Ben Harman, Director of Stills: Centre for Photography in Edinburgh, speaks to Mhairi Law.

Mhairi Law is an award winning photographer living and working on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Using medium-format analogue photography, her creative practice is focused primarily on landscapes, reflecting social and environmental themes. Previous projects have looked at rural environments and explored how the past and present impact of humans have visually made their mark, drawing out stories of human character and cultural history through landscapes, as well as touching on lasting effects of human intervention. Her work has recently been exhibited at Trongate 103, Glasgow; Stills, Edinburgh; and An Lanntair Arts Centre on the Isle of Lewis. These displays featured her project, The Darkest Dawn, commissioned by An Lanntair Arts Centre.

In 2019, Law established Island Darkroom, a black & white photographic darkroom, exhibition and workshop space on the Isle of Lewis.

www.mlawphotography.com

www.islanddarkroom.com