Robert Ormerod (born 1985) is a Scottish photographer, based in Edinburgh.

Life and work

Ormerod was born in 1985 in Scotland. He grew up in

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. In 2010 he completed an NCTJ press photography course at

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in Sheffield and in 2007 gained a BA in journalism from the

University of Stirling The University of Stirling (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals; ) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by a royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airth ...

. He has done work about

pigeon fanciers Pigeon keeping or pigeon fancying is the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons. People have practiced pigeon keeping for at least 5,000 years and in almost every part of the world. In that time, humans have substantially altered the morpho ...

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and

Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...

who practice "doo fleein'", the "doomen" and "doowomen" who lure another enthusiast's male bird using a female; people in dance halls at community centres in Edinburgh;

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in the lead up to the

2014 Scottish independence referendum A independence referendum, referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom was held in Scotland on 18 September 2014. The referendum question was "Should Scotland be an independent country?", which voters answered with "Yes" or ...

through a reenactment of the

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and people he found while travelling along the M8 motorway between Edinburgh and Glasgow; politically engaged young Scots in the period after Scotland decided against independence from the UK in the 2014 referendum and since the 2016 vote in favour of Brexit; and households using their gardens whilst under

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in Edinburgh, during the

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, photographed from above using an

aerial camera Aerial photography (or airborne imagery) is the taking of photographs from an aircraft or other flight, airborne platforms. When taking motion pictures, it is also known as aerial videography. Platforms for aerial photography include fixed-wi ...

. Ormerod's long-term project about space enthusiasts, ''Above Us the Day,'' has involved photographing the mythology around

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sightings on a road trip from

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(sight of the

Roswell UFO incident The Roswell Incident started in 1947 with the recovery of debris near Roswell, New Mexico. It later became the basis for conspiracy theories alleging that the United States military recovered a crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft. The debri ...

) to

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in Nevada, USA; amateur rocket builders at events in the Highlands of Scotland and Nevada; moonscapes and people who chase the

northern lights Northern lights most commonly refers to the aurora borealis, a natural light display in Earth's sky. (The) Northern Light(s) may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Northern Lights'' (1978 film), about the Nonpartisan League in Nort ...

, made while travelling around

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's Ring Road,

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; and attendees of Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students. He lives in Edinburgh.

References

External links

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"The rocket men – in pictures"
at ''The Guardian'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Ormerod, Robert 21st-century Scottish photographers Alumni of the University of Stirling Living people 1985 births