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Scottish photographer
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Biography
Introduction
Niall McDiarmid is a Scottish photographer. His work is primarily about documenting the people and landscape of Great Britain.
McDiarmid has published three books of street portraits made in Britain: Crossing Paths (2013), for which he "visited 120 towns and photographed 800 subjects over three years"; Via Vauxhall (2015), which "captures passersby traveling through the rapidly changing neighborhood of Vauxhall" in London; and Town to Town (2017) with more portraits from around Britain.
He has had solo exhibitions in the UK at Oriel Colwyn in Colwyn Bay and at Museum of London in London.
Publications
Publications by McDiarmid
- Crossing Paths: A Portrait of Britain. London: Hey Little Heroes, 2013. ISBN 978-0-9926970-0-6. Edition of 500 copies.
- Via Vauxhall. London: Hey Little Heroes, 2015. ISBN 978-0992697013. Edition of 350 copies.
- Town to Town. Bristol: RRB, 2017. ISBN 1999727509. Edition of 1000 copies.
Publication with contribution by McDiarmid
- Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained. Oxford: Focal, 2014. By Grant Scott. ISBN 978-0415717540. With contributions from McDiarmid, Alicia Bruce, Peter Dench, Chris Floyd, and Jim Mortram.
Solo exhibitions
- British Portraits, Oriel Colwyn, Colwyn Bay, UK, 2016
- Here and Now: London Portraits, Museum of London, London, 2017
- Town to Town, Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol, UK, January–May 2018.
Award
- 2012: International Photography Awards, third place, "Professional: People, Portrait" category, for Crossing Paths - A Portrait Journey Around the UK