Andy Catlin
@andycatlin.com
Freelance Photography • Marketing • Communications
Former Board member of Puppet State Theatre, Strange Town & Puppet Animation Scotland. Website www.andycatlin.com | IG www.instagram.com/andycatlincom/
Former Board member of Puppet State Theatre, Strange Town & Puppet Animation Scotland. Website www.andycatlin.com | IG www.instagram.com/andycatlincom/
Fascinating 'Defamation and Desire | Edinburgh’s Sapphic Scandal' talk today from writer & researcher Indigo Dunphy-Smith at @nationalgalleries.bsky.social as part of LGBTQ+ History Month, rich in detail about the city's neighbourhoods, people and history 👍
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Fascinating 'Defamation and Desire | Edinburgh’s Sapphic Scandal' talk today from writer & researcher Indigo Dunphy-Smith at @nationalgalleries.bsky.social as part of LGBTQ+ History Month, rich in detail about the city's neighbourhoods, people and history 👍
Lovely wee set today from Kristina Leesik + Séamus Ó’Baoighill at National Museum of Scotland in partnership with @livemusicnowscot.bsky.social 👏 More free live music coming up → www.nms.ac.uk/events/live-...
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Lovely wee set today from Kristina Leesik + Séamus Ó’Baoighill at National Museum of Scotland in partnership with @livemusicnowscot.bsky.social 👏 More free live music coming up → www.nms.ac.uk/events/live-...
Wild, dirty, unhinged, DIRTY gig tonight at Corsica Studios from Big Sexy Noise (AKA Lydia Lunch / James Johnston / Ian White) 👏👏👏
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Wild, dirty, unhinged, DIRTY gig tonight at Corsica Studios from Big Sexy Noise (AKA Lydia Lunch / James Johnston / Ian White) 👏👏👏
Back-to-back joy from a packed line-up at the inaugural Cowgate Block Party in #Edinburgh celebrating discovery, emerging artists and local culture. Bumper photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/cowgate-bloc...
February 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Back-to-back joy from a packed line-up at the inaugural Cowgate Block Party in #Edinburgh celebrating discovery, emerging artists and local culture. Bumper photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/cowgate-bloc...
Still fizzing after Saturday night's @thenightwith.bsky.social bold and kinetic show with Haptic + Stef Conner at @fruitmarket.bsky.social 🧨 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/the-night-be...
February 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Still fizzing after Saturday night's @thenightwith.bsky.social bold and kinetic show with Haptic + Stef Conner at @fruitmarket.bsky.social 🧨 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/the-night-be...
My, what big teeth you have! Sneak preview encounter with Livyatan melvillei at the excellent @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social 'Giants' exhibition at National Museums of #Scotland which showcases the colossal prehistoric creatures that lived after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
January 30, 2026 at 8:02 PM
My, what big teeth you have! Sneak preview encounter with Livyatan melvillei at the excellent @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social 'Giants' exhibition at National Museums of #Scotland which showcases the colossal prehistoric creatures that lived after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Cracking gig tonight from Boston's Scottish Fish at Sneaky Pete's - haste ye back 👏 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/scottish-fis...
January 28, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Cracking gig tonight from Boston's Scottish Fish at Sneaky Pete's - haste ye back 👏 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/scottish-fis...
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Week of Sound @weekofsound.bsky.social returns to Edinburgh for 2026, with a packed programme of concerts, talks, and workshops on the theme of music, technology, and society.
Events are free and open to all - full details at www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/week-of-s...
Events are free and open to all - full details at www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/week-of-s...
January 26, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Week of Sound @weekofsound.bsky.social returns to Edinburgh for 2026, with a packed programme of concerts, talks, and workshops on the theme of music, technology, and society.
Events are free and open to all - full details at www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/week-of-s...
Events are free and open to all - full details at www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/week-of-s...
Reposted by Andy Catlin
We’re back - Save the Date! In 2026 we Pedal on Parliament for a cycle-friendly Scotland, on Sat 30th May at 11.30am - Middle Meadow Walk to Holyrood, Edinburgh on closed roads.
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 AM
We’re back - Save the Date! In 2026 we Pedal on Parliament for a cycle-friendly Scotland, on Sat 30th May at 11.30am - Middle Meadow Walk to Holyrood, Edinburgh on closed roads.
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
Braving the elements today documenting many hands making light work as @edinburghnapier.bsky.social MSc Wildlife Biology & Conservation students visited the East Lothian Council Ranger Service at Levenhall Links in Musselburgh 💪
January 23, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Braving the elements today documenting many hands making light work as @edinburghnapier.bsky.social MSc Wildlife Biology & Conservation students visited the East Lothian Council Ranger Service at Levenhall Links in Musselburgh 💪
Had the pleasure of working on the photography for this one - don't miss the shows 'Jackals' & 'Walking on Eggshells' when they open in Paisley & Edinburgh this April & May 👏
🚨 PROGRAMME LAUNCH! 🚨
This year, Scissor Kick turns five and to celebrate we are launching our 2026 programme!
This year, Scissor Kick turns five and to celebrate we are launching our 2026 programme!
Our 2026 Season Launch
YouTube video by Scissor Kick
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January 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Had the pleasure of working on the photography for this one - don't miss the shows 'Jackals' & 'Walking on Eggshells' when they open in Paisley & Edinburgh this April & May 👏
Ace time documenting today's Sensory Sunday, the National Museum of Scotland's programme of sensory play sessions for children with additional support needs and disabilities and their families (also got to read dinosaur storybooks in-between taking photos which sadly doesn't happen at every job 😀).
