Douglas Corrance
Douglas Corrance (born 1947) is a Scottish photographer who has made books about life across Scotland, including Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as guides to Japan, France, India, and New York City.[1][2] His work is held in the collection of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.[3]
Life and work
Corrance grew up in Inverness and began working in the darkroom at the Highland News there, at age 15.[1][3][4] Within 6 months he was promoted to newspaper photographer.[1] For a couple of years in the 1960s, he worked as a photographer in Sydney, Australia.[3] At least in the late 1970s, he worked as a photographer for the Scottish Tourist Board.[3] He has also worked at Scotland on Sunday.[1] Corrance has made photography books about life across Scotland, including Glasgow in at least the 1970s and 1980s.[2][3] He has also created guides to New York City,[5] Japan, France, and India.[2]
Publications
Books by Corrance
- Edinburgh. Glasgow: Collins, 1979. ISBN 9780004111438. With captions by W. Gordon Smith.
- Edinburgh in Colour. London: Batsford, 1980. ISBN 9780713419986. With an introduction and commentaries by John Hutchinson.
- Glasgow. Collins, 1981. Photographs by Corrance, with commentary by Edward Boyd. ISBN 978-0004356679.
- Scotland: Five Decades of Photographs by Douglas Corrance: with text by Magnus Linklater. Collins, 1984. ISBN 9780004356778. With text by Magnus Linklater
- Glasgow: from the Eye in the Sky. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1988. ISBN 9781851581689. With text by Ian Archer.
- Glasgow. Hong Kong: Apa, 1990. ISBN 9780245600494. Edited and produced by Marcus Brooke and Brian Bell.
- Côte d'Azur. Insight Guides, 291. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin; Hong Kong: APA, 1993. With Catherine Karnow. ISBN 9780395657744. Edited by Rosemary Bailey.
- New York. Ljubljana: DZS, 1997. Edited by David Wickers and Charlotte Atkins. ISBN 9788634115345.
- The French Riviera. Insight guides. France series. London: Apa, 1998. With Karnow. ISBN 9780887295911. Edited by Bailey.
- Scotland: a Visual Journey. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1999. ISBN 9781840182514.
- Scotland: Five Decades of Photographs by Douglas Corrance. Lomond, 2012. ISBN 9781842042960.[6]
Collections
Corrance's work is held in the following permanent collection:
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh[3]
References
- "Documentary photographer's captured moments of 20th century Scotland life goes global". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- "Photos of Glasgow on the cusp of urban renewal in the '70s and '80s". Huck Magazine. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- "The big picture: a different side to Glasgow's tenements". The Guardian. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- "'The finest city': vintage images of Glasgow on the cusp of regeneration". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- "Magical photographs of New York, the city that never sleeps". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- "50 years of Scottish history through the lens". HeraldScotland. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2021.