Scotland has installed its first Stolperstein, honouring Jane Haining, a Scottish woman who chose to stay in Budapest during the war to protect Jewish children and was murdered in Auschwitz for it. Haining left Edinburgh in 1932 to care for girls at a school run by the Scottish

In autumn 1944, Vera Atkins travelled to France to start tracing her missing SOE agents. Travelling war-torn Europe, she interrogated Nazi war criminals to uncover their fates. This is the story of a relentless quest for justice and closure: (🧵)

Had an extremely blowy walk this morning to see the first Stolperstein in Scotland - in memory of Jane Haining - in Edinburgh.

I was shooting low with the Leica SL and 90-280mm, trying to capture people with umbrellas against the NYC fog and light from 42nd Street. Most shots felt cliché, but then... this one happened. A passing car perfectly framed my subject. You can't plan moments like this!

Attributed to Captain Henry William Verschoyle (1835-1870)of the London Photographic Society.

It is with enormous sadness that we hear of the death of one of the giants of Scottish Heraldry, Mark Dennis, formerly Ross Herald Extraordinary. Even more extraordinary is the legacy of love and artistry Mark leaves behind him. We send our heartfelt condolences to Mark's family.

We have huge respect for the agents who were dropped into occupied Europe in WW2. Many of them left from this barn on the edge of Tempsford airfield. Inside, is the memorial to them – it was here that they were kitted out with the parachutes and kit before their mission:

From the Rare section of our bookstore: Paul Trevor - Like You’ve Never Been Away (Bluecoat Press, 2017) More info on this remarkable body of work here: photobookjunkies.com/product/paul-t… Worldwide shipping 🌎

Happy birthday to the late, great Gordon Parks (Born, 30 Nov, 1912)

A feeding sheep and "The Jacobite", Crianlarich 2013.

If you're looking for a stocking filler, what better than a half-price copy of Ancient Maritime Loan Contracts? (University of Michigan Press holiday sale now on!) press.umich.edu/Books/A/Ancien…

A few months ago, I was a guest on a podcast where I talked about how I got into photographing old houses, the experiences I’ve had, what I’ve learned, and how much I respect the families connected to these places. I even shared how I’m a "reformed trespasser" after hearing the

I have tried and failed for a decade to capture this view in #Pittsburgh, and this morning I was finally able to. In this scene, the Duquesne Incline passes above the train tracks right as a Norfolk Southern train was going underneath it. Can't believe my luck that it worked out.

The only known original color (!) footage of Old Shanghai's neon advertisements in 1939. From the 8mm camera of Colonel Harvey S. Walseth, US Marine Corps.

The winner of the Avanti West Coast sponsored 2025 Community Railway Heritage Awd is MEPC Ltd for its restoration of the long-disued wagon hoist in Wellington Place, Leeds