Andrew Tobin - Author Talk on his Photography book, Glas - 13/06/2026
Author event - join us at Waystone Books for an evening with Andrew Tobin, Skye local, photographer and author. Andrew owns and operates Lens 57, a photography company, and has published two books of his photography work - Skye at Night and Glas. This talk will focus on his latest work, Glas.
If you're interested in the landscape of Skye, photography or publishing of high-end art books, please join us on Saturday the 13th June at 6:30pm. This is the first day of Independent Bookshop Week, and we're delighted to have Andrew at the shop to kick off the week.
This event will take place in the bookshop with an in-person audience. Doors open at 6:15pm so you can purchase a coffee (we have decaf!), tea or the like before the event.
We'll open with a lecture-style presentation by Andrew, followed by an open Q+A.
About Glas:
Glas, Scottish Gaelic for “grey”, is a photographic showcase of Scotland’s most iconic island, the Isle of Skye. Glas contains the ingredients to create your personal interpretation of this wonderful island.
The philosophy of Glas is to leave you with space and time to think and consider as you look at the imagery and read the poetry. It is the antidote to the hypersaturated digitality that invades our lives. Uncompromisingly analogue, Glas is a significant physical object with size and weight. It is a refuge from immediacy and urgency.
Photographed over seventeen years, Glas reveals the dramatic beauty of Skye’s landscape, its tumultuous weather, and the unique charms and quirks that make the island such a special place.
Its twelve themed chapters of black and white images are complemented by the beautiful verse of renowned Gaelic poet Rody Gorman. Written in Scottish Gaelic with English interpretations, Rody paints with his words to enhance the images and bring the Skye to life like never before.
Lord Macdonald, High Chief of Clan Donald, provides the foreword for Glas recounting his own memories of growing up on Skye and describing Glas as “a masterpiece of the highest order”.
By removing colour, the photographs in Glas invite you to look deeper, allowing your imagination to come alive. You can build your own interpretation of what is here, rekindle memories, or simply revel in the beauty and character of Skye.
Glas is a large format 30x30cm (12”x12”) hardback book of 227 pages printed on luxuriously heavy paper, with an accompanying Photography Index book describing each of the photographs, all within a presentation slip case.
Every copy of Glas is individually stamped, numbered and signed by the author.
About Andrew Tobin:
Andrew has photographed subjects as varied as the football World Cup, glamorous weddings and the someone ironing in a multi-storey car park. His work has been published in all the UK national newspapers including front and back pages, and around the world from Japan to India to Australia. He has been awarded a Gold Medal from the London Salon of Photography and Digital Photographer’s Urban Photographer of the Year.
His photographic soul is split between the beautiful landscapes and interesting people of the west coast of Scotland, and the vibrancy and chaos of London.
Please note: Tickets are non-refundable. Photography and videography may take place during this event. Thank you for your understanding.