Colin Mearns
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Glasgow based staff photographer for The Herald, Glasgow Times and The National newspapers
Edinburgh looking gorgeous in the autumn sunshine, Saturday 25th October 2025. Photographed for
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
16 days ago
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A car under debris following the collapse of a hoarding at a derelict building on the Broomielaw, Glasgow this evening, Friday 3rd October 2025 as storm Amy arrives in the city. Photographed for
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@glasgowtimes.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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The Herald
about 2 months ago
A Glasgow Herald poster on the set of Joel Coen's new film, on North Court off St Vincent Place in Glasgow. The No Country for Old Men, Fargo and The Big Lebowski co-director is currently filming Jack of Spades in the city. πππππ: ππ°ππͺπ― ππ¦π’π³π―π΄
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I took a photograph of a lovely tree branch today at Prestwick with the added bonus of a gorgeous golden retriever attached to it. As you do.
2 months ago
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A soggy Saturday afternoon in St Enoch Square, Glasgow. Photographed for
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@glasgowtimes.bsky.social
2 months ago
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The Herald
5 months ago
A new mural of Winston from Still Game in Glasgow. The work by artist Tap End Tef can be found on the gable end wall at Mikaku on Queen Street. πππππ: ππ°ππͺπ― ππ¦π’π³π―π΄
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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar holds a victory rally in Hamilton, Friday 6th June following Davy Russell's win in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Scottish parliament by-election.
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Wonderful trip to Gourock outdoor pool, Sunday 1st June 2025. The pool uses filtered seawater from the Firth of Clyde and is warmed up to a very pleasant 29Β°C. A great place to spend a rainy Sunday with the bairns. Honestly, it really is!
5 months ago
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The Herald
6 months ago
The Robert Burns statue is removed from Glasgow's George Square for restoration. It is the first of 11 bronze statues to be removed during the renovation, and will be returned in 2026.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2515645...
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The Herald
6 months ago
'Iβve made this 6am pilgrimage ahead of the RSPBβs International Dawn Chorus weekend at a time when the birdsong morning symphony is at its most intense' π¦ββ¬ I made a pilgrimage to a wetland paradise - and confessed my 'sins'π
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Gallus wee squirrel snaffling their breakfast from our bird feeder and tormenting Matilda. Pretty productive morning for a squiggle I reckon. π€£π€£
6 months ago
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Amy Macdonald performing during a pop-up gig at Princes Square, Glasgow, this afternoon, Friday 25th April 2025. Photographed for
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@glasgowtimes.bsky.social
@scotnational.bsky.social
7 months ago
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Colin Mearns
The Herald
7 months ago
'The Scottish Bowel Screening Programme is an amazing thing' A powerful piece from our own Colin Mearns, whose life was saved by an NHS Scotland test π
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The Herald
7 months ago
Late last year, our photographer
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was diagnosed with bowel cancer A simple NHS Scotland test saved his life
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In December 2024 I was diagnosed with bowel cancer. A simple test saved my life. Some words about my experience with cancer are in
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today. V happy to say I am now cancer free.
#bowelcancer
www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenew...
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NHS Scotland saved my life - here's why everyone needs to do the bowel test
Colin Mearns did a routine bowel test where doctors found a malignant tumour - the early catch saved his life
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/25101284.one-simple-test-nhs-scotland-saved-cancer/
7 months ago
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Loch Katrine, Trossachs, Scotland. Monday 7th April 2025. I mean, honestly, just look at it....ππ
7 months ago
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Colin Mearns
The Herald
10 months ago
Rebecca McCurdy shadowed lifesaving ScotRail conductor Dominic Quilty. Here's why it was an unforgettable experience:
heraldscotland.com/news/2489533...
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Colin Mearns
The Glasgow Wrap
10 months ago
How The Community Newsroom is rebuilding media trust in Govanhill β
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spoke to
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& Rhiannon Davies for the Sunday Edition. Pics by
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@greatergovanhill.com
@theferret.scot
Full story:
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"Doing what you can where you are": How The Community Newsroom is rebuilding trust in Govanhill
Greater Govanhill and The Ferret are working together to bolster local news, combat polarisation and enact positive change in a Glasgow community.
https://theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/doing-what-you-can-where-you-are
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Trongate, Glasgow, Saturday 25th Jan 2025. I just loved the sunlight reflecting from the buildings behind me. The building on the left is the Britannia Panopticon music hall, the world's oldest surviving music hall and where in 1906, a 16 year old Stan Laurel made his stage debut.
10 months ago
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Happy Caturday!
10 months ago
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Colin Mearns
The Herald
10 months ago
Firefighters have rushed to a Glasgow street following the collapse of a building. It is understood that the building was meant to be torn down in a controlled demolition but collapsed early. FULL STORY:
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2487744...
