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Harry Benson: A Photographer's Journey
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An exciting homecoming exhibition of photographs from the 60-year career of Harry Benson, the internationally renowned photographer from Glasgow. Benson's career is a roll-call of contemporary history and culture, and some of his images have achieved icon status. On display are a range of images of world leaders and events; icons of fashion, music and film; and Scottish and American athletes, alongside images from his recent book 'Harry Benson's Glasgow'.
30 May–14 Sep Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
Laura Goodman: Portrait of Coombe End
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A collection of monochrome hand printed photographs.
4 Sep–30 Sep Mon–Thu 12.00–2.30 & 5.30–10.00; Fri–Sat 12.00–10.00; Sun 5.00–10.00 The Gallery @ Mussel Inn, Glasgow
Jerwood Photography Awards 2008
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Together with the magazine portfolio, Street Level Photoworks presents the works of the five successful visual art graduates who submitted their contemporary photographs along with 540 others. The photos comment on pressing issues of the day. Artists Dana Popa and Sophie Gerrard will hold a free talk on 26/09/08 at 3pm.
6 Sep–18 Oct, not Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays 12.00–5.00 Street Level Photo Works, Glasgow
Travelling Gallery: ON EDGE
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The mobile travelling gallery returns once again with an exhibition centred around the sea. The exhibit which will be travelling around Scotland in a bus features works by various contemporary artists including Thomas Joshua Cooper, Dalziel and Scullion and Charlotte Watters. The tour will start in Penicuik and will be visiting public venues throughout Scotland.
22 Aug–5 Dec (Times vary) Travelling Gallery, Scotland-Wide
Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008
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Photographs of some of the weightiest names and brightest stars to have graced the pages of 'Vanity Fair', from its early period, 1913-36 (Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin and Jean Harlow) and since its re-launch in 1983 (Arthur Miller, Madonna), by internationally renowned photographers like Man Ray, Cecil Beaton, Mario Testino and Annie Leibovitz. Organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London.
14 Jun–21 Sep 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Bothan Spynetwork
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Featuring works by Futura, Stash, Dave White (Pop Artist) and Fatsarazzi (Fashion Photographer) to name but a few, this exhibition is an array of illustration, graphic art, graffiti and photography.
16 Aug–19 Sep, not Mondays 12.00–6.00 Recoat, Glasgow
China: A Photographic Portrait
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An unparalleled look at changing life in China as viewed through the lenses of 250 Chinese photographers.
5 Jul–14 Sep City Art Centre, Edinburgh
City Stories
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An exhibition of black and white photographs by Norman McBeath with text by Janice Galloway marking the centenary of the birth of Henri Cartier-Bresson.
25 Sep–31 Oct 9.30am; 6.30 Institut Français d'Ecosse, Edinburgh
Citylife: Photography by Keith Ingham
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A series of digital images by the Glasgow-based photographer inspired by the people and urban landscape of Mumbair.
23 Aug–27 Sep Mon–Fri 10.00am–5.00; Sat 12.00–4.00 Collins Gallery, Glasgow
Ecce Homo
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Following numerous exhibitions in Europe, Spanish artist David Trullo presents a collection of photographs themed on the iconographical representation of beauty. His work makes a connection with the past and with Western culture through contemporary subjects. 'Part of Glasgay!'
9 Sep–4 Oct, not Sundays, Mondays Q! Gallery, Glasgow
Glasgow 1955: Through the Lens
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An exhibition of images of Glasgow in 1955, previously shown in Kelvingrove and the People's Palace 50 years ago.
1 Sep–29 Sep Mon–Thu & Sat 10.00am–5.00; Fri & Sun 11.00am–5.00 People's Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow
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A photographic documentation of Scottish heritage by Allan Pollok-Morris.
27 Sep–11 Jan 2009 10.00am–5.00 Exhibition Hall Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Jo Spence
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Retrospective of the hugely influential British photographer (1934-92), comprising her mischievous, unsettling takes on class, femininity, self-image and the breast cancer which would ultimately kill her.
12 Jun–16 Nov 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–8.00; Fri & Sun 11.00am–5.00 Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
John Muir Wood and the Origins of Landscape Photography in Scotland
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Arguably Scotland's first systematic landscape photographer, John Muir Wood travelled Scotland by steamer documenting the country, as shown in these photographs taken during 1840-1860. Works by Robert Adamson, David Octavius Hill, Thomas Keith, Horatio Ross and WHF Talbot are also displayed to contextualise his output.
2 Aug–26 Oct 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Norman McBeath
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27 black and white reportage photographs taken in the European cities Paris, London, Seville, Berlin and Edinburgh.
24 Sep–31 Oct Institut Français d'Ecosse, Edinburgh
Photographic Exhibition by Andrew Sage
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A collection of images taken this year in Iceland and Jersey.
3 Sep–26 Sep Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen
Urban Echoes
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Keith Ingham displays a collection of new digital photographs focused on the landscapes of Glasgow and Mumbai.
23 Aug–27 Sep Collins Gallery, Glasgow
Close Up
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Curated by Dawn Ades and Simon Baker, who were responsible for 'Undercover Surrealism' at London's Hayward Gallery in 2006, this exhibition exploring the defamiliarising effects of the extreme close-up in early 20th Century photography and film.
11 Oct–11 Jan 2009 Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Images of Castlegate
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Historical impressions, paintings and photographs from the City's collections. Please contact the museum for opening times.
12 Aug–14 Sep The Tolbooth, Aberdeen
Rosita McKenzie with Camilla Adams: Two Voices III / Horticulture Behind the Scenes
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Photographs by Rosita McKenzie, an Edinburgh-based blind artist, with accompanying tactile interpretations by Camilla Adams and audio commentaries.
Tuesdays–Sundays 10.00am–5.30 Royal Botanic Garden (Inverleith House), Edinburgh
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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The largest and most prestigious wildlife photography competition in the world comes to Scotland.
21 Jun–14 Sep 10.00am–5.00 National Museum of Rural Life, East Kilbride
Kaleidoscope: Works on Paper Recently Acquired for Scotland
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Recent acquisitions on paper and photographs including a sketch of the Holy Family by the 18th century Venetian painter Tiepolo, a pastel portrait of the actress Tilda Swinton by her husband John Byrne and Picasso's etching, 'Weeping Woman'.
15 Jul–21 Sep 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Life After Iraq
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Joint exhibition by award-winning photojournalist Angela Catlin and writer Billy Briggs, who travelled to Syria to document the plight of some of the millions of ordinary Iraqis living there who have fled the conflict in their homeland. 'Part of Refugee Week 2008'
10 Jun–26 Oct St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, Glasgow
Lise Sarfati: La Vie Nouvelle
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A series of portraits by French photographer Lise Sarfati which aim to dramatise the complexity of adolescent identity.
1 Sep–3 Nov Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00 Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen
Mark Neville: Fancy Pictures
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For this exhibition Neville has turned his lens to the grounds of Mount Stuart and Bute Farms. His 16mm film and audio-slide installation of still photographic work feature five, ultra slow-motion sequences of indigenous animal life, filmed in front of backdrops taken from 18th century portrait paintings by artists Sir Joshua Reynolds, Allan Ramsay and Sir Henry Raeburn.
11 May–30 Sep 10.00am–6.00 Mount Stuart Gallery, Isle of Bute

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