Aberdeen Harbour Lights

Biography

REVIEW
The Aberdeen born photographer Ray Smith has a considerable reputation as one of the most innovative photographers working in Scotland. His latest range of Landscape images will go along way in making him a household name.
Ray's subject matter is time honoured among Scottish photographers; the environs of Aberdeen harbour and the surrounding rural landscapes, including the ubiquitous Bennachie.
However, I doubt if you've seem them quite like this, not unless you've been up at day break with Ray stalking that magical fleeting moment.
Forcing the viewer to rethink their everyday environment is obviously one of Ray's talents, and the fact that he has captured these scenes with such a cool, lucid power puts him well apart from the norm. Who would have thought that Broadhill or Murcar beach could look like settings from an epic mythic movie, yet Ray achieves that, leaving us simultaneously beguiled and impressed.
Roddy Phillips (Press & Journal Oct 2004)

 

Ray Smith