IN this DAY and AGE : John Kippin and Nicola Neate

"IN this DAY and AGE" is a photography project and book by artists John Kippin and Nicola Neate. It explores island life in North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. 

Project Details

• Location: North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

• Duration: Three years of research and documentation

• Format: Published as a 128-page book by Kerber Verlag on October 4, 2022 

Key Themes

• Changing traditions: Documenting how traditional crofting and rural lifestyles shift over time

• External impacts: Researching the effects of tourism, migration, and militarism on the local ecosystem

• Visual style: Combining stark landscape and portrait photography with overlaid text to question modern identity.