Spiral Staircase at the Lighthouse in Glasgow. 2017.

“The Lighthouse in Glasgow is Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture. It was opened as part of Glasgow's status as UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999. The Lighthouse is the renamed conversion of the former offices of the Glasgow Herald newspaper. Completed in 1895, it was designed by the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The centre's vision is to develop the links between design, architecture, and the creative industries, seeing these as interconnected social, educational, economic and cultural issues of concern to everyone. A new helical staircase leads visitors from the Interpretation Centre to the top of the Mackintosh Tower (originally designed by Mackintosh as the building's water tower) where an external viewing gallery has been installed beneath the ogee (double-curved) roof to provide views across the city's rooftops.” -Wikipedia & The Glasgow Story

Rain on Window at Glasgow Central Station. 2017.

"Glasgow Central is the major mainline rail terminus in Glasgow, Scotland. The station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 1 August 1879 and is one of nineteen managed by Network Rail. It is the northern terminus of the West Coast Main Line (397 miles (640 km) north of London Euston), and for inter-city services between Glasgow and England. The other main city-centre railway station in Glasgow is Glasgow Queen Street. With over 30 million passengers in 2015-16, Glasgow Central is the twelfth-busiest railway station in Britain, and the busiest in Scotland. According to Network Rail, over 38 million people use it annually, 80% of whom are passengers. The station is protected as a category A listed building." - Wikipedia

Marble Floor at the Kelvingrove Museum. 2017.

“The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland. It reopened in 2006 after a three-year refurbishment and since then has been one of Scotland's most popular visitor attractions. The gallery is located on Argyle Street, in the West End of the city, on the banks of the River Kelvin (opposite the architecturally similar Kelvin Hall, which was built in matching style in the 1920s, after the previous hall had been destroyed by fire). It is adjacent to Kelvingrove Park and is situated near the main campus of the University of Glasgow on Gilmorehill. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Scotland's most popular free attractions and features 22 themed, state-of-the-art galleries displaying an astonishing 8000 objects.” -Wikipedia

"Floating Heads" by Sophie Cave from the Kelvingrove Museum. 2017.

“The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland. It reopened in 2006 after a three-year refurbishment and since then has been one of Scotland's most popular visitor attractions. The gallery is located on Argyle Street, in the West End of the city, on the banks of the River Kelvin (opposite the architecturally similar Kelvin Hall, which was built in matching style in the 1920s, after the previous hall had been destroyed by fire). It is adjacent to Kelvingrove Park and is situated near the main campus of the University of Glasgow on Gilmorehill. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Scotland's most popular free attractions and features 22 themed, state-of-the-art galleries displaying an astonishing 8000 objects.” -Wikipedia

Radiohead performs at the Glasgow Trnsmt Festival. 2017.

“T in the Park festival is a major Scottish music festival that has been held almost annually since 1994 (the event did not take place in 2017). The 2017 event was cancelled due to problems at the 2016 event. It was officially replaced with the TRNSMT festival which takes place on the same weekend at Glasgow Green. The 2017 event was a success with a follow-up for 2018 in the pipeline, meaning that T in the Park is "not looking likely" for 2018.” -Wikipedia

“The crowds were large but well-behaved, with no major incidents and only a handful of arrests; the lineup was generally pretty strong, and even the weather seemed to be on the festival’s side (for the most part, anyway). It should come as no surprise, then, that DF Concerts boss Geoff Ellis has already confirmed TRNSMT’s return in 2018, insisting that the event, “is not a replacement for T in the Park,” but rather, “an addition to the music calendar, and a completely different type of event. One doesn’t need to replace the other.” That may yet be what happens, of course: question marks still remain over T in the Park’s long-term future and the relative smooth-sailing of this weekend will no doubt have given Ellis and his team food for thought. As a smaller-scale city festival with no camping facilities, TRNSMT was never going to be a like-for-like replacement, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing: by and large, people are here for the bands, not the three-day booze-fuelled bacchanal that the TITP campsite annually descends into, which makes for a far more pleasant experience. Nor does the atmosphere suffer for it – anyone who wants to keep the party going need only make the 10-minute walk to Glasgow city centre, where some enterprising soul has set up a makeshift mobile DJ booth on Argyll street for impromptu after-show raves.” -NME

Spiral Staircase at the Lighthouse in Glasgow. 2017.

“The Lighthouse in Glasgow is Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture. It was opened as part of Glasgow's status as UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999. The Lighthouse is the renamed conversion of the former offices of the Glasgow Herald newspaper. Completed in 1895, it was designed by the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The centre's vision is to develop the links between design, architecture, and the creative industries, seeing these as interconnected social, educational, economic and cultural issues of concern to everyone. A new helical staircase leads visitors from the Interpretation Centre to the top of the Mackintosh Tower (originally designed by Mackintosh as the building's water tower) where an external viewing gallery has been installed beneath the ogee (double-curved) roof to provide views across the city's rooftops.” -Wikipedia & The Glasgow Story

Edinburgh through the gates of Assembly Hall during Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 2017.

