2022: Stories
Header photograph by James Holloway.
Stories Digital Exhibition
With the closing of our 2022 Festival, we have curated an exhibition of photographs from our worldwide community. This exhibition is now avalible to view in digital form here on our website. Click below to see Stories, as told by our community in 2022.
photograph by Ronnie Mitchell.
Stories
We are excited to reveal our theme for the this year's Stirling Photography Festival. Echoing Scotland's Year of Stories, we hope to inspire and be inspired by images that tell a story, whatever that story is.
Photograph: Alan Gunning of Nettl Stirling with our 2022 Stories poster he designed.
2022 Events Programme
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Coulson & Tennant and Helene Schmitz
Exhibition Reception and Screening
Thurs 11th August at 6:30pm
Reception for the exhibitions with a special screening of Coulson and Tennant’s award winning short ‘Fractured’, which explores the tensions and complications between our virtual and physical worlds.
In Person at the Tolbooth, Stirling
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Portrait Stories with John Patton
Talk
Mon 15th August at 6pm
John's talk will look at why and how the author makes portraits, the stories behind them and his methodology.
In Person at CodeBase Stirling
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Streetscape Stories
Workshop
Wed 17th August at 10am
Tell the story of Stirling’s historic buildings in a photography workshop with Stirling City Heritage Trust & Historic Environment Scotland
In Person at Made in Stirling
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2 Sisters, 1 Journey with Scottish Sisters Photography
Talk
Wed 17th August at 7pm
Photography has been a feature of our lives from birth and it’s taking us to unexpected places as we figure out our destination
Remote on Zoom
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Story of Stirling with Historian Andy McEwan
Photowalk
Sun 21st August at 1pm
Hear tales of Stirling while taking in some of the city’s most scenic vistas, this walk will delight photographers and historians alike
In Person at Cowane’s Hospital Stirling
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Close to Home with Margaret Mitchell
Workshop
Wed 24th August at 6:30pm
Documentary photographer Margaret Mitchell leads a 2 session Zoom workshop for participants to work on their own storytelling photo sequence. Attendance to both parts is required. The second session is on 7th September at 6.30pm.
Remote on Zoom
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Once Upon An Island with Dylan Nardini
Talk
Wed 24th August at 8pm
A story of discovery, finding images and understanding the alien landscape of Shetland with multi award winning photographer Dylan Nardini.
In Person at The Birds & Bees Stirling
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Margaret Mitchell: Artist Talk
Talk
Wed 31st August at 6pm
A talk by documentary photographer Margaret Mitchell reflecting on her work and approach over the past 30 years.
In Person at the The Barracks Conference Centre, Stirling
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Discomfort and Grit - building a career as a photographer
Talk
Wed 14th September at 3pm
The story of an early-ish career photographer. It started with a leap of faith...
In Person at the The Barracks Conference Centre, Stirling
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Poor Folk and Photography with David Grinly
Talk
Wed 14th September at 6pm
How do we tell stories with photographs, and how do other mediums inform our photographic method?
In Person at the The Barracks Conference Centre, Stirling
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Writing With Colour with Morag Paterson
Talk
Fri 16th September at 7pm
Tales of wanders, awe and chromatograms made from soil and foliage, weaving between the uplands of Scotland and the Ligurian hinterland
Remote on Zoom
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Sucking Nectar from Clover with Ted Leeming
Talk
Sun 18th September at 7pm
Conversations about habitat loss, creation, fragility and extraordinary resilience through the lens of photographer Ted Leeming
Remote on Zoom
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Darkroom Ecology with Scott Hunter
Demonstration
Sun 18th September at 12 noon
Demonstration on developing a sustainable approach to photography and reinventing analog photography processing
In Person at Made In Stirling, King Street
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“Framing Biodiversity” with Mandy Williams
Photowalk
Postponed until further notice
Local nature and wildlife photographer Mandy will run a photo walk, encouraging participants to explore the biodiversity in their own environment
In Person at Stirling Rowing Club
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The Story of the Argaty Beaver with Tom Bowser
Talk
Postponed until further notice
An illustrated presentation telling the story of Scotland’s first beaver relocation project—a landmark moment in Scotland’s history
2022 Exhibitions
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Coulson & Tennant and Helene Schmitz
Exhibition
5–27th August
Visiting Exhibition by Street Level. Coulson & Tennant and Helene Schmitz, a newly curated collection of work, exhibited at the Tolbooth in Stirling.
Tolbooth, Stirling
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Stories
Digital Exhibition
Perminant
Public digital exhibition on the theme of Stories, sponsored by The Barracks Conference Centre in Stirling
and hosted by Kunstmatrix.