ASSOCIATED EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, PUBLICATIONS

One of the most encouraging aspects of the Festival was the way in which it generated activities well beyond its original remit. The Calotype Workshop at the Edinburgh College of Art on 11 May, when Richard Morris demonstrated the process used by Hill and Adamson, allowed enthusiasts to experience at first hand the extreme difficulty of making any image at all. Elsewhere, The Scottish Poetry Library organised workshops for young people relating the images to words.

New publications were an important part of the Festival. The most important of these was The Personal Art of David Octavius Hill by Dr Sara Stevenson, published by Yale, the most comprehensive and significant account of D O Hill, his life, times and associates yet to be published. Dr Stevenson was also responsible for the catalogue accompanying her exhibition Facing the Light (see above). Also associated with exhibitions were the booklets, Hill and Adamson's Photographs of Linlithgow by Roddy Simpson, and The Remarkable Mr Hill by Robin H Rodger who also produced a map, D O Hill Perth Trail. In addition, William Buchanan published maps of Edinburgh and St Andrews covering the important Hill and Adamson-related sites.

New research and scholarship was not confined to the context of the International Conference. For example, prompted by the bicentennary, Simon Manfield produced the first ever comprehensive Hill bibliography containing 400 entries. The Festival can also claim credit for encouraging LOCSCOT (the Local Librarians' association) to produce what will become a key resource, Photographic Collections in Scotland's Local Studies Libraries. This arose from LOCSCOT's decision to mark the Festival by devoting their annual Local Libraries Week in 2002 to exploring the work of local photographers throughout Scotland.

Caledonia Sterne and Wyld's drama-documentary The Sun Worshippers, written by George Rosie, directed by Les Wilson, and produced by Seona Robertson, was undoubtedly a considerable success. Transmitted by BBC Scotland on 19 May and with financial backing from the Scottish Screen Lottery Fund, the film balanced dramatic reconstruction – featuring Robin Cameron as Hill, Anthony Donaldson as Adamson and James MacPherson as Hugh Miller – with contemporary contributions by Lord Snowdon, Christopher Steele-Perkins and Catriona Grant as they demonstrated their own photographic techniques and reflected on Hill and Adamson's importance to them and to photography in general.

Donald Smith's specially-written play Memory Hill was staged at the Netherbow Theatre during the Edinburgh Festival from 13 – 31 August. John Shedden played D O Hill, Finlay McLean was Adamson and Anna Hepburn played Amelia Paton Hill as well as the 'thrice worthy' assistant Miss Mann. This was an exploration of Hill's personal and public life, taking account of the frequently sad facts of life in Victorian Edinburgh, but it was also a celebration of a man of tremendous energy and good humour who influenced the artistic life of Scotland in a unique manner, both in his own remarkable achievements and through his stewardship of the RSA.