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Heart of many a famous building

June 01, 2026

June's winning photo reveals a tranquil lochan that was once Kemnay's world-renowned granite quarry — supplier of stone for the London Cenotaph and the Forth Railway Bridge.

Blooming Brig O’ Balgownie

May 01, 2026

A lovely combination of old and new - the old bridge and the new cherry blossom.

Towards the end of the day

April 01, 2026

A lovely, atmospheric, view, looking towards the sun as it tends towards the western horizon.

Energy capital of Europe

March 02, 2026

The view of oil service tenders and our wind turbines in Aberdeen Bay creates an interesting and contrasting image of Green energy versus oil and gas.

Ewe lookin’ at me?

February 02, 2026

These three cheekily inquisitive faces would melt the sternest heart.

Mother Earth

January 05, 2026

Ruth Simpson’s stunningly atmospheric photo of the Mother Earth sculpture at Grandholm

Leith Hall

December 01, 2025

Mike Diamond was out capturing this picturesque midwinder scene at Leith Hall, Kennethmont

Fireworks over Aberdeen Harbour

November 03, 2025

Dave Lynch caught our eye with this unusual and striking photograph. Against the background of the City lights, and an eye catching glimpse of the harbour “control tower”, lit up, we see the firework display on the North breakwater.

Blue Door Walk

October 01, 2025

Enjoy the autumnal colours from this popular riverside walk

A view from the bridge

August 01, 2025

Our August winner – David Majstterek - has given us a view, with which many of us will be familiar – the view from Invercauld Bridge.

La Mer

July 01, 2025

This month's photography competition winner – an atmospheric view of a mid - summer sunrise was sent in by Nguyen Thac Thanah Thao.

Reminders of the past

June 02, 2025

Escape to the dramatic cliffside of Slains Castle with June’s winning photograph by Alex and Beth Dawson-Edwards.

The sleeping giant of the Garioch

May 01, 2025

The winner of our May photography competition has been selected and their entry captures a sunkissed Bennachie overlooking scenic Aberdeenshire countryside.

Nostalgia in the Garioch

April 01, 2025

All aboard! The April winner of our photography competition has captured a charming image of an LMS Stanier Class 4 6 0 as it pulled into Insch train station last year. Discover more about the image and the local area.

Silhouette Surfer

March 06, 2025

Our photography competition continues into 2025 and the standard of entries this year are impressive to say the least. Discover more about March's winning entry.

Apparelled in celestial light

February 05, 2025

The results of our photography competition last year were so encouraging, with many entrants and a uniformly very high standard, that we decided to do it again in 2025. Twelve winners have been chosen and, in addition to receiving a modest gift, are featured on our website home page each month

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