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Andy Catlin
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Freelance Photography • Marketing • Communications
Former Board member of Puppet State Theatre, Strange Town & Puppet Animation Scotland. Website www.andycatlin.com | IG www.instagram.com/andycatlincom/
Ace time documenting today's Sensory Sunday, the National Museum of Scotland's programme of sensory play sessions for children with additional support needs and disabilities and their families (also got to read dinosaur storybooks in-between taking photos which sadly doesn't happen at every job 😀).
January 18, 2026 at 7:46 PM
"An old parking meter and a Pi make beautiful music together" You can't turn a parking enforcement officer into a jukebox... or can you? www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/p... via @theregister.com
An old parking meter and a Pi make beautiful music together
: You can't park there, mate
www.theregister.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Blinding 'Sgeul is Seirm' gig tonight from Mairi Callan with Màrtainn Sken + Max MacIntyre at Reid Concert Hall @edincollegeofart.bsky.social - exceptional mix of contemporary and traditional 👏👏👏
January 15, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Good to see the residents of @edinburghzoo.bsky.social starting the New Year with best intentions - extra credit to buff-cheeked gibbon, Northern Luzon giant cloud rat, Visayan spotted deer & Prevost's squirrel for keeping a healthy diet and staying hydrated 👍 (no mention of Dry January though...).
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Any Blue Monday despondency demolished by Monster Chetwynd's joyful and freewheeling talk tonight @edincollegeofart.bsky.social covering - amongst a zillion other topics - Halloween parties, handsome vets and the Sean Connery legend that is Zardoz 🤩
January 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Good to see and hear so many impassioned voices at today's Hands Off Venezuela protest at the US Consulate General in #Edinburgh 👏🇻🇪👏 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/hands-off-ve...
January 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Gorgeous set tonight from Resol String Quartet at @nationalgalleries.bsky.social c/o @livemusicnowscot.bsky.social with gold stars all round for including Caroline Shaw's exquisite 'Plan and Elevation' 👏
January 8, 2026 at 10:45 PM
"reimagines candy as an audio interface, embedding bone-conduction technology into a lollipop stick to deliver music directly through the teeth and jaw" Well, seven days in and that's 2026 ruined stereogum.com/2484405/musi...
Music-Playing Lollipop Debuts At CES
Look, it’s harder and harder for musicians to make a living at what they do. You have to be more and more creative to figure out ways to turn music into money. But how about this: A lollipop that cost...
stereogum.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
After a year of cloud cover wash-outs, a promising start to 2026 with a gorgeous Wolf #supermoon scooting around the Balmoral Hotel and Nelson Monument in #Edinburgh 🌝
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Fully charged for 2026 by today's Sprogmanay shenanigans at National Museum of #Scotland as part of Edinburgh's #Hogmanay with challenge accepted by the Unicorn Dance Party + Tricky Ricky + Hip Hop Story Stop ⚡️
January 1, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This is who I spent #Hogmanay with as I documented some of the epic #Edinburgh street party 😀 Hope y'all had a good night and may 2026 be all you want it to be 🤞
January 1, 2026 at 4:07 AM
It’s that time of year again. Here - in no particular order - are my favourite 25 Albums of 2025. Go give them a listen 👏
December 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Humdinger of a show from LAU tonight at @stgilescathedral.bsky.social as part of Edinburgh's #Hogmanay 🍾 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/lau-by-candl...
December 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Positive to see two #Edinburgh bands - Swim School + Waverley - bossing the big stage at last night's Vitamin C Club at Edinburgh's #Hogmanay 👏 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/vitamin-c-29...
December 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Tonight's Torchlight Procession got Edinburgh's #Hogmanay off to a flying and fiery start (eyebrows can grow back, right?) 🔥 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/torchlight-p...
December 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Before we dive into this year's #Edinburgh #Hogmanay celebrations, take a pause and let's remember what the city was like during the 2020 lockdown andycatlin.myportfolio.com/edinburgh-ho...
andycatlin.com - Edinburgh Hogmanay - 31 December 2020
Empty streets in Edinburgh as the city’s traditional Hogmanay celebrations are cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The city’s New Year’s Eve events are world famous and recognised by the Guinne...
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December 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"StubHub Apologizes For Promoting “Lamb Of God” Christmas Show As A Concert By The Metal Band" When your auto-complete doesn't get the festive memo 🐑+✝️=🤘?
stereogum.com/2483598/stub...
StubHub Apologizes For Promoting "Lamb Of God" Christmas Show As A Concert By The Metal Band
Some Lamb Of God fans were likely somewhat disappointed to discover that the band was in fact not performing in Spartanburg, South Carolina last week. The confusion was at the hands of StubHub, who’ve...
stereogum.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"Deer urine glows like holiday lights in the breeding season" Proper Christmas Joy c/o @science.org 🦌🎄🌟
www.science.org/content/arti...
Deer urine glows like holiday lights in the breeding season
“Photoluminescence” may be a way for the animals to communicate with each other
www.science.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Early and exceptional Christmas gift from @gigbuddies.bsky.social with legendary gig by @hamishhawk.bsky.social + Redolent + The Citrines at Sneaky Pete's 👏 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/hamish-hawk-...
December 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A night of beautiful, raw and (mostly) heartbreakingly sad songwriting from Laura Stevenson with Ezra Briggs at Sneaky Pete's 😢 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/laura-steven...
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 AM
In dark times it felt positive joining one of today's Trans Solidarity Rides in #Edinburgh - big shout to the organisers @infrasisters.bsky.social + Queens of Pain + Edinburgh School of Rocks for making the magic happen 👏🏳️‍⚧️🚲🏳️‍⚧️👏 Photo album >
December 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Ain't no Christmas shows like @strangetownco.bsky.social Christmas shows 🎄 Much intentional - and unintentional - chuckles capturing the joy in the three productions. See them all at Scottish Storytelling Centre #Edinburgh 13-14 December 2025 scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Sublime harmonies, focus and restraint at tonight’s WOOM show - including a heart-fluttering take of ’Song to the Siren’ - at Sneaky Pete's with Holy Loaf + Eleanor Hickey 👏 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/woom-holy-lo...
December 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Heartwarming to see the thriving grey seal colony at St Abb’s Head National Nature Reserve today and a big shout out to the National Trust for #Scotland team for their light-touch stewardship and fab information 👏
December 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM