Douglas James May FRPS Douglas passed away relatively suddenly and peacefully, on January 26th after a long illness. In “real life” he was an eminent member of the Law Society in Scotland and was a King's Counsel. Douglas retired as a Judge in 2021 but maintained a keen interest in Law, Scottish politics, and the Scottish Government.
He was a keen Contemporary photographer and had a huge library of books and monographs. He was an RPS member for more years than he cared to remember, a member of the Contemporary Advisory Panel for 12 years and Chair of that for 8 of them. He obtained his Fellowship in 2008, for a series of challenging monochrome images titled Exploration of the Interior. Because of his legal background he chaired the Governance Review of the RPS in 2016 and his team oversaw many changes.
He was a regular and incisive commentator at Contemporary/ Documentary nights in Scotland and in the Contemporary print circle. He will be sorely missed by those who knew him within the RPS and even more keenly by his family.
Read a little more about Douglas in the latest edition of our newsletter, Concept. We have some examples of Douglas' photography in our 2020 Exhibition.