Photographer, writer & curator. Fellow of @natlibscot | FSA(Scot) | Saltire Award shortlist | Mountains | Conflict | now here: alexanderboyd.bsky.social

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My new book 'The Point of the Deliverance' is now available to pre-order. It's 132 pages of utterly unique images of Scotland & Ireland. With an essay by @david_gange & poetry by Moya Cannon. Printed by @kozubooks. Available here: tinyurl.com/abpotd Please RT if you can🙏
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29 Nov 2025
To everyone who has supported my Christmas Charity Print fundraiser, thank you from the bottom of my heart. The response has been incredible and I’ve made over 300 prints. There is one week to go, orders close Sunday 7 December.
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21 Nov 2025
Two and a half weeks in and over 230 prints made in support of two organisations helping vulnerable children. Can you offer your support? circa35mm.com/art-store/p/ch…
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12 Nov 2025
This is such a wonderful gesture by Euan, and an incredible chance to get your hands on his stunning prints for a bargain. Please share 🙏
10 Nov 2025
My Christmas Charity Print is supporting two organisations doing incredible work for vulnerable children. Please support if you can… circa35mm.com/art-store/p/ch…
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6 Nov 2025
Sailing Away One of the options in my Christmas Charity Print fundraiser. 12 to choose from, only £15 per print, 3 for £40 or 4 for £50 and every penny to the great causes I am supporting. circa35mm.com/art-store/p/ch… #charityprint #christmascharityprint
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Thrilled to be on this shortlist with The Ayrshire Nestling, & honoured that it's with such terrific other writers and books. And delighted too for Sheila Wakefield's @RedSquirrelPres, the new imprint of which, Tringa, took a chance on my wee book. 🙏🙏 to @SaltireBook Awards!
Delighted to share #SaltireBookAwards Non-fiction Shortlist 2025: 6 amazing titles of which 2 are debuts. Congrats to Debut contenders Howard Amos & Katie Goh, and to Gerry Cambridge, Jenni Fagan, David Farrier, and Sarah Moss, up for Scotland's Non-fiction Book of the Year!
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Our new issue is now out, scotching rumours of our demise; & the biggest edition in our 30-year history. Orders and more on the contents available here: thedarkhorsemagazine.com Readers: "bracingly uncompromising"; "the only [poetry magazine] I read from cover to cover"...
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Great article on the shitshow that is the Salt Path - so many of us writers rip our hearts out in the name of good 'honest' memoir writing, the kind of writing that is written with authentic voice at its roots, don't see near the success of this book Why? Because our stories are about real, truthful #workingclass lives, they are about the lived experience of socioeconomic hardship, the lasting longevity of poverty, prejudice and unfairness at every level and at every stage of our writing careers Great to see that my @CommonGroundLit prize gets a mention too, now more than ever we need to raise our voices, here on common ground x theguardian.com/books/2025/a…
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22 May 2025
Hello. I'm one of three Ayrshire lads cycling 250 miles from Irvine to Inverness to raise money for @N_T_S. We want to help efforts to replant Glen Rosa on Arran after the devastating wildfires in April. Any help (or RTs) appreciated! ❤️ justgiving.com/page/rideforg…
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We're loving reading your work. We especially welcome subs from women, non-binary people and gender non-conforming people. Send us your poems and short stories by 25th April!
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31 Jan 2025
We are delighted to have three books nominated in the SNPA Awards. 'KELP' by @mark_lj 'Lowland Highlanders' by @JMIimages and 'The Point Of The Deliverance' by @AlexBoyd Your vote would be greatly appreciated if you have the time! Many thanks 🙏 scottishnaturephotographyawa…

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20 years ago today we lost a wonderful man, one of the best composers/musicians ever. Celebrating Martyn's incredible legacy @ccfest with the launch of Brave New Music by @garyjwest Go play some MB! Obligatory volume 11 aye @RealWorldRec @itspetergabriel @LuathPress @SamHeughan
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Lowland Highlanders is my book that features Scotland's highest communities that actually exist in the Scottish Lowlands not far from the English border. The publisher @kozubooks have an offer of the book alongside the wonderful publication by @AlexBoyd kozubooks.com/books-new/scot…
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17 Dec 2024
Get 40% off ‘The Point Of The Deliverance’ By @AlexBoyd No code needed. kozubooks.com/books-new/the-… #Photography #Photobook #Scotland #Ireland

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13 Nov 2024
I have 100 followers on Bluesky, and I have had more meaningful engagements with them in the last week than than the 10,000 on here in months. I can't recommend it enough - it's like old twitter! Join me here: alexanderboyd.bsky.social
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Headline writers not messing about
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America isn’t better than this lol. This is exactly what this country is.
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Fascism will come at the hands of perfectly authentic Americans - John T. Flynn
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Well this had made my day. Bothy Culture desperately needs a vinyl release - what an album!
AN INCREDIBLE PIECE OF LOST HISTORY RECOVERED! Tongues of Kali, the forgotten video. Get yer look holes wrapped round this wee beauty. Footage courtesy of @bbcalba & @MGALBA youtu.be/Zm3zdFZLQeE
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Mesmerised by this essay (& I don’t say that often!). L&A tell a beautiful story through the inspiring archaeology of photography. I visited Ardeer with Alex when we were both Irvine-based, suspecting that his long duration study would be impactful. Here’s to many more outputs!
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