; Items include "Clickimin Broch" and "Silver
Sea, Gulberwick" (see below for images). Please contact me if you
are interested.
13 November 2011
Well, that's the
Shetland Arts and Crafts Association
annual Craft Fair over for another year and what a fantastic event
it's been again. A big "Thank you!" to all my customers old and new,
also to my dedicated helpers during the set up, break down and
transport of display and stock. Thanks also to the Committee and
everyone else involved in arranging and setting up the show -
fantastic effort!
11 November 2011
The
Shetland Arts and Crafts Association
annual Craft Fair in the Clickimin runs from today until Sunday
(11-13 November). I will have a stand with many new images, my new
luxury A3 Calendar for 2012, a brand new selection of Shetland
Christmas cards and the most impressive selection of large framed
photographs I have displayed to date. Don't miss it!
12 September 2011
Shetland News publishes
article about the Sei Whale largely
based on my report and photo
10 September 2011
Sei whale at Firths Voe, Mossbank
identified. Dr Tom Jefferson a cetacean scientist with NOAA is 100%
certain this is a Sei whale. See full story over on my
blog
2 September 2011
"Greens of the Sea" article about seaweed as food by Merryn Somerset
Webb published in
Financial Times Weekend Magazine
with photos by Austin Taylor Photography
1 September 2011
Sei whale at Firths Voe, Mossbank -
a first for me and a rare sight in Shetland waters, the only recent
record in inshore waters is 27 August 1993 -
full story over on my blog
30 August 2011 Gallery of
images taken inside
Mareel, Shetland's
Cinema, Music and Education Venue
uploaded
17 July 2011
Updated
stock image gallery 2011
added
16 July 2011
Sail Scalloway Craft Market in Scalloway Hall on now! 16 and 17 July
10-5 Saturday and 12-4 Sunday - a warm up for the Tall Ships craft
fair next weekend!
25 June 2011
Check out my new
austintaylorphoto tumblr
page for images I want to get out onto the net when I don't have
time to do a website update or a blog post.
1 June
2011 Half price summer sale of a
wide range of mounted prints now on. All
images in the gallery are now
available at half their previous price,
for a limited period only.
Prints are available in all standard sizes
(not all images available in more than one size).
31 May 2011
I have added new galleries of Sandsound and the visit of about 20
pilot whales to Lerwick Harbour in March.
17 May 2011
Sadly, the
long-finned pilot whale that
was apparently escorted, unwell and disorientated into Sullom Voe on
about 12 May finally beached itself late on 14 May and died in the
early hours of 15 May. The gallery shows its general appearance and
how close it was to the shore on the evening of 13 May and some of
the crowd that came to see it. Veterinary staff from the Scottish
Agricultural College in Inverness travelled north to undertake a
post mortem today to attempt to determine its condition, whether it
had been feeding and if it had any disease or injury that would have
contributed to its demise. See
SNH press release for full
details.
15 May 2011
To coincide with our visit to the Craft Market and Sunday Teas at
Symbister Hall today, I have uploaded a new gallery of
images of Whalsay from my visit
earlier in the week.
13 May 2011
Very sad news - a
long-finned pilot whale appears
unwell and disorientated in Garths Voe, at the head of Sullom Voe.
Gallery shows its general appearance and how close it is to the
shore and some of the crowd that came to see it this evening.
12 May 2011
Shetland Arts and Crafts Association
Craft Trail now launched! Around forty craftspeople, artists and
related shops and outlets are participating in opening their
workshops or studios – sometimes purpose built and professional;
sometimes just a corner of a house – to visitors. See the Shetland
Arts and Crafts Association's
website
for full details and a downloadable version of the leaflet.
30 April 2011
Belmont House officially open for business! See the
gallery of images taken at the
official opening by Sir Kenneth Calman.
15 April 2011
Very sad news about Mercedes the polar bear having to be put down
today at the Highland Wildlife Park. Here she is in happier times.
11 March 2011
Aurora borealis at sites in central Mainland, Shetland. See the
gallery
here and read our blog for the
full story
here
1 March 2011
Otters in Breiwick, Lerwick - see video above on
YouTube
12 February 2011
Up Helly-Aa galleries now uploaded - see the main
Up Helly-Aa 2011 index page
7 February 2011
Changed our Twitter username to
austintaylorpho so it's more
obvious who is tweeting!
