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Stu Duffy
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Creative Photographer and a part time grouchy amateur misanthrop. All images are my own.
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From the birth place of Trump's mother: Lewis Revival

“Shame on you, Donald John,” reads a large banner attached to the railings outside the shop, which also carries the hashtag #democracy. To the right of the banner, the Ukrainian flag flies.
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Lewis Revival hits the headlines with Trump admonishment Lewis Revival, Stornoway’s vintage & fairtrade emporium on South Beach Street, is gearing up for the tourist season in more ways than one. It’s gallery space, where local makers can showcase their wares in town, is crammed with hand-crafted items as usual, but the store is also using its shopfront to project a message on to the world stage. “Shame on you, Donald John,” reads a large banner attached to the railings outside the shop, which also carries the hashtag #democracy. To the right of the banner, the Ukrainian flag flies. The gesture, which is clearly aimed at the US president, whose mother hailed from Tong in Lewis (please relax, other Donald Johns), was picked up by broadcaster STV, which interviewed Lewis Revival’s owners, Sarah and Peter Venus, about the banner. Sarah Venus, who is originally from Denver, Colorado, told STV that the banner was in line with Hebridean understatement. “We figured this wording would be appropriate, to use his middle name as our mothers do when they’re displeased with us,” she said. Smaller poster-size versions of the banner are available for free inside the shop.
May 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Location survey for a forthcoming shoot... Edited using Snapseed
A high key edit... Had to shoot into the sun but I liked the composition. So the edit had to be high key and follow a minimalist trope. In a dark wood, I saw the edge of the wood through branches in the tree, thought of a dragon eye! The puddle and the overcast sky kept everything in the same tones, I had to do it! I should have taken a knee to shoot this but I had my favourite walking trousers on! Standard composition.
March 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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The View from the Bedroom Window.
#Balfron #landscape
January 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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The snow did come, and the freezing cold! 9th Jan 2025
The view from the bedroom window
#VFTBW
January 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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The Scream

This is tree bark but it reminded me of The Scream by Edvard Munch. I included the wider shot for reference.

#nature #tree #bark #thescream #edvardmunch #swirl
The texture in a tree with two knots looking like eyes. The texture is more like cooled lava than bark. It reminded me of The Scream by Edvard Munch The texture in a tree with two knots looking like eyes. The texture is more like cooled lava than bark. It reminded me of The Scream by Edvard Munch
January 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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The view from the bedroom window - 6th January 2025

#vftbw
The view from my bedroom window on the 6th of January 2025
January 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Winter is coming.... Although I'd rather not have winter, if rather not have global environmental disaster more!

#hills #countryside #Scotland
January 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Best Christmas gift ever... Easily cleaned out my nose!
#nevergrowup
December 26, 2024 at 9:54 AM
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The Age of Trump
We have access to a level of knowledge unparalleled in human existence, and with that access we have become stupid.
Who needs an asteroid for extinction!
#theriseofthestupid #flatearthsociety #misanthropy
A poster that highlights the stupidity of humankind in an age where we have unbelievable amounts of knowledge at our finger tips but become arseholes!
December 22, 2024 at 7:49 AM
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Bee Aware
If we lose these guys we lose the war!
#savetheplanet #savethebees
A photograph of bumble bees. The worlds best pollinators.
December 21, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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Documentary portraiture
During an assignment we tried to recreate an old image the client had on the wall.
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#documentary #engineer #engineering #drydocks #portrait #Scottishphotographer
Whilst on a documentary assignment in a dry dock I thought I'd recreate an old image the client had. I love documentary, story telling through images. This is a portrait of two engineers working in a dry dock with a ship in the dry dock behind them. I rendered the image in black and white to match an old image the client had on a wall.
December 9, 2024 at 9:53 AM
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Recent trip to Aberfeldy to look at locations... and it snowed!!!

