Sunset view of Edinburgh city with the clock tower of the Balmoral Hotel in the foreground and Edinburgh Castle on the hill in the background.

Based in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, I am a photographer specialising in interiors, architecture, portraiture and lifestyle imagery.

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Relaxing bathroom scene with a bathtub, golden faucet running water, a wooden tray holding a soap dispenser, towel, and skincare products, and a small vase with flowers, set against a green mosaic tiled wall.

1st Class, BA (Hons), Professional Photography.

Two-time finalist, Association of Photographers, Student Awards 2025, ‘Places Category’.

Photographer in Residence, The Royal Yacht Britannia and Fingal Hotel.

A living room corner with a colorful rattan couch, decorative pillows with animal and plant motifs, a vibrant botanical wallpaper, a framed artwork featuring a symmetrical, fantasy-like figure with antlers and luminous face, and a blue lampshade attached to a lamp with a gold arm.

Bathroom with two round mirrors, two white vessel sinks, two gold faucets, two blue and red valve handles, two wall-mounted light fixtures, and a white tiled wall. Fingal Hotel, Edinburgh.

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair sits in a beige armchair reading a magazine in a well-lit room. The room has floral wallpaper, a tall floor lamp, and a window showing buildings in the distance. The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh.

“A huge thank you to the incredibly talented Ruth McQuiggan for this remarkable capture, her eye for detail and composition make history feel closer than ever.”

— The City Chambers, Edinburgh.

A marble bust sculpture of a woman with a crown, placed on a wooden wall shelf in a wood-paneled room, with a dining table in the foreground and a candelabrum with lit candles.