1 February 2011
Sales page now updated to allow
online payment for variable amounts via PayPal. This can be useful
to enable online payment for goods and services without creating a
separate invoice first.
30 January 2011
Photos from our recent visit to the
Highland Wildlife Park at Kingcraig
are now available to view at
this gallery
27 January 2011 We have now uploaded our
galleries of the 2011
Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain Sled Dog Rally at
Aviemore - see the
galley index page
24 January 2011
Back from our trip to the 2011 Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain
Sled Dog Rally at Aviemore and we are now sorting through the many
photos we took there. Hope to have images available within a few
days. Please visit our
Twitter
and
Facebook
pages for the most up to date news on our progress on this project.
19 January 2011
Now on our way to the 2011 sled dog races and our photo from last
year is on the cover of the
Visit Cairngorms guide for
January!
8 January 2011
2011 Calendar now sold out and only available to special order,
please
contact us if you would like one.
21 December 2010 Total Lunar Eclipse,
as seen from Trondra, Shetland. This was a fantastic event with
beautiful views in clear skies. With its snowy landscape and late
sunrise, Shetland had some of the best views in the UK. The eclipse
vwas visible from start through to totality and about mid-way
through totality towards the end before brightening daylight
overwhelmed the spectacle.
5 December 2010 We still have a few 2011 calendars left from
our most recent shipment - please contact us soon if you would like one.
In view of the continuing winter conditions and backlog of mail we
cannot guarantee delivery of any further orders before Christmas after
this stock is sold. For Shetland customers limited stocks remain at our
stockists; Jacky's Cards and Gifts, Bolts Minimarket and Harry's, all in
Lerwick.
24 November 2010 Shetland Amenity
Trust chairman Brian Gregson presented 8 Shetland Environmental Awards
for a wide range of projects and activities in Shetland. Austin Taylor
Photography captured the day's events - for a full report see the
Shetland News website.
7 November 2010 Last ordering dates for despatch to UK
destinations - we will endeavour to get orders completed and to you
before Christmas safely and can arrange Special Delivery or post direct
to the recipient in urgent cases - please contact us for details or to
make arrangements. To have the best prospect of your gift arriving on
time, online purchases should be completed by the following dates:
Special Order Prints, Mounted Prints - 5 December
Prints, Mounted Prints in Stock - 12 December
Calendars, Postcards - 12 December
7
November 2010 Last Royal Mail posting dates for Christmas here:
Christmas Posting Dates
7 November 2010 2011 Calendar
in high demand but still available to buy
online for posting worldwide; please note last posting dates
above - go to the
merchandise page to
order.
7 November 2010 Luxury 2011
Calendars in stock at Jacky's Cards and Gifts, North Road, Lerwick and
will be available to buy at the craft fairs and farmers markets listed
in the Diary.
7 November 2010 "Patience of a
frog" is now on its way to London
for the
100sqft Exhibition
at The Old Cholmeley Boys Club, 68 Boleyn Rd, Dalston, London N16 8JG on
27
November. If you are in London at this time it will
be well worth a visit.
7 November 2010 A selection of
Austin and Paula's images of the Wedding of Neil and Fiona now posted
at:
Fiona and Neil
24
October 2010 2011 Calendar now available to buy online for
posting worldwide; please go to the
merchandise page to order.
20 October 2010 Luxury 2011
Calendars now available! In stock at Jacky's Cards and Gifts, North
Road, Lerwick and will be available to buy at the craft fairs and
farmers markets listed in the Diary. They will also be
available to buy directly from the website in about a week or so. Will
post here when ready.
3 October 2010 We have just updated our gallery of
stunning framed images of Shetland at the
New Golden Coach
Restaurant and we hope you enjoy them next time you call in for a
meal. You can order images from Restaurant staff or, alternatively, pick up a business card or leaflet and contact
us directly.
2 October 2010 Last chance! The Open Portrait Exhibition
at the
Bonhoga Gallery finishes tomorrow, 3
October and the
Islesburgh Photographic Club's Exhibition "Four
Seasons in Shetland" at the Lerwick Museum & Archives
in
Da Gadderie
finishes in a week's time - don't miss them!
