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Document Scotland is a photography collective founded in 2012, by Sophie Gerrard, Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert, Stephen McLaren and Colin McPherson. [1] [2] It makes documentary photography about Scotland, which it has exhibited at numerous venues in Scotland and beyond, including the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Impressions Gallery, the Martin Parr Foundation and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Document Scotland has also produced a number of publications and also stages live events and community-focused projects.

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