About this artwork
Commissioned as part of a series titled ‘Force’, documenting the diverse roles of Scotland’s police force, this photograph shows PC John Bryden of the Northern Constabulary. He is stationed at Mallaig Police Station, with five other officers. Together they police an enormous area of the West Highlands. As well as being a uniformed police officer, John is also a Wildlife crime officer which involves working closely with environmental organisations such as Scottish Natural Heritage and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. This photograph shows him with an eagle owl. In contrast to his uniform which stands out as a beacon of security, the owl is camouflaged against the landscape and looks ready to hunt.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Jane Brettle (born 1943) British
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title:PC John Bryden, Wildlife Crime Officer, Northern Constabulary
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date created:2006
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materials:Lambda Photographic Print
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measurements:100.00 x 100.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 2007
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accession number:PGP 278.8
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Jane Brettle
Jane Brettle
Jane Brettle is an artist and associate senior lecturer in Contemporary Photographic Practice at Northumbria University in Newcastle. She studied fine art and photography in Bristol, Sunderland and Derby. In 1988 she co-established Photography Workshop and Portfolio Gallery in Edinburgh. A founding...