1 October 2010 "Patience
of a frog" - is now on its way to New Orleans to form part of the
100Sqft grid in the
Arts
After Dark
Exhibition at ArtEgg Studios, 1001 South Broad Street, New Orleans,
Louisiana, USA on 23 October. The exhibition returns to London
for the
100sqft Exhibition
at The Old Cholmeley Boys Club, 68 Boleyn Rd, Dalston, London N16
8JG on 27
November. If you are in either of these cities at these times they will
be well worth a visit.
15 September 2010 "Patience of a frog" - this is the
image we've chosen for the 100Sqft exhibition travelling to New
Orleans (end of October) and then to London (end of November)
details to follow.
12 September 2010 Stena Carron - causing light pollution
of its own!
11 September 2010 Our photo of Marjolein, above, is
currently hanging in
Bonhoga Gallery as part of the Open
Exhibition
11 September 2010 Astro photography tools and tutorial
talk by Chris Brown at the Shetland Museum was a great success - we
even managed to get outside with cameras and tripods!
10 September 14:30 Apparently there's no sign of the
humpback whale today despite a search all morning. It's thought the
whale has either drowned or broken free and swum off - please let it
be the latter. News from BBC News: "Shetland humpback whale rescue
search called off" -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-11256881
9 September 2010 A sad
whale's tale - some of our record photos of the humpback whale caught in
creels in Orra Wick, Lunning - shot in driving rain so poor quality I'm
afraid. Thought to be a fairly young animal hopes remain that a rescue
plan can be devised to release it from its entanglement, maybe as early
as tomorrow (10 September). Here's hoping for good weather.
28 August
and 4 September 2010 Unst Show and Farmers Market and Yell Show
were all a great success for us our original local scenes proving
especially popular. It was great to see so many friends at these
events too and the shows are a definite for next year's calendar!
23 August 2010 Now on display at the
New Golden Coach
Restaurant - a mini gallery of some of our stunning framed images of
Shetland wildlife, landscape and night time views. We hope you enjoy them next time you call in for a
meal. You can order any of the images from staff at the Restaurant
or, alternatively, pick up a business card or leaflet and contact
us directly. We would be delighted to receive feedback if you've seen
our show.
20 August 2010 Our
favourite northern lights (aurora
borealis) Hay's Dock image is Hotshot of the Month in BBC Sky at
Night magazine -
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/ - our 2nd Hotshot of the Month
winning image!
20 August 2010 Our full range of
postcards is now on sale at
Jacky's Cards and Gifts, 35-37 North
Road, Lerwick. The range comprises stunning images of Shetland's
landscape and wildlife on beautiful quality laminated postcard
board. Check them out - they're almost too good to post!
9 August 2010 Nice article in last Saturday's
Financial
Times weekend magazine about trout fishing in Shetland titled "A
whole new angle" by Merryn Somerset Webb (author "Love is not
Enough", Editor Moneyweek) following a photo shoot we did of the
family going fishing over in Vementry a couple of weeks ago.
14 July 2010 Just uploaded a gallery of images of
The Offenders gig at the Legion, Lerwick in
June. Check out
The
Offenders profile page too.
4 July 2010 Completely updated
stock images gallery launched - many of the old
favourites going back to 2004 are still there but we have added many
new images from 2009 and the first part of 2010 for the first time.
Most of these images are being added to our updated display stock
for sale at farmers markets, craft fairs etc and were first shown on
Victoria Pier for the Flavour of Shetland where they proved really
popular. Check out our new gallery
here.
29 June 2010 Finally managed to get our
Austin Taylor Photography
Blog to feed into this site so check the
Blog
page for quick updates and our Twitter
feed.
26 June 2010 The 2010 Hamefarin Galley "Siglaheim"
was set well and truly alight by the torches of around 450 guizers
on the Loch of Clickimin after a spectacular Viking Parade. More
images to follow soon!
25 June 2010
We've added a brand new gallery of Noss landscape and
wildlife images
here.
17
June 2010
Fantastic range of brand new images go on sale at our Flavour of
Shetland stand on Victoria Pier today including some spectacular
images of the amazing
aurora over Shetland
on 12 April 2010. Our
Stock Images gallery will be updated
with all the new images soon.
