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While sunshine is not something most people immediately associate with Glasgow, it regularly experiences some absolutely stunning sunrises and sunsets, even in the depths of winter. These are created by a combination of its maritime climate, its relatively high latitude (meaning sunrises and sunsets last longer than at lower latitudes) and the wide range of different types of cloud which occur in the skies over the city. In addition, its relatively low-rise buildings, its many hills and its large number of parks and other open spaces mean you are always only a short distance from a place where you can get a good view of a big, open sky, including the horizon where the most spectacular colours usually occur.
Its distinctive architecture also means that there are plenty of interesting structures, ranging from grand Victorian buildings and sculptures to modern bridges and museums, which can add interest to any sunrise or sunset. Finally, there is the Clyde running on an east-west axis through the middle of the city, providing an additional feature of interest, and a surface in which the colours from the sky above can be reflected. All of this makes Glasgow at sunrise and sunset a photographers’ paradise, and they allow the city to be shown off to is full potential at these often magical times of day.
There are a total eighteen individual photographs and two collages in this online exhibition, all of which have been taken by Colin M. Drysdale (the author of Glasgow Uncovered: 18 Walks Through Its Past, Present and Future) around Glasgow between 2020 and 2025. An index of these photographs is provided below, and you can click on these thumbnails to view the full photograph on the individual page for each one. Alternatively, you can click on the first one and work your way through the collection using the Next link at the top of each page.
If you wish, copies of these photographs can be purchased from the online shop and a discount of between 20% and 30% (depending on the product) will be provided for the duration of this exhibition. These include signed, limited edition A3 prints, mounted A4 prints and A6 greetings cards. A links to the shop pages for each photograph in this exhibit are provided at the bottom of their individual page, or you can click here to visit the exhibition’s dedicated page in this shop.
From the photographer:
“I think the thing that attracts me most to photographing sunrises and sunsets in Glasgow are the large slabs of colours created when the sun is just below the horizon and which grade into each other in an infinitely changing manner. This contrasts sharply with the darkened silhouettes of the city’s distinctive and stunning architecture to create images that are both beautiful and immediately recognisable as being from Glasgow. Giving sunrise and sunset pictures a sense of place is surprisingly difficult, but I think this has been achieved with the images in this exhibition due to the inclusion of these architectural elements.”
Colin M. Drysdale.
Links to photographs in this exhibition:
