NEWS
FROM ThE UNIVERSITY
FuNDrAISING BALL GOES DOWN A STORM
Former First Minister Jack McConnell, Lord Advocate Elish
Angiolini QC, and Dr Francis Moto, Malawian Ambassador, were
the Graduates Association’s special guests at the H2Eau Malawi
Ball in December 2007.
the ball raised £3,000 for
the provision of clean and
safe water for the village of
Kaponda in Malawi. Everyone
joined in the merriment and
took to the floor for the ceilidh,
including the special guests.
PICTURED LEFT: Guests at the H
2
Eau Malawi Ball
PICTURED ABOVE: Jack McConnell strips the willow with the ball
organiser, Dr Rose Mary Harley.
WHAT’S YOUR THING? PHOTOGRAPHY
Piotr Czechowski is originally from Poland
Being in the right
but has been at the University of
Strathclyde since 2004, working on his
place at the right time
PhD in electronic & electrical engineering. is what landscape
In that time, Piotr has fallen in love with
photography is all
Scotland, and has indulged his passion for
photography by building a stunning portfolio
about
of Scottish landscapes.
in Scotland changes so quickly and
Piotr says: “I found my great passion is so unpredictable that it can be a
in this country – a passion for landscape real nightmare.
photography. It is a great self-learning
process that has no boundaries and that On the other hand it means there are so
is what I like most about it. The weather many possibilities for a photographer –
even a familiar, ordinary place can be quite
inspiring when captured at the right time.
Being in the right place at the right time is
what landscape photography is all about.
And for me, coming to Scotland, being at
Strathclyde, was the right place and the
perfect time.”
VISIT PIOTR’S WEBSITE AT WWW.PIOTRCZECHOWSKI.COM
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