14 June 2010 Our fun image of a
certain photographer (!) reading a newspaper at midnight was
featured on
Sean Batty's Midnight Sky Project
on STV!
6 June 2010
The Shetland Classic Car Show saw a fantastic collection of old
cars, motorbikes, steam traction engines, models and other
attractions over the weekend and some of our images were published
as a collection to accompany the story over on
The Shetland News.
29 April 2010 Well,
Shetland Folk
Festival is now well and truly underway and we'll have photos on
the site soon, probably next week. In the meantime, if you didn't
see Baskery today, make it your
business to do so soon - they're fantastic! They are three sisters
that have incredible vocals, are all highly talented musicians and
they make a really loud sound too!
12 April 2010 Just as we were updating the site on 11 April came
the news we'd been waiting for - Aurora! We abandoned all further
site update work and headed out, in the end for 5 hours - but what a
result, with spectacular aurora, both out in the country and in town
- despite all the light pollution! We said over on our blog that it was the
best aurora for 2 years but having examined the images and seen all
the colours that were present (albeit faintly) we now think it was
the best since 2006. We've uploaded a new gallery of the best images
taken on the night and are working on some time lapse movies for
upload over the next few days.
11 April
2010 This past month or so has been very busy finishing a
number of winter projects and looking forward to Spring and Summer.
We finished the
Mirrie Dancers
Winter Illuminations project, managed to bag some winter wildlife,
have done the odd portrait session and worked on some astronomical
images too. We made another donation to
CAMDA thanks to purchases from our travel
photographs in Mongolia in our
Ulaan Baatar
and
Bayan Ulgi Region,
western Mongolia collections.
16 March 2010
We
are carrying out a minor site upgrade
with site search and repositioning social media icons so expect some
inconsistency for a little while as we try out possible alternatives
- please feel free to let us have any comments on the new buttons
and boxes! Also, if there are any problems with sit search we'd be
pleased to hear of them. Thanks
15 March 2010 We have uploaded the
final galleries of images for the Mirrie Dancers
Winter Illuminations project - images at Longfield Chapel,
Dunrossness together with updated galleries for both the Burra sites,
at Duncansclate and Houss - see the final galleries at
Mirrie Dancers Winter Illuminations Galleries.
In preparation are our following time-lapse movies at Duncansclate
and Longfield as well as a proper DV video taken at Duncansclate.
16 February 2010 At last! We've uploaded the remaining galleries of Husky Photos - Classes E, E2, D, and D2 taken at the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain Aviemore Sled dog rally at Aviemore. Thanks for your patience!
12 February 2010 There is an unfolding humanitarian disaster in Mongolia, which is suffering its worst dzud (summer drought followed by severe winter) since 2001, when 4 million livestock perished and many nomadic people lost their way of life or their lives. It is estimated that 20 million livestock could be lost this time. Half of aimags (provinces) have been declared disaster areas and loss of life is expected among herding communities. Read more about
it here: http://www.camda.org.uk/ and here: http://www.unicef.org/media/media_52759.html
Austin Taylor Photography visited Mongolia in 2008 and will donate 20% of the profit of all sales of any photos from our Mongolia collections during February and March 2010 to the Cambridge Mongolia Development Appeal (CAMDA).
You can view and buy our Mongolia photos here: Ulaan Baatar and Bayan Ulgi Region, western Mongolia
10 February 2010 We've uploaded the latest Mirrie Dancers Winter Illuminations at Duncansclate Croft House and Aald Haa, both at Burra to our Winter Illuminations Galleries and added the latest timelapse movie
of Duncansclate to our YouTube Channel. There's also an update on the austinsphotos blog too!
8 February 2010 We've uploaded the first galleries of Husky Photos - Class A, B, C, C2 and a general collection from around the site of the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain Aviemore Sled dog rally at Aviemore. Remaining galleries of the individual teams organised by class are being finalised for upload over the coming days. Also, check our austinsphotos blog for a short animation and some background to our work on this project.
30 January 2010 Reviewing all the photos we took of the racing teams at the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain Aviemore Sled dog rally at Aviemore and we hope to have the
first images on the website in the first week of February. Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates on all our projects.
