Robert Ormerod

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Robert Ormerod (born 1985) is a Scottish photographer, [1] based in Edinburgh. [2]

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Life and work

Ormerod was born in 1985 in Scotland. [1] He grew up in Aberdeen. [3] In 2010 he completed a NCTJ press photography course at Norton College in Sheffield and in 2007 gained a BA in Journalism from the University of Stirling. [4]

He has made work about pigeon fanciers in Glasgow and Edinburgh who practice "doo fleein'", the "doomen" and "doowomen" who lure another enthusiast's male bird using a female; [5] [6] [7] people in dance halls at community centres in Edinburgh; [3] Scottish independence in the lead up to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum through a reenactment of the Battle of Bannockburn [8] and people he found while travelling along the M8 motorway between Edinburgh and Glasgow; [9] politically engaged young Scots in the period after Scotland decided against independence from the UK in the 2014 referendum and since the 2016 vote in favour of Brexit; [10] and households using their gardens whilst under lockdown in Edinburgh, during the COVID-19 pandemic, photographed from above using an aerial camera. [2]

Ormerod's long term project about space enthusiasts, Above Us the Day, [11] [12] [13] has involved photographing the mythology around UFO sightings on a road trip from Roswell, New Mexico (sight of the Roswell UFO incident) to Area 51 in Nevada, USA; [14] [15] amateur rocket builders at events in the Highlands of Scotland [16] and Nevada; [17] moonscapes and people who chase the northern lights, made while travelling around Iceland's Ring Road, Route 1; [18] and attendees of Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students. [19]

He lives in Edinburgh. [2]

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  4. ↑ "About / Contact". Robert Ormerod. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Barry, Maggie (29 September 2012). "Meet the birdmen (and women) of Edinburgh who have a passion for pigeons". dailyrecord. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Ormerod, Robert. "Luminous photos of Scotland's pigeon-obsessed flight club". Mother Jones. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Inside the Quirky World of Competitive Pigeon Seduction". National Geographic. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Scottish photographer explores independence via battle re-enactment". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Ormerod, Photographs by Robert. "Spectrum: Disunited nation". The Times. ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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  17. ↑ "Why Amateur Rocket Builders Flock to This Desert". National Geographic. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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