......Call us on 01307 840343 (in the UK) or on 0044 1307 840343 (from outside the UK) ....

First, a geography lesson. Scotland is a part of the United Kingdom (for the moment at any rate), as are England and Wales - three nations, one island. Scotland isn't part of England. Scots aren't English. Scotland occupies the top third of Great Britain, England and Wales, the bottom two thirds. Oh, and our flag is the Saltire, the Cross of St. Andrew, our patron saint, who we share with Russia. Some of him found its way to Scotland via a Greek missionary called Regulus, although other relics of him are to be found in Amalfi in Italy, and in other places around the world. It is said that before the Battle of Athelstaneford in the 9th Century, King Aengus saw a vision of a Saltire in the blue sky and regarded it as a good omen, hence the saltire was adopted, following the victory of Aengus.

So what about us? Scotpix is a freelance photo agency located in the beautiful county of Angus on the East Coast of Scotland. We have built up a nice collection of photographs of Scotland and its people, some of which you can buy through this website. Alternatively, commission us to do some work for you - we offer competitive rates. Our aim is to give you what you want, and if you want something in particular, please contact us. We have a substantial and growing client list both locally and nationally and some are well known international names.

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Contact us to discuss our standard rates for reproduction of any shot within our files. You can also commission us to go and get some photographs for you - we promise to use cheap hotels and not eat much. BUT if you are involved with any organisation, anywhere, of a charitable, non-political, nature which exists for the purpose of promoting and developing any aspect of Scottish culture or heritage, then you can use our photographs, in electronic format, for your newsletters or websites, FREE OF CHARGE. Just e-mail us for further details. Examples include St. Andrew's Societies, Burns Societies, Gaelic organisations, traditional music or dance trusts, transport interest societies etc... But not political parties. You guys can pay, like everybody else who wants to make a fast buck

We only provide pictures to RESPECTED picture agencies, namely our good friends Brian and Sal Shuel at Collections, who we trust implicitly not to rip us off,  and Chris Barton's Photographers Direct where we have an online portfolio.

.... you can call or fax us on 01307 840343 (in the UK) or 0044 1307 840343 from outside the UK....

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Scotpix is a member of the Bureau of Freelance Photographers. We like to keep on the right side of the law so we don't trespass on airport runways, (although we DO inhabit the lawful side of perimeter fences) or tramp over people's front gardens to find "the right spot". If we don't do daft things, we expect property owners not to do daft things like banning photography at historic buildings, ports and other places.

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Scotpix was set up by me, Colin J. Smith who has been a freelance photographer for many years. That's me on the right. I take most of the photographs.  My particular interests lie in landscape, scenic and transport photography. I do not have a hedge growing out of my head it just looks that way.

CONTRIBUTORS

Vicki Headspeath lived on the Isle of Mull and has contributed a few pictures to that section. 

We are a bit short in some other areas, so if you have something to offer, please get in touch.

WHERE ELSE CAN YOU FIND US?

Besides on our website, you can find Scotpix pictures for sale in the following locations

Tourist Information Centres and visitor centres across Scotland - see our cards in the Stirling Gallery postcard range

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  The Corner Shop Tearoom in Glamis is where you can see some of our handiwork over the summer. The tearoom will display a collection of six of our prints of local Glamis scenes, including the Castle and King Malcolm's stone. Prices are £15 (print only) and £95 for a fully hand crafted framed 15 x 12 print. Ask Hugh (right) for further details in the shop

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Ferries of Ischia

The March 2006 edition of the popular shipping enthusiasts magazine Ships Monthly carried my illustrated item on the ferries which are to be seen liking the Italian island of Ischia with the Italian mainland and nearby Procida.

The photographs were taken during October 2004 and it was good to be able to have yet another item published in this most popular of UK shipping enthusiasts magazines.

A recent visit to the sacred Isle of Iona was spoiled somewhat by the onset of the dreaded winter vomiting virus. Unable to move very far from the nearest convenience, for obvious reasons, I was reduced to sitting in the rather comfy lounge of the St. Columba Hotel, reading a couple of books about the said saint himself whilst being capable of consuming nothing other than water.

