ENTRY DESCRIPTION
This breathtaking building is located in the Merchant City in Glasgow, Scotland. The Merchant City is one of the oldest quarters of Glasgow and has been the home to monks, merchants and merry makers for centuries. In medieval times orangeries and rose gardens once scented the air, now as the city has developed this area is home to many bars and restaurants and, indeed this building is now a fashionable wedding and events venue.

Dating back to 1844, the building was originally a Sheriff Court designed by Clarke & Bell in the mid-19th century. Sandstone columns dominate the particularly prominent B-listed exterior and its rich features were retained during redevelopment 160 years later.
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I have tried to portray the very impressive architecture and character of this building by using a high contrast style of editing. With such a strong and colourful history, this building must hold many secrets and tales from the past. The architecture basically speaks for itself.

AUTHOR
I am an amateur photographer from Glasgow, Scotland. I don't specialise in any one area, but feel my landscape images are some of my strongest.

I am often drawn to certain colours that give a feel of the mood of a scene, whether that be a subtle pastel or a strong, vibrant, radiating colour, but a high contrast monochrome image can be even more dramatic, effective and thought provoking. Architecture images in monochrome display the design of a building in the most simple, yet dramatic way.
In contrast, I also enjoy capturing the soft feel of movement, if relevant in a scene, using intentional camera movement.

I very much admire the quality and vision of photographers who have appeared in past winners galleries of the monochrome awards, the entries are of a very high standard and seeing the work of others is very inspirational.

A member of Eastwood Photographic Society in Newton Mearns, I enjoy participating in camera club competitions. The standard in Eastwood is very high and we have some very accomplished and talented photographers at the club who are regular winners in top competitions at national, regional and all levels. Our website can be found here:
https://www.eastwoodps.co.uk.

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