Photography, astronomy/space, travel and
nature/environment are the main themes in this website, www.frankhowie.com
I hope you enjoy the images
and the writings
Frank Howie
You're welcome to send comments
on this website to me, and/or to enquire about our photographic and
writing/research services available
to you at: frank@frankhowie.com
Just for the record.... I'm based
in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
A few words about me...
or just skip it and go straight to
the photos!
The photographs and the writings here
suggest some of my interests and activities. As a kid I was an avid reader
of 'Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future' in the 'Eagle' comic http://www.dandare.org/dan/dan.htm
and hoped to be an astronaut. Taking a
self-imposed 'reality check' I 'compromised' and applied to
take a degree in astrophysics at Edinburgh University http://www.ed.ac.uk, but realising
just in time that my maths was shaky I kept astronomy and space alive as a hobby
but professionally switched to my other main interests, wildlife and
nature, taking a degree in Ecological Science.
I enjoyed undergraduate work and - let's be honest - student life
so I jumped at the opportunity of post-graduate research at the University of British
Columbia, Canada. Research on national parks and conservation in 'the great outdoors'
was a wonderful experience and a fantastic photographic opportunity which I
worked on for 2 years. After completing this work I travelled
through Canada, the USA and Mexico for several months via the legendary
Greyhound bus and local transport.
Returning to the UK I worked on environmental impact
assessment for a time, including work on the then new and burgeoning North Sea Oil industry.
After several years I went into university lecturing, drawing on these experiences and taking the travel opportunities this
field made possible. The 'joy of travel' was tempered by a realisation that 'even' travel/tourism
has major consequences for the environment and for local cultures. Happily, an opportunity
arose to develop research studies in 'sustainable' tourism and travel and I continued university lecturing in Edinburgh
until recently. My book, 'Managing the Tourist Destination' , Continuum, now
Pitman, (2003) continues in print.
Photography, astronomy/space, writing and travel continue to be passions of
mine. I'm lucky to now be
able to choose which photographic or writing assignments I take
on. The photographs in this website are a 'taster' of my work. I hope you
enjoy at least some of them. And if you 'really' like them... they can be
purchased from me. frank@frankhowie.com
Photographic commissions
Please get in touch with me if you want to
commission photography and/or written material/research for your personal or business requirements. The small
number of photographs on this website only indicate the range of images on file or the
opportunities for producing photographs specifically to suit your special needs.
Contact: frank@frankhowie.com