January 18, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Ace time documenting today's Sensory Sunday, the National Museum of Scotland's programme of sensory play sessions for children with additional support needs and disabilities and their families (also got to read dinosaur storybooks in-between taking photos which sadly doesn't happen at every job 😀).
"An old parking meter and a Pi make beautiful music together" You can't turn a parking enforcement officer into a jukebox... or can you? www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/p... via @theregister.com
An old parking meter and a Pi make beautiful music together
: You can't park there, mate
www.theregister.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:16 AM
"An old parking meter and a Pi make beautiful music together" You can't turn a parking enforcement officer into a jukebox... or can you? www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/p... via @theregister.com
Blinding 'Sgeul is Seirm' gig tonight from Mairi Callan with Màrtainn Sken + Max MacIntyre at Reid Concert Hall @edincollegeofart.bsky.social - exceptional mix of contemporary and traditional 👏👏👏
January 15, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Blinding 'Sgeul is Seirm' gig tonight from Mairi Callan with Màrtainn Sken + Max MacIntyre at Reid Concert Hall @edincollegeofart.bsky.social - exceptional mix of contemporary and traditional 👏👏👏
Every cloud has a silver lining, right?
There was so much fraud on COVID loans, the feds trained an anti-fraud AI on the applications
There was so much fraud on COVID loans, the feds trained an anti-fraud AI on the applications
Had it been around in 2020, it could have flagged tens of billions before payouts, PRAC tells Congress
A fraud-detection AI model trained on COVID-19 loan data could have flagged potentially tens of billions of dollars in payments before they went out, reducing the feds' pay-and-chase cleanup, the US government's Pandemic Response Accountability Committee told Congress on Tuesday.…
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January 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Every cloud has a silver lining, right?
Good to see the residents of @edinburghzoo.bsky.social starting the New Year with best intentions - extra credit to buff-cheeked gibbon, Northern Luzon giant cloud rat, Visayan spotted deer & Prevost's squirrel for keeping a healthy diet and staying hydrated 👍 (no mention of Dry January though...).
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Good to see the residents of @edinburghzoo.bsky.social starting the New Year with best intentions - extra credit to buff-cheeked gibbon, Northern Luzon giant cloud rat, Visayan spotted deer & Prevost's squirrel for keeping a healthy diet and staying hydrated 👍 (no mention of Dry January though...).
Any Blue Monday despondency demolished by Monster Chetwynd's joyful and freewheeling talk tonight @edincollegeofart.bsky.social covering - amongst a zillion other topics - Halloween parties, handsome vets and the Sean Connery legend that is Zardoz 🤩
January 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Any Blue Monday despondency demolished by Monster Chetwynd's joyful and freewheeling talk tonight @edincollegeofart.bsky.social covering - amongst a zillion other topics - Halloween parties, handsome vets and the Sean Connery legend that is Zardoz 🤩
Good to see and hear so many impassioned voices at today's Hands Off Venezuela protest at the US Consulate General in #Edinburgh 👏🇻🇪👏 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/hands-off-ve...
January 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Good to see and hear so many impassioned voices at today's Hands Off Venezuela protest at the US Consulate General in #Edinburgh 👏🇻🇪👏 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/hands-off-ve...
Gorgeous set tonight from Resol String Quartet at @nationalgalleries.bsky.social c/o @livemusicnowscot.bsky.social with gold stars all round for including Caroline Shaw's exquisite 'Plan and Elevation' 👏
January 8, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Gorgeous set tonight from Resol String Quartet at @nationalgalleries.bsky.social c/o @livemusicnowscot.bsky.social with gold stars all round for including Caroline Shaw's exquisite 'Plan and Elevation' 👏
"reimagines candy as an audio interface, embedding bone-conduction technology into a lollipop stick to deliver music directly through the teeth and jaw" Well, seven days in and that's 2026 ruined stereogum.com/2484405/musi...
Music-Playing Lollipop Debuts At CES
Look, it’s harder and harder for musicians to make a living at what they do. You have to be more and more creative to figure out ways to turn music into money. But how about this: A lollipop that cost...
stereogum.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
"reimagines candy as an audio interface, embedding bone-conduction technology into a lollipop stick to deliver music directly through the teeth and jaw" Well, seven days in and that's 2026 ruined stereogum.com/2484405/musi...
After a year of cloud cover wash-outs, a promising start to 2026 with a gorgeous Wolf #supermoon scooting around the Balmoral Hotel and Nelson Monument in #Edinburgh 🌝
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
After a year of cloud cover wash-outs, a promising start to 2026 with a gorgeous Wolf #supermoon scooting around the Balmoral Hotel and Nelson Monument in #Edinburgh 🌝
This is who I spent #Hogmanay with as I documented some of the epic #Edinburgh street party 😀 Hope y'all had a good night and may 2026 be all you want it to be 🤞
January 1, 2026 at 4:07 AM
This is who I spent #Hogmanay with as I documented some of the epic #Edinburgh street party 😀 Hope y'all had a good night and may 2026 be all you want it to be 🤞
It’s that time of year again. Here - in no particular order - are my favourite 25 Albums of 2025. Go give them a listen 👏
December 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It’s that time of year again. Here - in no particular order - are my favourite 25 Albums of 2025. Go give them a listen 👏
Humdinger of a show from LAU tonight at @stgilescathedral.bsky.social as part of Edinburgh's #Hogmanay 🍾 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/lau-by-candl...
December 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Humdinger of a show from LAU tonight at @stgilescathedral.bsky.social as part of Edinburgh's #Hogmanay 🍾 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/lau-by-candl...