Robert Ormerod Explained

Robert Ormerod (born 1985) is a Scottish photographer,[1] based in Edinburgh.[2]

Life and work

Ormerod was born in 1985 in Scotland.[1] He grew up in Aberdeen.[3] In 2010 he completed a NCTJ press photography course at Norton College in Sheffield and in 2007 gained a BA in journalism from the University of Stirling.[4]

He has made work about pigeon fanciers in Glasgow and Edinburgh who practice "doo fleein'", the "doomen" and "doowomen" who lure another enthusiast's male bird using a female;[5] [6] [7] people in dance halls at community centres in Edinburgh;[3] Scottish independence in the lead up to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum through a reenactment of the Battle of Bannockburn[8] and people he found while travelling along the M8 motorway between Edinburgh and Glasgow;[9] 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;[10] and households using their gardens whilst under lockdown in Edinburgh, during the COVID-19 pandemic, photographed from above using an aerial camera.[2]

Ormerod's long-term project about space enthusiasts, Above Us the Day,[11] [12] [13] has involved photographing the mythology around UFO sightings on a road trip from Roswell, New Mexico (sight of the Roswell UFO incident) to Area 51 in Nevada, USA;[14] [15] amateur rocket builders at events in the Highlands of Scotland[16] and Nevada;[17] moonscapes and people who chase the northern lights, made while travelling around Iceland's Ring Road, Route 1;[18] and attendees of Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students.[19]

He lives in Edinburgh.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-05-22. Edinburgh: The Uncanny – Sat. 28th Oct. 28 September 2017. Miniclick.
  2. News: Rhiannon Lucy. Cosslett. 2020-05-22. ‘It's our sanctuary’: gardens in lockdown, as seen by drone. The Guardian. 16 May 2020. 0261-3077.
  3. Web site: 2020-05-22. Portfolio: Robert Ormerod. 26 May 2013. The Independent.
  4. Web site: 2020-05-22. About / Contact. Robert Ormerod.
  5. Web site: Maggie. Barry. 2020-05-22. Meet the birdmen (and women) of Edinburgh who have a passion for pigeons. 29 September 2012. dailyrecord.
  6. Web site: Robert. Ormerod. 2020-05-22. Luminous photos of Scotland's pigeon-obsessed flight club. Mother Jones.
  7. Web site: 2020-05-22. Inside the Quirky World of Competitive Pigeon Seduction. https://web.archive.org/web/20170605025231/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2017/06/doo-pigeons-flying-scotland/. dead. 5 June 2017. 2 June 2017. National Geographic.
  8. Web site: 2020-05-22. Scottish photographer explores independence via battle re-enactment. www.itsnicethat.com.
  9. News: Photographs by Robert. Ormerod. 2020-05-22. Spectrum: Disunited nation. 0140-0460. The Times.
  10. Web site: 2020-05-22. Political Youth. www.the-nomad-magazine.com.
  11. Web site: 2020-05-22. 11 Photos From Around the World for Anyone Who Really, Really Loves Space. Afar.
  12. Web site: 2020-05-22. A surreal journey through space and human perception. 12 August 2019. British Journal of Photography.
  13. Web site: James. Clasper. 2020-05-22. Meet the amateurs trying to put a human in space. 18 August 2016. Financial Times.
  14. Web site: 2020-05-22. Inside the everyday world of UFO hunters. 3 October 2016. Huck Magazine.
  15. News: 2020-05-22. Discover the world of amateur space enthusiasts in a 'dreamlike journey, which blurs the line between science and fiction'. The Washington Post. 16 Jan 2019.
  16. News: John. Crace. 2020-05-22. We have liftoff: the rocket enthusiasts having a blast in Scotland. The Guardian. 20 September 2013. 0261-3077.
  17. Web site: 2020-05-22. Why Amateur Rocket Builders Flock to This Desert. https://web.archive.org/web/20180816180859/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/09/proof-rockets-photography-nevada-black-rock-desert-homemade/. dead. 16 August 2018. 16 August 2018. National Geographic.
  18. News: 2020-05-22. 'It's the closest thing to the moon': my space odyssey to Iceland. The Guardian. 1 July 2017. 0261-3077.
  19. News: 2020-05-22. The Camp in Alabama Bringing Outer Space to the Blind. Wired. 1059-1028.

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