Hi there!

My name is Indre Hilara. I am a Glasgow based photographer. Over the years I have lived in Reykjavik, Madrid and Marijampole. That is one of the reasons why my projects explore topics of home, belonging and inner well being.

I remember taking my very first photograph at the age of seven. Since then, photography has been a big part of every day. I started photographing on film, then digital and now I could take images with the shoebox(light-sealed one). And I am a big believer that, the photographer takes photographs and not the tool. But, we can discuss that.

As much as I like taking photographs, I am interested in the concept of photography. That is why I am so proud of being a volunteer in Street Level Photoworks where I can have discussions with gallery visitors and members.

Documentary, storytelling and portraiture are my strength. I am dyslexic (so, apologies for typos) that is why I did my masters in Communication Design - Photography, to master the art of storytelling with my photography rather than text. I could say that my work is quite dark, but that is just the way to bring the spotlight on what is important and eliminate the distractions.

So, this is just a little bit about me. If you read this all - say hi. I love when people say hi!

- Education:

2008 - 2012 Breidholt College, Department of Art.

01. 2013 - 05. 2013 The Reykjavik School of Visual Arts.

08. 2013 - 05. 2017 Icelandic Academy of Arts. Product Design.

09. 2014 - 01. 2015 Escuela Superior De Diseño De Madrid. Erasmus exchange student.

08. 2017 - 01. 2019 Glasgow School of Art. Masters Degree in Photography.

- Awards:

09. 2019 - First and third prize - The FLOW Photofest competition 2019.

- Shows:

31. 01. 2014 - 05. 02. 2014 Icelandic Sheep. Icelandic Academy of Art. Reykjavik, Iceland.

05. 06. 2015 - 06. 06. 2015 Left and forgotten. Photographs. Hiljaisuus-festivaali: Kittilä, Finland.

13. 12. 2015 - 20. 12. 2015 Engaging the Icelandic Horse. Icelandic Academy of Art. Reykjavik, Iceland.

27. 03. 2016 - 27. 04. 2016 Up Above As Down Below and Ahead As Behind. Preb: Reykjavik, Iceland.

13. 05. 2017 - 21. 05. 2017 Macro-Landscapes. Hafnarhúsið: Reykjavik, Iceland.

12. 01. 2019 - 24. 02. 2019 BLUE. Thistle Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland.

31. 05. 2019 - 09. 06. 2019 Glasgow School of Art Degree Show. Glasgow, Scotland.

15. 09. 2019 - 15. 10. 2019 Family Is What You Make It, Macrobert Arts Centre. Stirling, Scotland

06. 09. 2019 - 28. 09. 2019 BORDERS: FLOW Photofest 2019 Open Competition. Inverness, Scotland

12. 09. 2019 - 24. 11. 2019 Street Level Open 2019, Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, Scotland.

01. 11. 2019 - 30. 11. 2019 Now For The Future, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, England.

11. 04. 2022 - 21. 05. 2022 FLOW Wall, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, Scotland.

28. 05. 2019 - 07. 08. 2019 Street Level Open 2022, Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, Scotland.

- Work Experience

01. 12. 2015 - 04 12. 2015 Photographer Jouni Ihalainen assistant.

15. 02 - 15. 04. 2016 Toad ́s Caravan. A studio assistant.

15. 01. 2018 - 4. 04.2018 Photographer James Pfaff assistant for Alex & me show.

10. 04. 2019 - 01. 2020 Team Member in Street Level Photoworks Gallery.

01. 06. 2016 - 01. 2020  Make Shorty Productions. A filming assistant.

01. 06. 2016 - Present  Alistair Devine. A photographer's assistant.

01. 08. 2021 - Present Lecturer in Photograph, West College Scotland.