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Joe Rock was born in Northern Ireland and educated in Melbourne Australia. He trained in aerial reconnaissance in the Royal Air Force. In 1976 while travelling from Aberdeen to Cambridge, he passed through Edinburgh and, for the first time, saw Edinburgh Castle in the mist, so stayed for a while - over 25 years! He studied photography at Napier College, Edinburgh, and went on to become Senior Photographer at Edinburgh University, a post that he held until 2001. He now works for the National Museums of Scotland. Joe has given many lectures in the UK and abroad. In 1997, he was awarded PhD from the University of Edinburgh for his research into the work of the painter Hugh 'Grecian' Williams, 1773-1829.
He has also researched the work of: He has carried out photographic surveys in Rome, Jerusalem, at the Capella Palatino in Palermo and in Turkmenistan. His work has recently been recognised by its inclusion in the National Photography Archive, at the National Gallery of Scotland Joe's photographs have been included in many publications, including the Edinburgh volume of Buildings of Scotland, and Duncan MacMillan's Scottish Art 1460-1990. He produced prints from Thomas
Begbie's original glass negatives of Edinburgh views. These photos
have been featured in exhibitions and in the book: Joe Rock uses a plate camera that takes plates up to 10 ins x 8 ins. |
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Joe Rock: Biography Photographs: Greyfriars Graveyard Australia Leith |