photography
Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomNow in its third year, the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year competition is the brainchild of respected Scottish Landscape photographer, Stuart Lowe. His aim is to showcase the work and raise the profiles of the many talented photographers who live in, and come to Scotland to capture breathtaking scenery through their lenses. It... Read More
Inspired by John Muir
This wonderful selection of photos are the winning entries of a joint competition run by John Muir’s Birthplace and the Facebook group Dunbar in Pictures. The photography competition was open to all photographers, professional and amateur alike. The brief encouraged photographers to take time to look at the landscapes around Dunbar and the fine... Read More
New Exhibition – ‘Flora’ by Cathy Bell
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomLook out for our exciting first exhibition of 2019. From 5 January until 16 February, we are proud to host artist Cathy Bell's solo show, 'flora'. In her exhibition of artwork and photography Cathy Bell is concerned with capturing a personal connection with the natural world of "flora". For paintings she has chosen to depict... Read More
‘Silva’ by Chris Thomas
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomWe are delighted to present ‘Silva: a meditation on trees and woods in eleven photographs’ by photographer Chris Thomas. 20th February – 24th March. Humankind has had an intimate relationship with trees and woodland since the days of our earliest ancestors – on the one hand, practical and prosaic, on another, a deeply-felt sense of... Read More
Exhibition: Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomOnce again we are delighted to be presenting John Muir Trust category winners from the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. This will be the 3rd year we have exhibited winners from this category, and the images are always breath-taking. this year the John Muir Trust prize was given the theme of 'Living Landscape',... Read More
Christmas Light Switch On!
We are excited be supporting the switch on Dunbar's amazing Christmas lights. We will be open until 6pm to help you keep warm while you wait for the big moment. Pop in for some Christmas shopping, we have some fabulous gift ideas all sustainably sourced within 30 miles of Dunbar. See the spectacular exhibition of... Read More
Winners: Dunbar 2020 Calendar Competition
We are delighted to bring you an exhibition of all the winning entries from our Dunbar 2020 Calendar Competition over the festive period. We have 12 beautiful images entered to our Facebook Competition and voted for by our online visitors. This exhibition was open to everyone to post favourite photos they had taken of Dunbar,... Read More
Exhibition – Gardens of East Lothian
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomPhotographic exhibition by Sheila Sim. Over the next few days we hope to bring some of this exhibition to you virtually, please keep following our Facebook and Twitter feeds! East Lothian has a long and proud heritage of gardening, and has produced several horticultural pioneers. With its good climate and fertile soil, the county has... Read More
City Slickers in a Smart Countryside
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomWe are opening back up for the summer with a photography exhibition of images taken along the John Muir Way by Sharon McMenemy Khan/4 Pegs Gallery. Celebrating 10 years of the John Muir Way. "When you’re preparing for the John Muir Way, you focus on navigating: distances, signposts, gradients. Once you start riding along the... Read More
