36 AMAZING IMAGES
Photographer CindyLou Ramsay urges people to stop and admire the beauty around them in her latest stunning collection of images of East Kilbride and beyond.
In this fast-paced world that we live in, dominated by mobile phones and computers, ‘Looking Up’ is a reminder to people to take notice of nature’s beauty.
Cindy-Lou, from Calderwood, has had a passion for photography since she was a child – and rarely goes anywhere without a camera.
In 2010 she made The Cinderella Disease, a documentary about Parkinson’s Disease featuring her beloved dad Louis, who lost his life to the condition.
Each year she captures images of East Kilbride in all its glory to create a calendar, with 10 per cent of the proceeds donated to the Lanarkshire & Glasgow South Parkinson’s Group.
This exhibition marks a new chapter in the filmmaker’s life after she left her job as a senior camera operator at the BBC earlier this year to return to her first love, photography.
“It’s all about the wee things,” Cindy-Lou told the News. “We get so used to seeing the same things round us that we fail to notice the beauty in them.
“Details are important to me and I like to capture them in my photographs so others can then see them properly.
“East Kilbride is a large town, yet we are lucky enough to be surrounded by amazing wildlife, from the beautiful swan family and other water fowl at the loch to the charismatic starlings, goldfinches and stunning foxes in our back gardens.
“This year I was fortunate enough to be able to spend more time at the Stewartfield loch observing the swans, from the building of their nests to their first swim as a brand-new family. It was an honour, they really are truly magnificent creatures.”
Cindy-Lou, 45, added: “Photography for me is very personal, I use it to express myself and everything I produce has a part of me built into it, so this exhibition was made with blood, sweat and tears.
“It’s a privilege to be able to display my images for the world to see.”
‘Looking Up’ runs at Hunter House coffee shop on Maxwellton Road until Friday, October 12.