isle of lewis Archives - John MacLean Photography

Open Studios Hebrides

By John MacLean, 20/07/2021

For two weekends in July, I will be taking part in the Open Studios Hebrides event, based in the Loch a Tuath (Tong to Tolsta) area of the Isle of Lewis. The event runs from Thursday 22nd to Saturday 24th July, and the next weekend from Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st July. Opening hours are 10am to 4pm each day.

All are welcome, please stop by and have a look round. A selection of framed work is on show and there are also some mounted prints to browse through.

Please note that current Covid-19 guidance must be adhered to at all times, including wearing a face mask, using the supplied hand sanitizer and leaving track and trace information. Please contact me anytime if you need further information.

Picture framing

By John MacLean, 12/12/2020:

Please note that any artwork or photographs etc., for mounting/framing in time for Christmas should be taken in to the workshop by the evening of Monday 21st December at the latest.

For further details, please contact me to discuss options for framing.

Sandwick Bay Candles

By John MacLean, 11/12/2020

Last week I was photographing Megan MacDonald, owner of Sandwick Bay Candles in Stornoway, where Megan and her team were very busy fulfilling Christmas orders.

An excellent example of a business selling locally and also sending their products all over the world, Sandwick Bay Candles provides much-needed employment during difficult economic times in the islands. Set up in 2016, the business continues to grow its customer base by offering a range of quality products including luxury hampers, reed diffusers and lotions. Good luck for the future!

Sandwick Bay Candles, by John MacLean Photography.

Sandwick Bay Candles, Stornoway, by John MacLean Photography.

I am available for carrying out high quality photographic work through the Outer Hebrides, across a wide range of subjects including PR, media and promotional work, portraiture, property photography and high-resolution imaging of original artwork and gallery installations. Please contact me for further details or to book my services.

Point & Sandwick wind turbines, 2018

By John MacLean, 15/01/2020

On this date two years ago I was photographing the Point and Sandwick Trust wind turbines (Beinn Ghrideag) on the outskirts of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, for The Guardian. In contrast to the current wet and windy weather in Lewis, conditions then were extremely cold and crisp, with occasional heavy hail showers ripping across the landscape.

Point and Sandwick Trust was named 2018 UK Social Enterprise of the Year and uses income from the community wind project to help fund community projects across the island.

Point and Sandwick wind turbines, Stornoway, by John MacLean Photography.

Artwork framing – Elaine Murray

A set of two screenprints of St Kilda scenes by Lewis artist Elaine Murray, overlaid with double thickness mountboard and framed in deep rebate limed wood moulding with glass.

I specialise in making frames to customers’ individual requirements: excellent art should have excellent presentation. Wherever possible, frame mouldings used are approved by the Forest Stewardship Council, which certifies woods sourced from responsibly-managed forests.

Please get in touch if you have artwork you want framed to the highest standard, whether it’s for exhibition, for your own walls or for giving as a gift.