#Aberfeldy #Perthshire #snowdays #Christmas
December 7, 2024 at 10:46 PM
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Lovers in Winter
This composite was for a cover of a photobook about couples, weddings and lovers. I didn't use it but I do keep going back to it.
#lovers #composite #fineartphotography #tenderness #sensual
I'm still working on my composites 🤪😂
A composite image of lovers in a bleak winter setting. This was for the cover of a photo book.
November 28, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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Clandonia
Clandonia, a traditional Scottish group with a modernist twist performing in the street. These guys are amazing and very photographer centric!
#streetphotography #Glasgow #BuchananStreet #Glasgow
Clandonia, a traditional Scottish group with a modernistn twist performing in the street Clandonia, a traditional Scottish group with a modernistn twist performing in the street
November 23, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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It's that moment when you're in full street photography mode and you witness the most awkward hug in the history of hugs ... but they spot you 🫣🤪
#streetphotography #Glasgow #awkward #photography #buchananstreet
A couple hugging in Buchanan Street in Glasgow. It's that moment when you're in full street photography mode and you witness the most awkward hug in the history of hugs but they spot you 🫣🤪
November 22, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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This morning view from the Bedroom Window, snow forecast tomorrow 🥶
#vftbw #Scotland #dawn #landscape #hills #Scottishhills
November 22, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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One of the reasons I love working with actors is they take over the session after warming up and they are never afraid of pushing the envelope! "Strike a silly pose" She aced the next 5 minutes!
#actors #femalemodel #strikeapose #portrait #headshot #studiosession
Female actor doing a silly pose. One of the reasons I love working with actors is they take over the session after warming up and they are never afraid of pushing the envelope!
November 22, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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A little self portrait (little, get it🤪 eye know!)
#portrait #soul #demon #fun
November 22, 2024 at 7:37 AM
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An image that represents depression and loneliness... see the alt text for more
#depression #loneliness #cityscape #emotions #abstract #fineartphotography
This is an image of rooftops in Stirling. This reflected my idea of depression. There is no smile coming from the chimneys and no snow melting in the roofs, meaning that the inside is cold and dead. The mist represents the inability to look forward whilst the colour palette gives you the general feeling of loneliness.
November 21, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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A self portrait of an anxious creative photographer who cannot realise the image in his head to the image in the camera...
#selfportrait #overreacting #portrait #anxiety
A self portrait of an anxious creative photographer who cannot realise the image in his head to the image in the camera
November 21, 2024 at 2:44 AM
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I stopped at a loch whilst on a road trip, checking out new locations. The view I witnessed was sublime, so I sat down and took a moment,It was an important moment for me so I decided to edit the image to reflect that feeling!
#loch #calm #landscape #water #hills #Scotland #emotional
An emotional edit of a loch in Scotland
November 20, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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This is John, an exceptionally talented artist with a unique perspective and creative depth. His work not only reflects his skill but also reveals a world of emotion and thought. Single light with grid on a beauty dish.
#portrait #portraiture #artist #photography #Scottishphotographer #malemodel
Portrait image of an artist rendered in a low key edit.
November 13, 2024 at 9:58 AM
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A high key edit of three female actors. Actors are excellent to work with. Instead of posing you give them a story and they improvise! This was a headshot session

#actor #actors #blackandwhite #mono #female #studio #studiosession #highkey #photography #Scottishphotographer
3 female actors grouped together, arms entwined, rendered in a high key mono edit.
November 9, 2024 at 7:43 AM
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The view from the bedroom window on Monday then today. It's never the same and it's always spectacular.
#vftbw #clouds #hills #Scotland
The view from the bedroom window on Monday then today. It's never the same and it's always spectacular. #vftbw #clouds #hills #Scotland The view from the bedroom window on Monday then today. It's never the same and it's always spectacular. #vftbw #clouds #hills #Scotland
November 7, 2024 at 9:14 AM
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The Veil

From a studio shoot

#portrait #portraiture #Scottishphotograph #femalemodel #creativeedit #photography
The Veil From a studio shoot #portrait #portraiture #Scottishphotograph #femalemodel #creativeedit #photography
October 23, 2024 at 12:11 AM