30 January 2010 All Mirrie Dancers Winter Illuminations galleries have been refreshed and new collections added for Reawick and Garthsness. We now have timelapse movies of most of the sites completed so far at our YouTube Channel and stuff on the austinsphotos blog too!
21 January 2010 Preparing for husky dog racing at Aviemore this weekend; weather permitting we plan to have photos of the dog teams on this site early in February, after Up Helly-Aa. Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates on all our January projects
18 January 2010 New Mirrie Dancers Winter Illuminations set up at Reawick and Garths Ness. We have some timelapse images of Reawick at our YouTube Channel and will have still images on the site soon.
31 December 2009 Final Update for this year
We just want to say thank you to everyone that has supported us during 2009 and to wish all visitors and customers a very Happy New Year 2010.
18 December 2009 Christmas Shopping Update
You have one last chance to browse our products at Jacky's Cards and Gifts on Commercial Road, Lerwick before Christmas! Come along and see us on Saturday 19 December 2009 - otherwise, personal callers are welcome to browse and collect until 23 December!
We have a very limited number of 2010 Calendars available for immediate despatch.
All online sales from the galleries on this website will now be fulfilled as soon as practicable so, until the holidays at Christmas and the New Year are over, please allow a little longer than usual for your goods to arrive.
As ever, if you have special requirements or just need something in a hurry, please contact us and we will do our very best to help.
6 December 2009 Photos from the first five Mirrie Dancers Winter Illuminations are now online in a new gallery of images.
5 December 2009 Just a note to say that we've added a blog entry that outlines some projects we hope to bring to the website over the coming weeks.
3 December 2009 First four photoshoots completed for the Mirrie Dancers Winter Illuminations project and the fifth (Tingwall Glasshouses) is underway so we're working on a new gallery of images - check back soon or follow us on Twitter for notification of when the gallery is online.
1 December 2009 Christmas Shopping!
Austin Taylor Photography is delighted to announce that we will have a stand in the special Christmas Craft area at Jacky's Cards and Gifts in the run up to Christmas, for late night shopping Thursdays and Saturdays, on the following dates - 3, 5, 10, 12, 17 and 19 December. Please come and see us!
We will also have stands at the following venues
Tingwall Farmers Market - 5 December
Bixter Farmers Market - 16 December
A range of mounted prints is also on sale at Oily Muggie craft shop in Hillswick from now until Christmas!
Last ordering dates for Christmas
We will endeavour to get orders completed and to you before Christmas safely and can arrange Special Delivery or post direct to the recipient in urgent cases - please contact us for details or to make arrangements. To have the best prospect of your gift arriving on time, online purchases should be completed by the following dates:
Prints, Mounted Prints 14 December
Calendars, Postcards 18 December
Personal customers are welcome to browse and collect until 23 December!
29 October 2009 Updated list of venues we'll be attending in the run up to Christmas:
Clickimin Craft Fair - 13-15 November
Bixter Farmers Market - 31 October, 28 November
Lerwick Town Hall Christmas Fair - 10 November 2009
Tingwall Farmers Market - 7 November and 5 December
Look out for our exciting new products and special offers in a range of gifts and remember our new 2010 Luxury A3 Calendar and gloss laminated Postcards are also available to buy online at our new Merchandise page.
26 October 2009 A range of mounted prints will again be on sale at Oily Muggie craft shop in Hillswick when it reopens at weekends from 7 November!
1 October 2009 Remember that you can buy prints, calendars and other goods direct from us online. Additionally, from now until Christmas, for every purchase using PayPal you could win your money back!
25 September 2009 Gearing up for Christmas please note we will have sales stands at the following venues in the run up to Christmas:
Clickimin Craft Fair 13-15 November
Tingwall Farmers Market 3 October, 7 November and 5 December
Vidlin Farmers Market 29 November
Look out for our exciting new products and special offers in a range of gifts and remember our new 2010 Luxury A3 Calendar and gloss laminated Postcards are also available to buy online at our new Merchandise page.
1 September 2009 We have made it easier to locate and compare images by subject in the new Stock Images Gallery by presenting images by category.
24 August 2009 We have uploaded a new gallery of all stock images with online ordering - find it here.
23 August 2009 Our new 2010 Luxury A3 Calendar and gloss laminated Postcards are now available to buy online at our new Merchandise page.
15 August 2009 We have carried out a minor upgrade to the site, adding and updating a number of pages and image galleries, improving the look of page headers and titles as well as updating the links page. As well as that the old
projects and articles pages have been replaced by a new Blog page, which we will add to over time with longer stories and background information about our photographic projects and interests. Finally, we have now integrated our Twitter page into the site with a number of links and it is now the first place to get advance news about updates to the site and other information about projects we're working on.
14 August 2009 We have just returned from an exciting trip to China and have posted new galleries of images from Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Leshan, Emei Mountain and Shanghai in the Travel Gallery.
9-27 July 2009 We will not be updating the site or processing orders for much of July - most of that time we'll be capturing exciting new images to add to the Travel Gallery later in the year. Any new orders will now be processed after our return - please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. You can follow us on Twitter for occasional updates.
7 July-18 August 2009 2 of our images are on display and for sale at the Gilbert Bain Hospital as part of the Islesburgh Photographic Club exhibition. The images are Aurora over Hay's Dock and our new Common Seal at Skippidock image. There are some splendid images by other members of the Club too and a share of the proceeds of any sales supports voluntary work at the hospital.
3 July 2009 We have added a New Gallery of Tern Photos today and will add more galleries in the coming months.
5 June 2009 My first stall at the Flavour of Shetland event opens today and runs until Sunday 28 June. Call along for a browse and a chat.
25 June 2009 My first 2 submissions to the Wild Wonders of Europe photo competition have made the shortlist! Click the photos below if you want to vote for them.
25 June 2009 We launched the Austin Taylor Photography 2010 Calendar today at the Flavour of Shetland event and it's already a great success. If you can't get to Lerwick don't worry, as soon as the Flavour of Shetland is over and we've tied up the loose ends we will create a page with a grid of all the images, an overall photo and specifications, pricing and an online order facility.
26 May 2009 Our image collections from the 2009 Shetland Folk Festival are now online.
7 May 2009 I just won the Islesburgh Photographic Club in house competition that included submission of 12 images in 6 themes over the 2008-09 season. Below is my highest scoring image.
3 March 2009 New Gallery with our 20 Best Selling Images is now online in the Favourites gallery
7 February 2009 Lerwick Up Helly Aa 2009 pictures now online.
1 February 2009 Siberian Husky Club of GB Aviemore 2009 Sled Dog Rally photos now uploaded; Aviemore 2008 Sled Dog Rally photos galleries now PayPal enabled
15 January 2009 Calendar Sold Out! - No copies of the Austin Taylor Photography 2009 Shetland Calendar remain available. If you would like to discuss next year's calendar, please contact me by e-mail. To see the images included in the 2009 calendar, please go to this gallery. The Calendar is printed in full colour, A3 landscape on heavy silk paper (150-200gsm) with a silk card front cover (approx 300gsm). It is spiral boumd with a hanger, both on the long edge for landscape presentation.
13 January - 8 February 2009 Bonhoga Gallery Stairwell Presentation Austin's short film of the 1 August 2008 Total Solar Eclipse as he saw it from western Mongolia is now showing at the Bonhoga Gallery at Weisdale Mill, Shetland. If you are not able to get to the gallery you can see a high quality version of the film on our YouTube Channel by clicking here.
29 December 2008 "Boxing Day Blowout at the Norscot" a few images now available - not too many because I was enjoying the fun!
30 October 2008 Austin has uploaded a small gallery of images of a Common Seal - and hopes you enjoy it as much as he did photographing it!.
31 October 2008 Austin is delighted to announce that he will have a wide range of photographic products at the Craft Fair at the Clickimin Centre in Lerwick from 14-16 November 2008. He would also be delighted to meet you and discuss your photographic projects and requirements.
13 September 2008
Austin is delighted to announce that he will be displaying a range of products at the Rotary Club of Shetland Showcase Exhibition in the Clickimin Centre over the weekend of 13-14 September. He would be delighted to meet you to talk photography and show you some of his favourite images.
