Alan Dimmick: Daytripping
20 September 2025 — 17 January 2026
Daytripping gathers together photographs that dwell on the pleasures and curiosities of short journeys. The images presented in this exhibition at Platform, Easterhouse explore that in-between space where travel and observation meet.
 10am – 5pm (8pm Tue & Thu)
 Platform, The Bridge, Easterhouse, Glasgow
Free entry
About Daytripping
Daytrips occupy and create a space between the everyday and the extraordinary, through the act of stepping away, noticing details we might otherwise pass by, and returning with new perspectives on the familiar. Â
Some highlight landscapes or cityscapes transformed by a passing glance, while others capture the quiet rituals of moving from one place to another. Together, they show how even the briefest excursions can shift how we see and feel.Â
Some taken on short trips from home to run an errand or on those planned daytrips with friends and family. Many taken on jaunts down the west coast, in particular Millport and the Isle of Cumbrae.Â
1. Greylag Geese Hogganfield Loch 2020
2. Kames Bay Millport c. 2010
3. On the Cumbrae ferry 1983
4. The Queensferry Crossing 2023
5. Blackpool 1980
6. Allander Water 2023
8. Boys on the telescope, Millport 1983
9. Julie near Portachur Point, Isle of Cumbrae 1987
10. Alasdair with lifebuoy, Millport 2022
11. Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh 2024
12. MV Keppel arriving at Millport Pier 1984
19. Portencross Pier no date
20. Largs 1983
21. Untitled no date
22. Woman & Girl touching David Hume’s big toe, Edinburgh 2024
23. Joyland Amusements, The Garrison, Millport 1984
24. The Burrell, Glasgow c. 1987
25. On the Millport ferry 1984
26. Father & Son, Millport 2021
27. Sighthill Cemetery 2024
28. Two couples at Dawsholm Park 2021
29. Donkeys at the Garrison, Millport 1984
30. Cyclists at the Pier bus stop, Millport 1983
31. Elephant in Bellahouston Park 2021
32. The James Watt boulder, Glasgow Green 1987
33. Riverside Museum 2022
34. Knox’s Port, Millport no date
35. The Perch light, Greenock 2021
36. Tourists in the rain, Spean Bridge 2018
37. My Mum outside Miss Weir’s shop, Millport 1984
38. Junction of Inner Circle & Ferry Rd, Isle of Cumbrae c. 1984
39. Willow Tree in Buchannan St, Glasgow 1986
40. In a Glasgow Park c. 1987
41. Girl on a cannon. Calton Hill, Edinburgh 2019
42. Sand Castle, Kames Bay 1997
43. Arran ferry with Hideo Furata Sculpture Garden, Ardrossan 2022
44. Garscube Estate, Glasgow no date
45. Little Cumbrae on a very calm & misty day 2024
46. Trampoline, Isle of Arran 1981
47. On the Cumbrae to Largs ferry 1984
48. Marine Parade boating Pond, Millport 1995
49. Alan & Gael, St Andrews c. 1983
50. Irvine Beach 2023
51. Laura at Fintry Bay, Isle of Cumbrae 1984
52. Ardneil Bay, North Ayrshire 2021
53. Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh c. 1987
54. Teenage day trippers queuing for the ferry, Millport Pier 1984
55. Alasdair walking at Claypits 2024
© Alan Dimmick 2025