"There was still a hint of Spring in her. As an adoring fan, I was delighted to discover she was flesh and blood, somebody real, somebody I could talk to, somebody who was actually hamish."
I am an obsessive photographer of the familiar (see also HamishReid.com for one of my more formal portfolios, or my new Photolalia pages for something less formal), professional photographer and designer (with Mistrale), and writer currently living in Oakland, California. I play guitar and bass in legendary fab Bay Area Modern Pop band Handsome Poets (a long way from the punk and new wave of a former life). I'm also (bizarrely enough, for those who thought they knew me well), a private pilot somewhat into doing aerobatics (and writing about it way too much).
I've spent most of my adult life living in Sydney, London, or Berkeley, and I'm what the US Government quaintly calls an "alien" (i.e. I have a funny accent). Maybe one day I'll have the operation and become a US citizen. Maybe not.
For Americans mainly: my name is pronounced "hay-mish" (the "a" is long as in "same"), and is the Scots version of the Irish "Seamus" and English "James". I've lost count of the number of times Americans either mis-pronounce my name (mangling it into something like "hah-meesh") or tell me it's Yiddish for comfortable or homely (yes, I know this. I've known this since I was a wee bairn. Alright already!).
How To Contact Me
To get in touch with me -- to send me your feedback, comments, complaints, questions, etc., -- go to the contact page.