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Linda Allan, the mother of Katie Allan touches a photograph of her daughter at a press conference, Friday 17th Jan 2025 regarding the joint FAI into the deaths of both Katie and William Lindsay in 2018 at Polmont YOI. Photographed for
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10 months ago
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Beautiful late afternoon light (and gorgeous clouds) at Dunoon today, Wednesday 8th January 2025.
10 months ago
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Colin Mearns
The Herald
10 months ago
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) has unveiled its biggest line up to date ahead of its return in March FIND OUT MORE:
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2484329...
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Hope Street, Glasgow City Centre, 2nd January 2025.
10 months ago
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A lovely cottage spotted on a Boxing day stroll.
11 months ago
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Colin Mearns
The Glasgow Wrap
11 months ago
The west end's bohemian golden age is over. Alasdair Grayβs favourite Hillhead haunts have been sold off. The kind of artists and writers that once crawled around the area have been priced out. As a whole, it has traded coolness for commerce.
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Glasgowβs creative exodus: Is the south side the new west end?
Its bohemian golden age is over. Alasdair Grayβs favourite Hillhead haunts have been sold off. The Scotsman Group, formerly known as G1, bought Oran Mor in 2022. In the same year, the Ubiquitous Chip
https://theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/glasgows-creative-exodus-is-the-south
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Colin Mearns
The Herald
11 months ago
If youβve been around Central Station today, you may have noticed this title and a familiar face staring back at you. That's because you can now read The Herald for the whole of 2025 for only Β£25. SUBSCRIBE HERE:
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A grey squirrel eats a croissant while sitting in a tree on Gray Street in the West End of Glasgow, Wednesday 11th December 2024. Photographed for
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
@glasgowtimes.bsky.social
&
@scotnational.bsky.social
11 months ago
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Colin Mearns
The Herald
11 months ago
Squirrel. Croissant. Tree. Glasgow. πππππ:
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add a skeleton here at some point
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Colin Mearns
The Herald
11 months ago
A squirrel enjoys a croissant in a tree on Gray Street, in Glasgow's Kelvingrove. Our photographer
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saw the squirrel run across the road with the croissant in its mouth, before it ran up the tree and enjoyed its meal. πππππ: ππ°ππͺπ― ππ¦π’π³π―π΄
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The Herald
11 months ago
Education specialist James McEnaney and photographer Colin Mearns visited Scotland's newest special school TAKE A LOOK INSIDE:
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2477587...
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Trongate, Glasgow, Friday 6th December 2024.
11 months ago
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Colin Mearns
Hannah Brown
11 months ago
βEach and every day, women like me have to second guess their every move in an attempt to avoid becoming the next headline.β Great work from Bethel Tesfay on how peer-mentoring schemes on gender-based violence can make women safer.
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www.heraldscotland.com/news/2475238...
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Why a peer-mentoring scheme in schools can make life better for women like me
In schools across Scotland, senior pupils are working to change attitudes and tackle violence against women and girls.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24752380.peer-mentoring-scheme-can-make-women-safer-society/
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Happy St Andrew's day! Contrails photographed over Langside, Glasgow, Saturday 30th November 2024.
#saltire
#scotland
12 months ago
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Colin Mearns
The Herald
12 months ago
'It's always the greatest compliment when the parents enjoy the books as well'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2474087...
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A snow covered Queen's Park in the Southside of Glasgow as Storm Bert sweeps into the country, Saturday 23rd Nov 2024. Photographed for
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@scotnational.bsky.social
12 months ago
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Snow in the Southside of Glasgow as Storm Bert arrives. Saturday 23rd November 2024. Photographed for
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
@scotnational.bsky.social
#stormbert
12 months ago
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Fun assignment that I shot recently for the
@theglasgowwrap.bsky.social
photographing the lovely folk at Gulabi Photo, an independent film lab in the Southside of Glasgow that was founded by co-owners Chris Moses and Ben Cowie in 2019.
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12 months ago
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Filming of The Running Man on Bothwell Street, Glasgow, Sunday 17th Nov 2024. Actor Glen Powell filming a scene where he dodged cars stuck in a traffic jam. Loved that as we are going through a dry patch of weather at the moment, they had a guy wet the roads down. Looked fab though.
12 months ago
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Colin Mearns
The Herald
12 months ago
Full picture gallery on Instagram:
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Colin Mearns
The Herald
12 months ago
Hollywood blockbuster The Running Man filming in Glasgow on Saturday morning. Cameras were rolling on Renfrew Street for the major production, a remake of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger action film. πππππ: ππ°ππͺπ― ππ¦π’π³π―π΄ READ MORE:
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Happy Caturday!
#kitten
#cat
#caturday
12 months ago
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I do love a bit of early morning dystopian futuristic shenanigans in Glasgow city centre. Photographed Saturday 16th November 2024.
#filming
12 months ago
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