Scotland in detail: David Cowan takes a closer look

Edinburgh (above and below) Television journalist David Cowan has recently seen his creative hobby develop into a popular sideline. Scotland in Detail is a series of montages of Scottish cities and towns focusing on small, often unnoticed elements. ‘They say the devil’s in the detail,’ says David, ‘and he may well be hiding somewhere in these photomontages. Many of the images are decades old; names of long-forgotten landlords, chimney sweeps, hat makers and