Photographs for wellbeing

A PHOTOGRAPHY project by Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust and The McManus has helped 10 people with long-term health conditions to develop their skills and chronicle their lives.

They have been guided by photographer and artist David P Scott and supported by Arts Fund.

The results of the eight-week course can now be seen in an online gallery, called Loving Photography.

The project’s theme is the street photography in A Love Letter to

Dundee: Joseph McKenzie Photographs 1964-1987, the exhibition currently running at The McManus.

Each photographer has six images in the gallery – everything from rain-soaked streets to masked shadows. Michelle Cassidy, one of the photographers, said the project gave her the push to leave the house.

“I began to interact with the world and begin to see the beauty of life again,” she said.

“The sense of accomplishment each week, completing a series of photos had a huge benefit to my wellbeing.”

This was Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust’s first collaboration with The McManus.

“It’s exciting for us and particularly valuable for us to be sharing resources just now,” said projects co-ordinator Chris Kelly.

“Our participants are finding this second lockdown even more difficult, and the weekly creative challenges provide a positive focus and exchange for everyone.”

The Loving Photography exhibition is hosted online at David P Scott’s website and can be viewed from today until May 29. davidpscott.com/ loving-photography