Scope Photography
Scope Photography : Power in Perspective
Edinburgh | 2021-2024
Scope Photography, a workshop, supporting people living with long-term health conditions was founded and run by McLachlan.
Workshops took place at community spaces including Craigmillar Now and the Thistle Foundation, and culminated in an exhibition at the Thistle Foundation, showcasing participants’ work.
Through the accessibility and immediacy of digital cameras and phones, participants were encouraged to explore and reclaim their perspectives.
The workshops aimed to empower participants to see familiar environments in new ways, demonstrating how photography can be a tool for creativity, agency, and personal expression, even within the restrictions of health or mobility.
Made possible and funded by Neighbourhood Network and Young Scot
Image description A black and white photograph showing a Scope participant looking at a wall of photographs on the wall.
Image description A black and white photograph showing a participant holding up their digital camera to take a photo of another community member who is smiling for the photograph.
Image description A black and white photograph showing Louise teaching a Scope workshop in the arts centre Craigmia Now. Louise sits on a chair infant of a tripod and camera with a black backdrop. She gestures as participants watch in front. Everyone is wearing face masks.
