Martin S. Laird

Artist | film-maker | animator

Tag: The Old Man of Hoy

  • Exhibition – Njuggles

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    Njuggles (aka Kelpies) at Northlight For two weeks commencing 1st November 2020, an exhibition of Njuggles (aka Kelpies) can be seen at Northlight Gallery in Stromness. As the gallery is currently not open to the public due to Covid-19 restrictions, work is showing in the windows. The exhibition can be viewed from the street. In…

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    Martin Laird
    Njuggles (aka Kelpies) - an exhibition taking place in the windows of Northlight Gallery, Stromness, from Saturday 31st October to Friday 13th November 2020.

  • Hoy

    Photographs of Hoy Hoy is the hilliest island in Orkney. The name means “high island” from the Old Norse word haey. Ward Hill stands 479m tall and is quite a tough climb, there being no well-trodden path and potentially many hostile nesting bonxies! The island has a seemingly unpredictable weather system which can catch travelers…

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    Martin Laird
    black and white photograph of Rora Head, Hoy