“The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (often referred to as simply The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, which in 2017 spanned 25 days and featured 53,232 performances of 3,398 shows in 300 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the month of August. It is an open access (or "unjuried") performing arts festival, meaning there is no selection committee, and anyone may participate, with any type of performance. The official Fringe Programme categorises shows into sections for theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus, cabaret, children's shows, musicals, opera, music, spoken word, exhibitions and events. Comedy is the largest section and the one that in modern times has the highest public profile, due in part to the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. The Festival is supported by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets to all events from a central physical box office and website, and offers year-round advice and support to performers. The Society's permanent location is at the Fringe Shop on the Royal Mile, and in August they also manage Fringe Central, a separate collection of spaces in Appleton Tower and other University of Edinburgh buildings, dedicated to providing support for Fringe participants during their time at the festival.” -Wikipedia

Street Scene at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 2017.

“The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (often referred to as simply The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, which in 2017 spanned 25 days and featured 53,232 performances of 3,398 shows in 300 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the month of August. It is an open access (or "unjuried") performing arts festival, meaning there is no selection committee, and anyone may participate, with any type of performance. The official Fringe Programme categorises shows into sections for theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus, cabaret, children's shows, musicals, opera, music, spoken word, exhibitions and events. Comedy is the largest section and the one that in modern times has the highest public profile, due in part to the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. The Festival is supported by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets to all events from a central physical box office and website, and offers year-round advice and support to performers. The Society's permanent location is at the Fringe Shop on the Royal Mile, and in August they also manage Fringe Central, a separate collection of spaces in Appleton Tower and other University of Edinburgh buildings, dedicated to providing support for Fringe participants during their time at the festival.” -Wikipedia

Circolombia performs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 2017.

“When the circus comes to town, it usually brings a twist with it. Maybe it's lots of water, freakishly flexible children, Shaolin warriors or stunts with motorbikes. Acéléré, a 'circus concert' from the Circolombia troupe, has been given a Latino spin. A fierce female ringmaster raps in Spanish and English to warm up the crowd, before the stunts begin. Many of the performers here trained at the National School of Circo Para Todos in Colombia, a school that supports underprivileged young people. There are weightless gymnasts flying through space; extreme swinging action way up high; a solid muscleman balancing a bendy girl in a rotating hoop on his forehead, and aerial acrobats gracefully hanging upside down by ropes held in their teeth (there are loud gasps for the last pair, possibly from any dentists or chiropractors in the crowd). It's all soundtracked by boomy drum & bass, hip hop and reggaeton, with the artists taking turns to throw shapes in between routines. When the show's over, the audience, who've been bouncing along in their seats, pour onto the stage for a South American dance party. Fearless fun with no safety nets or subtitles, just a lot of adrenaline and heart-in-mouth moments.” -Edinburgh Festival

The Kelvingrove Museum 2nd Floor Balconies in Glasgow. 2017.

“The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland. It reopened in 2006 after a three-year refurbishment and since then has been one of Scotland's most popular visitor attractions. The gallery is located on Argyle Street, in the West End of the city, on the banks of the River Kelvin (opposite the architecturally similar Kelvin Hall, which was built in matching style in the 1920s, after the previous hall had been destroyed by fire). It is adjacent to Kelvingrove Park and is situated near the main campus of the University of Glasgow on Gilmorehill. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Scotland's most popular free attractions and features 22 themed, state-of-the-art galleries displaying an astonishing 8000 objects.” -Wikipedia

Non-spiral staircase at the Lighthouse in Glasgow. 2017.

“The Lighthouse in Glasgow is Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture. It was opened as part of Glasgow's status as UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999. The Lighthouse is the renamed conversion of the former offices of the Glasgow Herald newspaper. Completed in 1895, it was designed by the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The centre's vision is to develop the links between design, architecture, and the creative industries, seeing these as interconnected social, educational, economic and cultural issues of concern to everyone. A new helical staircase leads visitors from the Interpretation Centre to the top of the Mackintosh Tower (originally designed by Mackintosh as the building's water tower) where an external viewing gallery has been installed beneath the ogee (double-curved) roof to provide views across the city's rooftops.” -Wikipedia & The Glasgow Story

Glasgow's Argyll Arcade. 2017.

“The Argyll Arcade is one of Europe’s oldest covered shopping arcades and Scotland’s first ever indoor shopping mall. The L-shaped arcade was built in 1827 in the Parisian style. The arcade was cut through old tenements and provides a link between Argyle Street and Buchanan Street. The building was Grade A listed in 1970 recognising its special architectural and historic national importance. The property offers fine and little-altered examples of early Victorian architecture and is notable for its novel use of cast iron construction methods. The glass roof, for example, is supported with ornate “hammer-beam” roof trusses.” -Wikipedia