Stan McCartin LRPS CPAGB APAGB, is a Glaswegian who has been an active photographer since school days, interrupted only for a while by marriage, career and mortgage, but now in retirement he is busy in many areas of this fascinating visual art form. He learned from his Dad's pal who "did" weddings, and a teacher at school who ran a small extra-curricular photo club in the physics lab. His photography was then funded by delivering milk in the morning and groceries after school and at weekends.
Most of the early work was black and white, very geometrical and graphic, using traditional "good practice" techniques. His artist friend, Wayne Warren of TAG Fine Arts, once pointed out that all his work was of man made objects and suggested that he try some pure nature. This lead to some of his work appearing in a mixed media exhibition at Edinburgh in 2003 with Wayne Warren, Mike Cull, and work from Tracey Emin and Chris Ofili. Another exhibition, solely about trees, called the Leaf Show followed with Wayne in 2004 at the Surface Gallery in Nottingham. More adventurous and abstract techniques soon followed, and there have been several exhibitions since. He also continues to compete in the photography club arena and is a member of Harrow, amongst other camera clubs.
Now living in Wendover, he also does his own thing with some small groups of photographers on self inspired assignments, as well as judging and lecturing on the subject. Needless to say he is never without at least a pocket digital which captured some of the images in this exhibition. As they say, the best camera is the one you have with you at the time.
This exhibition was curated by Wayne Warren who, along with B P Collins and Stan, hope you enjoy it's span of some of the breadths of subject matter, style and techniques over a period of time, from film days to the present digital.Check back here soon for exhibition images.
