In today’s episode, W. Scott Olsen speaks with Damian Shields, a Scottish landscape photographer and visual professional based in Glasgow, originally born in Toronto and raised in Scotland.
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Damian Shields is a Scottish landscape photographer and visual professional based in Glasgow, born in Toronto and raised in Scotland. His background bridges personal photographic practice and the fast-paced world of editorial media, where he has built a long career as a deputy picture editor and retoucher for the press. This dual perspective—both maker and editor—has shaped a thoughtful, disciplined approach to visual storytelling.
Alongside his editorial work, he has developed a sustained commitment to landscape photography, driven by a deep connection to place and long observation rather than spectacle. His experience working with images on a daily professional level informs a quiet, considered photographic voice, grounded in patience, craft, and an understanding of how photographs function beyond the moment they are made.
DAMIAN SHIELDS
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