Nevertheless, before the bug struck, a few decent photos were procured of the Celtic crosses, and the beaches at the North End but scaffolding around the tower of the abbey meant that any new shots of the building were impossible - a wee bit of a washout in more ways than one!

Eastern European Wonders

Phew!!! It was hot. About 36°C if you please. And it was June. And it was Bratislava, capital city of Slovakia, for a couple of days followed by a visit to Slovenia and its bijou capital of Ljubljana. 

Part of a business trip you see, but there was still time to take the camera out and capture a few pictures of each of these fine cities, one of our traveling companions referring to Bratislava as "Prague before the tourists arrived". Not many folk know much about Bratislava, but certainly in Scotland, they are fast becoming more aware of it, thanks to the sterling efforts of the local fitty team, Artmedia, who have caused the so-called "big" Glasgow teams no end of trouble in recent months.

If you would like to see more of these pictures, email us from here or call on the number scrolling along the top of the page.

We also managed to visit the stunning Lake Bled in the Julian Alps, one of those places where you feel as though you are walking through a postcard, definitely one of the icons of Central Europe and one of the most celebrated and magnificent locations on the continent.

And that luvverly Slovenian beer .......HMMM Beer!!

Above - Gems of the Slovenian capital city of Ljubljana by the River Llubljanica .

Above - The River Danube in Bratislava spanned by the world's seventh largest cable stay bridge

Before heading off on holibags, we got the nod that the 2006 Press & Journal Calendar will carry one of our shots, namely of old fishing boats being broken up on the shore at Rosehearty, on its page for February. 

....and the EE!

I am really pleased about this, especially as it opened the door to providing further images for the P&J and its sister paper, the Aberdeen Evening Express, both of which cover a huge area of the North and North East of Scotland in their readerships. 

Old Fishing Boats at Rosehearty. One of those shots taken on the spur of the moment during a wee tour to find the more scenic spots of the North East.

As a result,  the EE Calendar for 2006 will carry our shot of the Aberdeen Exhibition Centre by night as its November offering.

A rambling we will go .....

Thanks to The Rambler's Association for choosing one of our pictures, namely of Lindisfarne, to illustrate an item in the winter edition of their magazine "walk".

If you are not into Munro bagging (that's not my thing either) but prefer to do a bit of the strenuous stuff in a whole range of areas, from hills to coastlines and even in cities, the Ramblers Association is a good bunch of people to talk to. 

Above - Lindisfarne Priory and Castle

f2 Freelance  Shooting Gallery

Once again one of our shots featured in the f2 Shooting Gallery section of the excellent magazine f2 Freelance+Digital.

This time the preferred picture was of dusk at the Molenbrug in Bruges (right) and like the previous offerings to the magazine, was scanned from film. I was really pleased to have made it into print again in that particular publication as it is compulsive reading for anyone who fancies themselves as a freelancer.

Above - Dusk at the Molenbrug in Bruges as featured in f2 Freelance+Digital

Old Paddle Steamers Never Die....

A recent private sale proved to be interesting. Via the medium of Chris Barton's agency Photographers Direct, we came upon a request for a pic of the old Clyde paddler Marchioness of Lorne from a potential customer in the deep south of England. I bet he never expected a response, but we have in the files a superb colour slide of the old ship, taken by my good and late lamented friend Harold Sinclair, who hailed latterly from Blanefield prior to his death at the age of around 81 I should think. My client was delighted with the pic and we conversed also about the Marchioness and her days on the Holy Loch run, as recalled by my father and my client's father. Harold was a modest guy. I am pleased that even after his death, his photos should still bring happiness to someone of his generation, now residing far from the haunts of his youth.

Who is this diddy anyway???

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We hope to hear from you soon.

The Observer Magazine

Superfast Ferries

Stirling Gallery Postcards

Whiteholme

Ships Monthly

Victoria Scottish News

DC Thomson & Co

The Scots Magazine

Scottish Air News

Indigo Art

Readers Digest Publications

Caledonian MacBrayne

The Press & Journal

Morton Hotels

Ferry Publications

The Rambler's Association

The Guardian

 Glamis Castle

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