27 August 2008 Please note that I have just undertaken a major upgrade and reorganisation of the site to provide a cleaner interface and better navigation. This work is almost complete though there remain about 3 or 4 pages to be created or upgraded to the new style. This work should be finished by 3 September; in the meantime, please accept my apologies if you encounter any glitches or missing pages. Thanks!
23 August 2008 I have just added images of Seoul in South Korea, Ulaanbaatar and the Altai Mountain region in Mongolia. Whilst there I captured a spectacular Total Eclipse of the Sun, stunning landscapes, wildlife and colourful people. Take a look!
18 July 2008 Did you see the best display of Noctilucent Clouds in Shetland since last year early this morning? If you missed them I have uploaded a few images so you can see what all the fuss was about.
5 July 2008 was a wonderfully sunny and warm day in Shetland - in fact it was the warmest day of the year so far here so I have celebrated by uploading some photos of Burra where my favourite beach is.
3 July 2008 - I'm delighted to be able to announce that another set of 10 of my photographs are now available to buy online at the Designed In Shetland website, making 20 in all. Also there you'll also find a wide range of Shetland art and craft type goods.
1 June 2008 An exhibition of my photographs is now on display at Islesburgh Community Centre, in Lerwick, Shetland. This is my first exhibition and it’s quite a big deal for me - by far the most difficult task was selecting which photos to show; and of course mounting and framing took a lot of effort and energy but I'm delighted with the results. All the photographs were created in Shetland and the exhibition is arranged in 4 mini themes of seals and puffins; landscapes; sky scenes; and things in the landscape. The exhibition runs from 1-28 June and I would be delighted to receive your feedback.
5 May 2008 I have uploaded an initial group of 2008 Shetland Folk Festival photos. These do not yet have any details of performers attached but I hope to add those details soon.
30 March 2008 I was lucky enough to photograph some astonishing atmospheric optical effects today - a sun halo, tangent arc, sun dogs and a sun pillar. Check out these images!
28 March 2008 There was a wonderful glow of Northern Lights (Aurora borealis) in Shetland last night and I've uploaded a few photos.
14 March 2008 My first entry to this year's Rural Gateway photo competition wasn't a winner but was picked for inclusion in the gallery for the first round.
14 February 2008 I've added many new images to my collection of Shetland Landscapes and captioned all the previously blank images in my general collection of Shetland Wildlife.
9 February 2008 I've uploaded a selection of my Up Helly-Aa 2008 photos. This year I've included a full selection of photos including last minute preparations, both the day and evening processions, shots of the Kirkwall City Pipe Band, the visit to the New Museum as well as the burning of the Galley Breckon and a few shots of the hall festivities. As well as all that I've also added images of the Junior squad and galley as well as their procession and burning. I hope you enjoy them.
7 February 2008 I'm pleased to say that I have now finished uploading images of the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain's Aviemore Sled Dog Rally that took place in mid-January 2008 and have created an index page to all the galleries here.
27 January 2008 - I have simplified my pricing structure so that images are now priced as "Small", "Medium" and "Large" - and all these sizes fit standard, shop bought, mounts. As ever, if you have special requirements or a particular size in mind please contact me and I shall do my best to help.
26 January 2008 - I'm delighted to be able to announce that an initial set of 10 of my photographs are now available to buy online at the Designed In Shetland website, where you'll also find a wide range of Shetland art and craft type goods.
22 January 2008 - I have won the Rural Gateway Photo Competition 2007 with my "Up Helly Aa Light Up" photo! Needless to say I'm thrilled. This photo was the monthly winner for February that was then entered into the annual competition. As many of you will know, this year's Up Helly-Aa is imminent so I'll be looking to better this photo! Many thanks to everyone that voted for me.
December 2007 Well,
the Shetland
Arts and Crafts
Fair at the end of November was great fun and I met a lot of
people. Thanks to all of you that bought my photographs and
for all the very encouraging comments. It was very useful
indeed to get feedback on what people actually like, as opposed
to what I think might be popular!
December 2007 I
was very pleased that my noctilucent
cloud image
has been selected as the July image in the BBC's
Sky At Night Magazine Calendar
for 2008. I'm
expecting two other images of mine to appear in 2 other calendars
in the New Year as well but, as both are still being finalised,
you'll have to check back later for news of which ones thay are!
