Book cover for "Edinburgh: An Architectural Portrait" by Black Dog Online, showcasing James Reid's exquisite black-and-white photo (2010-2022) of historic stone ruins.
An open book showcases an evocative black-and-white photograph by James Reid, featuring weathered stones on a beach under a cloudy sky—a nod to architectural photography in "Edinburgh: An Architectural Portrait" by Black Dog Online.
In "Edinburgh: An Architectural Portrait" by Black Dog Online, an open page showcases a black-and-white photo by James Reid, depicting an observatory and a classical-style building set in a grassy landscape.
The book "Edinburgh: An Architectural Portrait" by Black Dog Online features a striking black-and-white cityscape photograph by James Reid, capturing Edinburgh architecture with a prominent hill under a cloudy sky.
The open book, titled "Edinburgh: An Architectural Portrait" by Black Dog Online, showcases James Reid's stunning photography with a black and white shot of ornate Edinburgh architecture on the left page and an elegant auditorium interior on the right.
An open book from Black Dog Online's "Edinburgh: An Architectural Portrait" reveals a black and white human sculpture photo on the left and a cityscape architectural image on the right, resting on a plain, light surface reminiscent of James Reid's meticulous photography style.
A book, "Edinburgh: An Architectural Portrait" by Black Dog Online, lies open on a gray surface; the left page displays a black and white photo of Edinburgh's architecture. The right page, titled "The Blue Hour," features text that complements the scene in James Reid's photographic style.
Open on a table is "Edinburgh: An Architectural Portrait" by Black Dog Online, showing "Leith and Salisbury Crags" on the left page and a grayscale painting of a face with hands on cheeks, echoing the depth seen in James Reid's architectural photography.

Edinburgh: An Architectural Portrait

$48.00

John Donnelly, Alastair Gordon, Bruce Hare, Marianne Magnin, Merlin Ramos, Henry Stevens (Contributors)

Hardback, 28 × 28 cm | 11 × 11 in, 240 pages

ISBN 978-1-912165-45-2

Availability: September, 2022
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Featuring the photography of Edinburgh-based visual artist James Reid, Edinburgh: An Architectural Portrait presents a beautiful photographic mapping of the city’s most architecturally significant areas. With exclusive imagery created over the past ten years it will appeal to anyone interested in the architecture and history of this inspiring city.

Edinburgh: An Architectural Portrait features an inspiring portfolio of imagery created over a ten-year period by the photographer and visual artist James Reid. Documenting the City of Edinburgh using digital, analogue and polaroid formats, the book captures the city’s main conservation areas, with an emphasis on key architects, listed buildings and distinct aspects of the cityscape.

Presented as a beautiful collection of black-and-white images, along with a handful of colour works, the book’s digital images are a mixture of full-frame capture and large-scale composite pieces, along with a selection of 35mm analogue single-frame photography. These include panoramic views as well as more intimate perspectives, made possible by Reid’s unique access to the city’s various buildings and structures of note.

The book also features essays by five established Edinburgh-based artists – Alastair Gordon (painter), Bruce Hare (artist and architect), Marianne Magnin (artist and curator), Merlin Ramos (painter) and Henry Stevens (artist and architect) – each of whom offers a personally informed response to the city and how its architecture, art and history inform, influence and impact on them.

The resulting publication is a unique visual mapping of the city’s most architecturally significant areas that will appeal to not only architects, artists and academics, but also residents of and visitors to one of the world’s most architecturally rich capitals of culture.