COLIN McPHERSON

Sports, Portraiture, Reportage
Liverpool, England

Colin McPherson works independently as a photographer as well as being a member of the Document Scotland collective. He began his career in newspapers and magazines in his native Edinburgh before relocating to north-west England in 2004.

His photojournalism has taken him to all five continents, however, his work has evolved over 30 years to include long-term photographic projects, exhibitions and teaching workshops as well as incorporating writing and filmmaking into his practice. In 2017-18 he was one of two official photographers for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay, a year-long assignment which took him around the world working in more than 30 countries.

He is currently working on a number of projects, including his ongoing homage to English football entitled When Saturday Comes and for Document Scotland's exhibition at the Martin Parr Foundation in Bristol entitled A Contested Land, which opens in January 2019 and will tour thereafter.